Pandoc can pull a web page, convert to Markdown and then to Org. That doesn't do all you want, but maybe a start.
Cheers, Alan On 16 March 2014 05:03, Xebar Saram <zelt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks so much for the tips Erik > > i will explore the ingredients in table idea as suggested. do you know > perhaps of a way to quick format online recipes to an org table (that is > webpage html to org table) or perhaps a way to convert already entered > recipes in my org files to tables > > kind regards > > Z. > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Erik Hetzner <e...@e6h.org> wrote: > >> At Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:24:23 +0200, >> Xebar Saram wrote: >> > >> > Dear Eric and org users >> > >> > i am a new(ish) org user and an avid cooker. i have started using >> > orgmodeas my recipe notebook and stumbled upon the old org-cook >> > thread. >> > Is there so documentation on this? do you still use it? >> > are there any other ideas/suggestions on using orgmode as a recipe >> notebook? >> > what i would mainly love is a way to "scrape" recipes off websites into >> org >> >> Hi Xebar, >> >> I still use org to manage my recipes, but I don't use the org-cook >> features. It was kind of a proof of concept, and I think it could >> prove useful, but it turns out I don't often need to convert between >> units. >> >> I have been trying out the format described in [1]. I used to use a >> format like: >> >> Grate zest from 3 of them. Combine. Add: >> - 2 tbsp peanut oil >> - 2 chicken bouillon cubes, crumbled >> - 5 onions, thinly julienned >> - salt and pepper >> >> But the new one looks like: >> >> Grate zest from 3 of them. Combine. Add: >> | 2 tbsp | peanut oil | | >> | 2 cubes | chicken bouillon | crumbled | >> | 5 | onions, | thinly julienned | >> | | salt and pepper | | >> >> I think the table structure should make it easier to manipulate, >> change units, or create shopping lists. (But I create shopping lists >> by hand.) >> >> One hack I do use is the following function: >> >> (defun org-random-element () >> "Choose a random element from the buffer." >> (interactive) >> (let ((element-start -1) >> (count 1)) >> (while (not (org-first-sibling-p)) >> (org-goto-sibling t)) >> (save-excursion >> (while (org-goto-sibling) >> (setq count (+ 1 count)))) >> (org-forward-heading-same-level (random count)))) >> >> This chooses a random element from a list of headings. I use this to >> plan meals. I just keep running the function until I see something >> that I feel like cooking. >> >> Hope that helps! >> >> best, Erik >> >> 1. >> http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/06/emacs-org-grocery-lists-batch-cooking/ >> >> -- >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>. >> > > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206
