Hi Esther, Thank you, thank you… With your detailed instructions, I just clipped my first recipe. It's a snap when one knows all the ins & outs of a software. Your explicit instructions did the trick. As I get more comfortable with Paprika, I'm sure I will acquire a large library. Yesterday, I began to copy from my braille recipe book some of my favorite and well-used recipes for keep saving. I still need to add more categories, but that function was quite easy for me to complete. Maybe one day all of us that are using Paprika can begin a recipe club to exchange our recipes between each other. *Smile*
thanks again. Eileen On Jan 2, 2014, at 4:26 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli <sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <mori...@mac.com> 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 >>>> agape.welln...@gmail.com <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. 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