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02 Feb 2007
Yummysoup allows a user to manage his recipes and create shopping lists.
- Online Library - this Group allows the user to see and copy recipes available on the Internet at the server of the application developer. This is a pretty original feature of a Microcontent Client. Very few Clients support this;
- Shopping List - one can add the ingredients of a recipe to a shopping list and also edit this shopping list;
This Client gets 46 out of 90 points with checklist version 1.4.
- MicroContent (6/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
- Structure - YES, the primary type is the recipe. The structure is complex as it incorporates an ingredient list and groups of ingredients;
- Multiplicity - NO;
- Flexibility - NO;
- MicroWeb - YES, mashed with images;
- Pick-list fields - YES, such as Origin, Prep Time;
- Merged - NO;
- Title - YES, the title of the recipe;
- Description - YES, can be a part of the directions;
- Tags - NO;
- Rating - YES, a five point scale;
- Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout for managing Albums?
- View-pane - YES, in the lower left column of the window;
- View-pane Styles - YES, a limited selection is offered by the app builder;
- View-pane Window - YES, a full screen view is possible;
- Items-pane - YES, a list with recipes;
- Items-pane Views - NO;
- Items-pane Sorting - YES;
- Items-pane Fields - NO;
- Lists-pane - YES;
- Browser-pane - NO;
- Pane layout change - NO;
- Item functions (6/10) - does the client contain the standard functions for managing Albums?
- View - YES;
- Create - YES;
- Edit - YES;
- Mark - NO;
- Search - YES;
- Access Control - NO;
- Duplicate Control - NO;
- Delete - YES;
- Persistence - NO;
- Downloading - YES, one can copy a recipe form the Online Library to My Library;
- List functions (9/17) - does the client allow for creating lists of Albums? Yes, called Groups;
- Local Lists - YES;
- Connected Lists - NO;
- Shared Lists - NO;
- Remote Lists - NO;
- Handpicked Lists - YES;
- Smart Lists - YES;
- Recommendation Lists - NO;
- List Metadata - NO;
- Statistics - YES, the number of recipes in a List;
- Directory - YES, called the Online Library;
- Add - YES;
- Edit - YES;
- Remove - YES;
- Show - NO;
- Backup/revert - NO;
- Refresh - NO;
- Delete - YES;
- Group functions (8/9) - does the client allow grouping of Lists?
- Unlimited Depth - YES;
- Local Groups - YES;
- Connected Groups - NO;
- Shared Groups - NO;
- Remote Groups - YES;
- Handpicked Groups - YES;
- Smart Groups - NO;
- Recommendation Groups - NO;
- Directory - YES;
- Add - YES;
- Edit - YES;
- Delete - YES;
- Import (3/6) - does the client allow for importing Albums?
- Classic - NO;
- Standards - NO;
- Proprietary - YES, via the Online Library or the exported library;
- Applications - YES, via Email;
- Bookmarklet - NO;
- Drag&drop - YES;
- Export (3/14) - does the client allow for exporting Albums?
- Classic - NO;
- Standard - NO;
- Proprietary - YES;
- HTML - NO;
- Print - YES;
- Feeds - NO;
- Local - NO;
- Connected - NO;
- Shared - NO;
- Remote: .Mac - NO;
- Remote: FTP - NO;
- Remote: RPC - NO;
- Drag&drop - NO;
- Application - YES, via Email;
- MacOSX (5/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
- Look&Feel - YES;
- Menu - YES;
- Toolbar - YES;
- Alt-click - NO, miss it for creating Smart Lists;
- Ctrl-click - YES, for instance for adding the ingredients of a recipe to a shopping list;
- Drag&drop - YES;
- Services - NO;
- Dock - NO;
- Spotlight - NO;
- Dashboard - NO;
- AppleScript - NO;
- Framework - NO;
- Menu bar - NO;
- Plug-ins - NO;
- Language - NO, only English at the moment;