Summary > Options > Main panel | Mixes panel | Ingredients panel | Recipe panel | Reference food panel |> Special features
Options
Gelato Italiano is a simple software: the operating options are few and grouped into these panels, which can be accessed by clicking the button with the tools icon.
Main panel
The main panel contains fields for setting printing preferences and data backup.
You can put the logo of your lab or your brand in left field simply by clicking the right mouse button and importing an image. Keep in mind that the logo in print is usually limited to a square of 2 cm per side: no need to choose a very large image. If you want to get a good resolution is enough to print an image at 300 dpi limited to 2x2 cm in one of the formats supported by the program. A jpg file with these features usually does not occupy more than 200 kb.
The header for the prints can be formatted as desired, with the font and colors you want: just select the text and format, as long as you keep it relatively low because it is not cut in printing.
The right side panel contains information about the status of the program. You can also report a problem to the developer of the program by sending a message: Type your message and click the Send button (then remember to send mail from your mail client). Note if you have not configured your email client the message can't be sent...
Backup copies of data
In the lower left corner you can set the location and frequency of backup for data files of the program.
Keep your data safe is important: if you run a regular backup on an external hard drive, even if you were to break the computer or the hard disk (and unfortunately hard drives are designed, hopefully as late as possible, to stop working...) you can always reinstall a fresh copy of the program and restore your data simply by replacing the file with a backup datigel.fp7 appropriately renamed. The backup acts by saving a backup copy of the compressed data file, renamed with the current date in six digits: for example, "datigel290310.fp7" for a backup made March 29, 2010.Setting the backup path is very simple: remove the contents of the backup folder location field and then click the button Backup: Gelato Italiano will ask you to locate a file that is in the same folder where you want to back up. This file will be taken only as a guide to get the path, and within seconds the backup will run automatically.
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If not given reference file, the backup will still run in the Backup folder that is inside the folder Gelato Italiano. Although this creates a copy of the archives is not a recommended procedure, because the copy is performed on the same disk. If the disk fails you lose the copy :-(
In the event that the indicated path is not accessible, such as whether it has been shown that an external drive is not connected or if instead you're trying to write to a write-protected media, you get an error message like this,
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followed by a warning that the backup was not completed.
Mixes panel
In Mixes panel you can set the benchmarks for the balanced mixtures, and other options easy to understand for sending e-mail recipes, production and default zoom level.
It contains only a few options, but two very useful buttons to export the ingredients in Excel and to import ingredients from other types of files.
The export is automatic: just choose the name and location of the export file.
For the import instead be a bit more skill is required, and above all have a file to import already set up and cleaned by blank lines (especially in Excel)
The file formats supported for import are those that you see in this dialog box
After selecting the type and open the file to import, you'll see a import window similar to this, where you have to match the fields on the right side with the data in the file, shown on the left side:
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If the file has a first row with the header content is easier to match the fields. Remember, however, in this case to tick the box Do not import first record (contains the field names).
The label header does not retain the formatting instead for reasons of space on the label: the text entered is always reduced to the default font and size.
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This panel contains some reference global fields used in "Nutrition facts" tables.
Some of these fields are calculated and report the recommended values for some intakes of nutrients according to the amount of calories specified in Diet fields.
The lower ones report other recommended average intake levels for Cholesterol, Sodium, Calcium, Iron and Vitamins. These fields are editable, but be sure to set them to real values, because they determine the percent calculation on the Nutrition facts tables.On top right of the panel the button to go to reference food table:these are for reference and are used to link real data of nutrients to Ingredients.
So it is not necessary to know the nutrient content of used ingredients, but it will be sufficient to identify the reference food or at least a very similar one, and then link it to the ingredient.The two buttons Import and Excel export let you extract or add new reference foods in your database. All you have to do is match the contents with the relative fields when importing data.
Summary > Options > Main panel | Mixes panel | Ingredients panel | Recipe panel | Reference food panel |> Special features