                        Bon Appetit Read Me
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    This is version 1.3 of Bon Appetit, a fast recipe database manager
for the Amiga. This is the fourth release of the program, and it has
become much more stable and full featured than the original release.

    Many bugs have been fixed, and new features added include recipe
browsing, mass export features, output of recipe names and keywords,
more explicit error messages, and more. See the "BonAppetit.Changes"
file for more detailed information of the new stuff for version 1.3.

1.2 Users:

No changes in recipe structure implemented.

1.1 Users:

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    A small change was made to accomodate tags in Bon Appetit. The
".pointer" file structure was lengthened slightly (from 10 to 12 bytes).
It is easy to change from pre 1.2 ".pointer" structure format to
1.2 format, by running the included program, "ConvertP". You should
have a backup of your old pointer file, though.
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1.0 Users:  (just in case some people missed 1.1)

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    Previous users of Bon Appetit will find a bit of a change in the
way Bon Appetit handles things. The first is the change in the color
scheme for better looking gadgets. I renamed the auxiliary color into
the gadget color, and switched it with the menu choice color. What
this means for you if you have a modified "bon.defaults" file, things
might look a bit strange. Just load in the "orig.defaults" and modify
from there, or modify your defaults file, switching the two colors.

    The second adjustment for previous users is the elimination of
the "bon.databases" file, and the creation of the "Bon_Databases"
directory. You'll no longer need the first file, and now new recipe
databases will have their names (no appendages) added to the directory.
For example, the sample database is already in the new directory, as
(full path) "BonAppetit_Data/Bon_Databases/recipes1". If you have
created other recipe databases, simply duplicate "recipes1", rename it
to your recipe database name, and copy it back to the "Bon_Databases"
directory, and Bon Appetit will now be aware of the presence of your
database.
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    If you have delayed registering, take a look at this new version.
Bon Appetit can now import FOUR formats of recipes: its own format, and
3 popular MS-DOS formats. It is now almost bug-free, and much more mature.
I am committed to further developing this program, but I can only do it
with your help. Please register and help support the shareware concept.
My address is in the documentation.



Enjoy! Bon Appetit!

- Boris
  2/4/92


Addendum (2/24/92)
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    Although the program is absolutely the same, latter distributions
of Bon Appetit v1.3 have an additional AmigaDos script (with icon)
called "InstallArpLib". All it does, upon selection, is automatically
copy arp.library to your sys:libs/ directory. The docs have been
changed slightly as well to reflect this new file. Other than that,
everything is the same.
