Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: common meal software demo

[Ken Lewis (kenlewisjr]

Hi Stuart,

That is great feedback re the color blind issue! I hadn't thought of it at
all. So, I use a green background to signify days with available meals
(green for go, sign up). On top of that, if it's your turn to cook your name
shows up in red (the red flag). Really helpful for you, huh? So, which
colors (or combination) do NOT work for your situation. What would you
recommend?

BTW, I'm in the middle of revisiting some early design decisions so will be
rolling out an update soon.

Thanks for the compliment on the system!

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Joseph [mailto:stuart [at] caercoburn.org]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 9:56 AM
> To: Cohousing-L
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ common meal software demo
> 
> Ken,
> It is very impressive. I enjoyed the references to Harry Potter and Lord
> of The Rings, as well as Xena.
> 
> I want to point out that I am partially red-green color blind and it was
> hard for me to make out some of the items within the calendar and in the
> key against the background.
> 
> Have a super weekend!
> 
> Ken Lewis wrote:
> > Hi again,
> >
> > It's been about two weeks since I rolled out the demo. There've been
> nearly
> > 100 logins, which is encouraging. If you have any feedback I'd love to
> hear
> > from you.
> >
> > Also, if you were confused by the system I'd be happy to walk you
> through it
> > by phone. From walking somebody else through it I noticed how much it
> helped
> > the person to have questions answered as they came up.
> >
> > One thing I noticed is that no one completed the process of "locking" a
> > meal. That's the process, once a meal is in the past, of entering how
> much
> > cooks spent on the meal and clicking the "Finished" button. When that
> has
> > been done, an "(L)" shows up for that meal on the calendar. Again, I'm
> happy
> > to walk people through it.
> >
> > Here's the link again and a login user:
> >
> > http://www.stikineriverrat.com/mealtrakdemo/
> >
> > User: wilma
> > Password: demo
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from folks.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ken Lewis [mailto:kenlewisjr [at] yahoo.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:45 AM
> >> To: 'Cohousing-L'
> >> Subject: [C-L]_ common meal software demo
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> So, here's the link to the demo:
> >>
> >> http://www.stikineriverrat.com/mealtrakdemo/
> >>
> >> INTRO:
> >>
> >> All of the data in the demo is from real data from my community. The
> names
> >> have been changed to protect the innocent, etc. Feel free to add, edit,
> >> delete to your heart's content since now it's just demo data.
> >>
> >> LOGGING IN:
> >>
> >> For logging in, I'll start by giving you a handful of names here.
> However,
> >> as you'll see below you can log in with any first name that's in the
> demo.
> >>
> >> Davies, Zena
> >> Doe, Jane
> >> Doe, John
> >> Eller, Wilma
> >> Eller, George
> >> Pendergast, Luke
> >>
> >> User Name: simply use the first name (e.g., jane)
> >> Password: demo (same for all users)
> >>
> >> TIPS:
> >>
> >>    - There's a legend below the calendar. Use this to understand the
> >> colors
> >> and symbols used in the calendar.
> >>    - The Working Assumptions link (also below the calendar) is helpful.
> >>
> >> REPORTS:
> >>
> >> The most important report is Cumulative Balances below the Log Out
> button.
> >> This is where you can track where each household stands in terms of
> their
> >> balance. Negative numbers mean that a household owes money.
> >>
> >> LOCKING MEALS:
> >>
> >> Locking a meal is how credits and debits are applied to cooks and
> diners,
> >> respectively. You can lock a meal once it is in the past. Click on any
> of
> >> the past meals in August to see how this works. Note: there's a button
> on
> >> the cook costs screen that allows you to change the sign up sheet. This
> is
> >> helpful for last minute changes and signups.
> >>
> >> TIME TO STOP TYPING:
> >>
> >> Ok, that's enough from me for now. Let me know f you have any
> questions!
> >>
> >> Ken
> >>
> >>
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