Connoisseur 1.2.1

Connoisseur allows a user to manage recipes and shopping lists. The application is create by the Little AppFactory.

• Online Library - This List shows recipes that (I gather) are taken from the Internet;

This Client gets 41 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. Also the directions can be split into steps;
  • Multiplicity - NO, only recipes;
  • Flexibility - NO, there are no user defined fields;
  • MicroWeb - YES, mashed with images;
  • Pick-list fields - YES, several fields support this;
  • Merged - NO;
  • Title - YES, the title of the recipe;
  • Description - YES, there is a separate field for the description;
  • Tags - NO;
  • Rating - YES, a five point scale;
• Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout for managing Albums?
  • View-pane - NO, one has to view the recipe in a pop-up window. I do not count the image for the recipe in the lower left corner (in iTunes style) as a View-pane;
  • View-pane Styles - NO;
  • View-pane Window - YES, this is also the View 'pane'. And there is also a 'cooking view';
  • Items-pane - YES, a list with recipes;
  • Items-pane Views - NO, just a tabular view;
  • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
  • Items-pane Fields - YES;
  • Lists-pane - YES;
  • Browser-pane - YES, this works like a filter. It has columns for Cuisine, Course and Ingredient;
  • Pane layout change - NO;
• Item functions (5/10) - does the client contain the standard functions for managing Albums?
  • View - YES, by double clicking on th recipe in the Items-pane or by clicking on the icon in the toolbar;
  • Create - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Mark - NO;
  • Search - NO, the search in the toolbar seems to search in all fields simultaneously;
  • Access Control - NO;
  • Duplicate Control - NO, however when importing duplicate recipes are detected;
  • Delete - YES;
  • Persistence - NO;
  • Downloading - YES, one can copy a recipe form the Online Catalogue to the Recipe Catalogue. Downloaded recipes will be show with a marker in the Recipe Catalogue;
• List functions (9/17) - does the client allow for creating lists of Albums? Yes, they are called Groups;
  • Local Lists - YES;
  • Connected Lists - NO;
  • Shared Lists - NO;
  • Remote Lists - YES, the Online Catalogue;
  • Handpicked Lists - YES;
  • Smart Lists - YES;
  • Recommendation Lists - NO;
  • List Metadata - NO;
  • Statistics - YES, the number of recipes in a List;
  • Directory - NO;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Remove - YES;
  • Show - NO;
  • Backup/revert - NO;
  • Refresh - NO, I am not sure how the Online Catalogue is refreshed;
  • Delete - YES;
• Group functions (0/9) - does the client allow grouping of Lists?
  • Unlimited Depth - NO;
  • Local Groups - NO;
  • Connected Groups - NO;
  • Shared Groups - NO;
  • Remote Groups - NO;
  • Handpicked Groups - NO;
  • Smart Groups - NO;
  • Recommendation Groups - NO;
  • Directory - NO;
  • Add - NO;
  • Edit - NO;
  • Delete - NO;
• Import (3/6) - does the client allow for importing Albums?
  • Classic - NO;
  • Standards - NO;
  • Proprietary - YES, via the Online Library or an exported recipe. It can also parse and import text files exported by the app;
  • Applications - NO;
  • Bookmarklet - NO;
  • Drag&drop - YES;
• Export (5/14) - does the client allow for exporting Albums?
  • Classic - NO;
  • Standard - NO;
  • Proprietary - YES, text file and Connoisseur format;
  • HTML - YES;
  • Print - YES;
  • Feeds - NO;
  • Local - NO;
  • Connected - YES, to an iPod;
  • Shared - NO;
  • Remote: .Mac - NO;
  • Remote: FTP - NO;
  • Remote: RPC - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  • Application - YES, via Email and Entourage;
• MacOSX (7/15) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
  • Look&Feel - YES;
  • Menu - YES;
  • Toolbar - YES;
  • Alt-click - YES;
  • 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 - YES, I saw English and French;