ChickenPing

ChickenPing 2.1.5

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:49:00 -0500

Enhancements and bug fixed in this release.

Changes in ChickenPing 2.1.5

Added: Option to permanently save changes made when scaling a recipe. (Thanks Jim)
Changed: Requirements for custom icons are now more forgiving. (Thanks Jim)
Changed: When scaling a recipe, the list now respects sections.

ChickenPing 2.10

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:35:00 -0500

A few changes in ChickenPing 2.1.0, thanks to Alison for helping with this.

Changes in ChickenPing 2.1.0

Added: Option to export/save snapshots from the context menu.
Changed: The list of existing measurements for autocomplete now pulls from both shopping list items and ingredients.
Changed: Recipes can now be added to the shopping list from the list in meal planner.
Fixed: Bug where ChickenPing would crash if the install wizard was not completed.
Fixed: Bug where two items were added instead of doubling the quantity of each item when adding the same recipe to the shopping list twice (Thanks Alison).
Fixed: Meal planner bug where the wrong recipe was shown when double clicking a recipe in the 'Recipe List' view.
Fixed: Language/measurement selection bug.
Fixed: Fatal crash when trying to paste garbage text as a list of ingredients.
Fixed: Intermittent settings saving bug where a change of language would not be reflected until ChickenPing was restarted.

As always, existing users should export your database just in case something goes wrong before upgrading.

ChickenPing 2.05

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:22:00 -0500

ChickenPing 2.05 adds several new features. It is recommended to upgrade only if you're not synchronizing with an iOS device. The iOS update will be released later on in the year and will bring cross platform compatibility.

Changes in ChickenPing 2.05

Added: Copy to clipboard as text/HTML via context menu.
Added: Export to HTML using templates.
Added: Option to specify allergens and special diet information for recipes.
Added: When searching for nutrition, more matches should now be returned. (Previously, "egg white" would not match against the USDA defintiion of "Egg, white". This is no longer the case).
Changed: Shopping list names no longer have to be unique.
Changed: Wines, Cocktails and the Wine Cellar is now synchronized.
Fixed: Wine regions grid editor.
Fixed: Shopping list item update bug. If the same combination of ingredient name, comment and measurement are added on the same list, the existing item is now updated instead of a new item being added.

ChickenPing for iPhone

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:26:00 -0500

ChickenPing is finaly available for the iPhone. iPad support will follow if there's demand. You can sync with a Dropbox acccount to make transferring recipes and managng a shopping list easier than ever.

If you like ChickenPing, please rate it on the App Store and have your say.

Changes in ChickenPing 1.9.5

Added: iPhone support.
Added: Sync with DropBox to make backup/sync with a mobile/cell phone easier.
Added: Recipe grid virtualization, so loading a database of 10000 recipes should no longer cause a slow down.
Fixed: Bug when searching for recipes by author.
Changed: Default icon and other icons to ensure 5 sizes are available.
Changed: Custom icon storage directory to be more consistent. Icons are now stored in ChickenPing's data folder instead of the application directory.

ChickenPing 1.92

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:24:00 -0500

This release mainly addresses licensing problems which some users were reporting.

Changes in ChickenPing 1.92

Fixed: Bug on bulk nutrition search.
Changed: Authentication and licensing system to remove dependance on internet connection.
Changed: ChickenPing can now import from backups created pre 1.7.5 (Thanks Daniel).

ChickenPing 1.90

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:57:00 -0500

ChickenPing now offers cocktail and drinks management.

Changes in ChickenPing 1.9.0

Added: Cocktail management.

ChickenPing 1.8.8

Sun, 29 May 2011 17:19:00 -0500

Version 1.8.8 includes a a new wine cellar manager to catalog your wine cellar and a couple of new APIs, including Snooth and OpenDining.net. The ChickenPing recipe spider has been hard at work cataloging cooking terms from the furthest corners of the internet, all of which are now included.

Changes in ChickenPing 1.8.8

Added: Wine search via Snooth.com.
Added: Restaurant search via OpenDining.
Added: Cellar Manager to manage and index wine locations.
Changed: Region/country labels are now hidden when the region/country for a wine are not set to save space.
Changed: Position of the main window is now saved when closing.
Fixed: Bug when submitting error reports.
Fixed: Crash when searching Wine.Com with special characters (Thanks Matt).
Fixed: Crash when trying to download the USDA nutrition database with a limited user account.
Fixed: Bug when country and origin of wines was not shown when editing a wine.

ChickenPing 1.85

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:10:00 -0500

Version 1.8.5 provides wine management features and integrates with Wine.com. Thanks to Wine.com and FatSecret for their great public APIs.

Changes in ChickenPing 1.8.5

Added: "Pairings" for items to link recipes with other recipes/wines.
Added: Dropdown to quicksearch bar and streamlined the quicksearch bar.
Added: Wine supplier/region management.
Added: Search via Wine.Com.
Changed: Multiple categories can now be deleted at one.
Fixed: Bug when duplicating recipes which caused snapshots not to be duplicated.
Fixed: Bug in measurement converter with negative temperatures.

Exporting to XML then re-importing is recommended before upgrading.

ChickenPing 1.7.6

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:36:00 -0500

Version 1.7.6 offers new features and support for the upcoming release of ChickenPing for Windows Phone 7. Aside from the spiffy new logo, there's also a new quick search bar and several bug fixes (Thanks xcorvis, WakkoBlues and everyone else who helped with testing and suggesting features for this release).

Changes in ChickenPing 1.7.6

Added: Windows Phone 7 support.
Added: Import from REML.
Added: Quick search bar (Thanks xcorvis - #2, #3)
Added: Option to send a recipe with a message to friends via email.
Added: Extra step when importing recipes to allow selection of the recipes and categories to include.
Added: Conversion options for temperatures (Thanks WakkoBlues), and ability to set units for a temperature, also to convert between different temperature units.
Added: Select/Deselect all button for categories (Thanks xcorvis - #12)
Added: Option to submit recipes to ChickenPing.com and view recipes via the site instead of just the application.
Added: Auto-upgrade to new databases schemas, hopefully eliminating the need to export/re-import after upgrading.
Fixed: Preparation time parsing bug when downloading from FatSecret.

ChickenPing Mobile 1.31 will be the last version which supports Windows Mobile 6.5. All future releases will be targeted at WIndows Phone 7. If you need a reason to upgrade, ChickenPing's measurement converter and metro interface should be reason enough.

ChickenPing 1.7.5 / Mobile 1.30

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:36:00 -0500

ChickenPing 1.75 adds some long requested features and paves the way for an Android syncable vesion in the near future.

1.7.5

Added: Ability to add custom icons (Thanks Rhaz and Judy3356).
Added: More icons (Thanks Judy356).
Added: Italian Translation (Thanks Filippo "Scorpioprise" Montano).
Changed: Parsing and display of fractions to allow more tolerance of imperial measurements (1/3, 2/3 etc) - Thanks pgauthier71 and slcollns.
Fixed: Hungarian translation bug. (Thanks Judit).
Fixed: Casing bug (Thanks Deshi).

You will need to backup/export your database before upgrading.