Thank you Ester! This helps a lot. I have a big recipes folder that I'm trying to import, as well as some recipes I've bookmarked off the web. I also love the search feature. I can do a search of my receipes in the database. Thanks for the detailed instructions. I appreciate it. On Jan 2, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Sarah, Eileen, and Others, > > Here are some tips on using the recipe clipping feature in the Mac version > of Paprika Recipe Manager. As Laura described, you press the "Save Recipe" > button in the toolbar of the Paprika Mac app window to clip recipes from > web sites. As a quick overview, you can navigate to recipes in web sites > in the Browser view either by using the Google search text field in the > HTML area to do a general search of recipe sites, and then select links > that you want, followed by using the "Save Recipe" button, or you can > select one of the web site links in the HTML area under the headings for > "Recommended Sites", such as "Foodnet.com", then search for the the recipe > you want at that site's web page, followed by using the "Save Recipe" > button to clip the recipe. > > Alternatively, since the Browser's "Getting Started" HTML page with > information on how to get started with clipping recipes, the general Google > search field, and the links to popular recipe sites only loads up when you > first launch the Browser view, you can also navigate to the Google search > text field on the window toolbar, or use the Bookmarks button on the window > toolbar to navigate to popular web sites (including favorites that you > add), and then use the "Save Recipe" button on the toolbar to clip recipes. > This may be a little less convenient than using the corresponding > locations for search and links in the startup browser HTML area unless you > set an application specific hotspot for these locations, since there are no > pre-existing keyboard shortcuts for navigating to the Google search field > or to the Bookmarks on the toolbar of the Paprika Recipe Manager app in > Browser view the way there are for Safari, but it only takes a few VO-arrow > key presses (or flicks if you use the Trackpad) to move between the HTML > area and these buttons on the toolbar. If you prefer to use the "Getting > Started" startup HTML page to navigate, you can always move back to it by > using VO-Up arrow from the HTML area to navigate to the Browser's "Back" > button, VO-space until you get to the beginning, and focus moves to the > "Forward" button, then VO-Left arrow back to the (dimmed) "Back" button and > VO-Down arrow to return to the HTML area. (Note: I had to use VO-slash to > label the four toolbar buttons to the right of the Paprika window's > "Minimize", "Close", and "Zoom" buttons. These are "Back", "Forward", > "Bookmarks", and "Refresh". The remaining toolbar elements to the right of > these buttons are the URL address field, the "Browser - Paprika" view > identifier, the "Search" text field, and the "Save Recipe" button.) > > Here are a few detailed examples of how to clip recipes, written with new > users or those who don't yet have the Mac app in mind. Switch from the > Recipes view to the Browser view with VO-Down arrow to the "Browser" check > box and VO-Space. VO-Left arrow to the HTML content, and interact to read > the "Getting Started" instructions. > > You can launch your first search from within the HTML area instead of from > the toolbar. If you have Quick Nav turned on, and you have enabled single > letter navigation under VoiceOver Utility in Commanders under the Quick Nav > tab by checking the box, you can use all the standard web navigation > shortcuts (e.g., "h" to move to the next header or "f" to move to the next > text field). So, press "h" to move through the headings for "Getting > Started", "How to clip a recipe online", and "Search for recipes". Or press > "f" to move directly to the "Google Recipe Search" text field under the > "Search for recipes" heading, then toggle Quick Nav mode off (by > simultaneously pressing the left and right arrow keys) so you can type in > the text field. Using this field, your search will not specify any > particular recipe sites, so if I type in text, such as "Latin Black Bean > Soup", and then either press "Return" or navigate to the "Search" button > and press it, I'll get a Google search of many different recipes sites, > with links to results within the HTML area. Navigate through the heading > links of the results and activate the one that you want. > > Now, to just read the recipe content instead of browsing the web page in > the HTML area, you VO-Left arrow twice, out of the HTML area to the > "Recipes" check box and then to the "Save Recipe" button, and press this > button with VO-space. Then you can simply navigate to the pane that now > contains the information clipped from the recipe to view the contents. Not > all fields