Some More Feature Requests
cogramma
it! As I go along I find new things that I wish were there that
aren't.
I would like to be able to enter how much WATER I drink in a day or
just a NOTES area to enter this or any other misc. information I want
to keep track of for that day. *This could be in the SETTINGS area to
turn ON of OFF to view quantity*.
As for Nutrition Information - I would like to be able to see a field
for NET CARBS (Carbs minus Dietary Fiber = NET CARBS) at the very
bottom to view the exact CARB intact that calculates this once the
Carbs and Dietary Fiber are entered.
Also I would like to keep track of exercises too - i.e. Elliptical
Workout information such as how many CALORIES burned, distance, and
heart rate. (This could just be in a NOTES area).
It would be handy if the 'exercise burn rate' could automatically be
deducted from the CALORIES once the amount is entered for the
particular exercise. For example: 30 minutes on the Elliptical burns
186 calories which would be deducted from the Daily Total Calorie
Intake.
These requests may be something you have already decided for the PRO
Version but I still wanted to ask. If some are definitely too
difficult to implement then just a NOTES area within the program would
do so I don't have to use a seperate NOTES program for this.
Thanks again for all your hard work so far with this program and I
look forward to the PRO Version!!!
Patricia
Derrek Leute
> I would like to be able to enter how much WATER I drink in a day or
> just a NOTES area to enter this or any other misc. information I want
> to keep track of for that day. *This could be in the SETTINGS area to
> turn ON of OFF to view quantity*.
You can actually track water now if you use a custom field. It's not
ideal but it does work. Example: create a custom field for water in
settings. Create a food that puts a 1 in the water custom field (if
you use cups it will mean one cup). Add it to your day. You can adjust
the servings for that day to change the number of cups. That said,
other measures of this type will be coming as a feature of the pro
version.
> As for Nutrition Information - I would like to be able to see a field
> for NET CARBS (Carbs minus Dietary Fiber = NET CARBS) at the very
> bottom to view the exact CARB intact that calculates this once the
> Carbs and Dietary Fiber are entered.
Custom calculations of this type is on the radar screen. However it
will definitely be after the pro version (an update to it)
> Also I would like to keep track of exercises too - i.e. Elliptical
> Workout information such as how many CALORIES burned, distance, and
> heart rate. (This could just be in a NOTES area).
Coming soon and it will be more than a notes area. Also, a notes item
will be coming in pro as well.
> It would be handy if the 'exercise burn rate' could automatically be
> deducted from the CALORIES once the amount is entered for the
> particular exercise. For example: 30 minutes on the Elliptical burns
> 186 calories which would be deducted from the Daily Total Calorie
> Intake.
It's important to note that calorie burning is an inexact science.
That said, calorie burning ranges tracked through activity should be
in the pro version (if not then, shortly after).
> These requests may be something you have already decided for the PRO
> Version but I still wanted to ask. If some are definitely too
> difficult to implement then just a NOTES area within the program would
> do so I don't have to use a seperate NOTES program for this.
None of this is "difficult" but it is time consuming. We've had to
prioritize and pick only the top things requested. Most of these *are*
those top things. You should see them in pro.
> Thanks again for all your hard work so far with this program and I
> look forward to the PRO Version!!!
Thanks! I'm glad you like it! The feedback is incredibly useful. It
helps me know what the most requested features are and what to focus on!
--Derrek
cogramma
with most of my requests.
Also one other thing I just thought of - When adding new foods or
meals it would be great if the 1st letter of each word could
automatically CAPITALIZE so I don't have to hit the Shift key to
capitalize it! AND when adding a FOOD if I need to do a SEARCH for
the food that I could just SEARCH from within the ADD food are and not
have to search for the food - then ADD the food and then go back and
pick it. It would save alot of steps and time. I hope you understand
what I am trying to say, if not I will try to clarify later for you.
Thanks again for listening and trying to add most of our requests.
Keep up the good work!!
Patricia
Derrek Leute
> Also one other thing I just thought of - When adding new foods or
> meals it would be great if the 1st letter of each word could
> automatically CAPITALIZE so I don't have to hit the Shift key to
> capitalize it!
These are the kinds of little details that get overlooked. I remember
there being some kind of problem with this. Like turning on auto
capitalization also seems to turns on automatic spelling correction
which doesn't work well for foods.
> AND when adding a FOOD if I need to do a SEARCH for
> the food that I could just SEARCH from within the ADD food are and not
> have to search for the food - then ADD the food and then go back and
> pick it. It would save alot of steps and time. I hope you understand
> what I am trying to say, if not I will try to clarify later for you.
Yep, this is a known oddity about the program. It is on the list of to
be fixed. The whole FDA database needs an overhaul.
> Thanks again for listening and trying to add most of our requests.
>
> Keep up the good work!!
No problem! I just wish I had more time in the day to get it all done!
--Derrek