From: Alan Tyree <typhoon@aanet.com.au>
To: Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com>
Cc: Erik Hetzner <egh@e6h.org>, org mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: org-cook
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:25:25 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGMsgMwkT91PAR4STtwTO4Wv3LKt=cNr5BLH_M8Bw0HYUx3bRg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAOQHXPoR1EyX1YpHsp=Y8fk9Yg_qXd6wwptkpfi23574GKf8aQ@mail.gmail.com>
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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 <zeltakc@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 <egh@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
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-03-15 7:24 org-cook Xebar Saram
2014-03-15 17:38 ` org-cook Erik Hetzner
2014-03-15 18:03 ` org-cook Xebar Saram
2014-03-15 18:18 ` org-cook Erik Hetzner
2014-03-16 0:40 ` org-cook Robert Horn
2014-03-17 14:22 ` org-cook Fletcher Charest
2014-03-17 14:26 ` org-cook Xebar Saram
2014-03-17 14:30 ` org-cook Fletcher Charest
2014-03-17 14:34 ` org-cook Ken Mankoff
2014-03-17 14:52 ` org-cook Erik Hetzner
2014-03-15 18:25 ` Alan Tyree [this message]
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