may be filled in, and in particular you will want to press the > "Categories" button to assign this recipe to an organization category of > your selection, like "Soups", "Main Courses", "Deserts", "Salads", etc. > This assumes that you have previously created categories under the > "Recipes" section of the app using the "Add Category" button -- otherwise > the table under the Categories button will be empty, and you will have to > edit the recipe later by finding it under the "Uncategorized" category. > Press escape to leave the table pop up. > > You can navigate to and read the ingredients and directions. If the site > has additional Nutritional Info, or you want to add Notes, you can also > select and examine those tabs. Navigating to the "Done" button at the end > and pressing it will save the recipe to your Paprika library. You can also > shortcut this by pressing "Return" to save and "escape" to cancel and leave > this dialogue window. The actual clipping process is very fast, especially > if you choose to read the recipe content from the "Save Recipe" dialogue > window instead of the web HTML content in order to decide whether you want > to save it. You don't actually have to wait for the full web site contents > to finish loading to get the clipped content up for view with the "Save > Recipe" button. It's worth adding the category at this time, but most > other editing changes, such as rating the difficulty or prep time for a > recipe, if this is not already present, can be added later. Since the > source URL of the recipe is automatically filled in, you don't even need to > note this, unless there are comments about the site that you want to add > under the Notes tab. If there is nutrition content in a format that can > automatically be recognised, it will also be added on the nutrition tab. > > Even the process of switching back to "Recipes" view to add a recipe > category before specifying this using the "Categories" button in the "Save > Recipe" dialogue window is pretty fast. If you didn't create categories > (e.g., if you started browsing to clip recipes as your first use of the > Paprika app so the table of categories is blank), or if you decide you want > a new category that isn't in the table, you can switch to the "Recipes" > view, add the category, then switch back to the "Browser" view and press > the "Save Recipe" button again to get back to the dialogue window with the > clipped recipe content and proceed with saving. The keystroke sequence > would go like this: press escape to leave the categories table pop up, then > press escape again to leave the "Save Recipes" dialogue window. Switch to > "Recipes" view either by using the "View" shortcuts (Command-1 for Recipes, > Command-2 for Browser, etc.) or by navigating to the check box option for > you desired view in the sidebar and activating it. After pressing two > escapes, I can VO-Right arrow to the Recipes check box, VO-Space to switch > to "Recipes" view, VO-Right to the "Categories" table, use the > Command-Shift-N shortcut to add a new category. VO-Left back to the > "Recipes" check box and VO-Down to the "Browser" check box and VO-Space to > change views, then VO-Left back to the "Save Recipes" button and press it > with VO-Space to get back to the "Save Recipes" dialogue window again to > resume your review/editing. The actual navigation process is faster than > the description. Also, for new Mac users who are used to the iPhone, the > above navigation can be performed with Trackpad gestures (if you're using a > Mac laptop or a Desktop Mac with an Apple Magic TrackPad connected via > Bluetooth). Just substitute right flicks on the TrackPad for VO-Right > arrow and down flicks for VO-Down arrow. Interact with the HTML area with > a two finger flick right. Double tap to press buttons and activate links > instead of using VO-Space. The help menu (VO-H-H, then TrackPad Commander) > lists the equivalent gestures. > > The first example used a general Google search of all recipe sites to find > and save a recipe. Another way to search for recipes is to select a web > site from the HTML area of the startup page for the browser and then type > in a text search at that web site. If you are starting on the browser app, > you can simply navigate to the heading for "Popular Sites" and then select > a link to one of the listed sites, like "Foodnet.com". If you used the > general search field and saved (or decided not to save) a recipe, and you > want to navigate back to the browser startup page, VO-Right arrow from the > "Save Recipe" button to the HTML area and then VO-Up arrow to the "Back" > button. (Note, this is one of the buttons I had to label, as described > earlier.) Keep pressing (VO-Space) the "Back" button until you reach the > first page, at which point focus will move to the "Forward" button. > VO-Left arrow back to the "Back" button and VO-Down arrow to the HTML > area. If Quick Nav is on, navigate to the links for listed sites (for > example, move to the "Popular" heading pressing "h", and then explore the > links) and activate one of your choice. Generally, there will be a search > field for that web site, so you can press "f" and type in your search text > (after turning Quick Nav off), then press "Return" to launch a search. > You'll have to navigate the links of results to choose a particular recipe > web page, but then you can VO-Left arrow twice to the "Save Recipe" button, > and proceed as before to read the recipe content in the dialogue area with > the option of saving it. > > Finally, you don't need to run your searches or selection of linked sites > from within the HTML area. That's simply a way that I've found convenient. > Alternately, you can select your web sites from the "Bookmarks" button on > the toolbar of the Paprika Recipe Manager window. Then move to the HTML > area and do your search, select your recipe links, etc. and navigate back > to the "Save Recipe" button to clip your recipe as before. If you have > come across a recipe web page in Safari that you want to clip in Paprika, > you can also copy the URL from Safari (Command-L then Command-C) and > Command-Tab to switch to the Paprika App, then navigate to the URL address > field on the toolbar of the Paprika Browser view, paste this in, and press > "Return" to go that page and proceed with recipe clipping. These are just > a few different ways to clip recipes using the "Save Recipe" button feature. > > The Paprika Recipe Manager Mac App is convenient to have for recipe > importing, but also because it's easier to integrate many other functions > and sources, such as consolidating older scanned recipes, importing recipes > from other Mac apps like MacGourmet, Sous Chef, Yummy Soup, etc. Adding > annotations, and working with other paired devices, or doing any > keyboard-specific work. Yes, you can cut and paste content. It's also > possible to bulk import existing text recipes directly into the iPhone or > iPad app if you format them with keywords, and then use iTunes file > sharing, but it's not so easy to get the formatting right the first you try > this, so even this type of recipe importing is easier to learn how to do in > the Mac app version. And the big plus of Paprika Recipe Manager over other > good recipe apps like MacGourmet is the quality and reliability of its > cloud syncing with iOS devices. This is something that apps like > MacGourmet still haven't managed to get right. > > Finally, a response to Alex's comment about the desirability of being able > to use a web site interface like Pepperplate. There are design trade-offs > in any apps. One advantage of Paprika Recipe Manager over simply storing > your recipes as text files in Dropbox is that it is using a database > structure rather than simple file structures. That is easier to set up > under individual user accounts in the Mac app. What this gets you are the > functions that are built into the database relational structure as part of > the app. This includes features like the integration of the recipes with > meal-planning and calendars, or nutrition information, along with the > shopping list functions, and is one of the reasons I like the Paprika > Recipe Manager app on iOS. > > There are probably more ways of navigating and using the Paprika > application, so others may wish to post their suggestions. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > > > On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 3:00:26 AM UTC-10, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >> >> I've had no luck with food network. Do you paste it in the google search >> bar? >> On Dec 30, 2013, at 11:17 PM, Laura ann Grymes wrote: >> >>> I have used the browser and food network or the pioneer woman and had >> great success with save recipe. >>> I use the browser and go to the recipe I want then vo left arrow to save >> recipe and select it. >>> then it pops up with name of recipe and prompts to make sure all info is >> correct. >>> It usually is for both those sites and I change whatever needs to be >> then select done. >>> It then appears in my recipes . >>> Make sure you select which categories you want and it will add the >> recipe there. >>> >>> The developer is nice and responsive if you email them for help. >>> Laura Ann >>> >>> Laura ann Grymes >>> [email protected] <javascript:> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 8:59 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>> >>>> Hi: >>>> I have Paprika on my Mac, and iOS devices. I cannot figure out how to >> clip recipes from the web. I keep getting recipe errors. I can manually add >> recipes, add and select categories, as well as email them to people. I >> cannot figure how to clip them from the web. >>>> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
