error when filling the author field

m.lana

hi,
i run zotero 6.0.23 under macOs 13.2.1
when i fill the "author" field it happens that
i write the "last name"
then i tap "tab" to go the "first name" field,
at that point the cursor jumps to the "title translation" field
and if i click with the pointer on the "first name" field,
the focus remains in the "title translation" field
but in the "extra" field a string "title translation:" starts to appear,
and multiplies itself at every click in the "first name" field.

to stop all this and to be able to insert the first name i must click outside the info panel, on anything in the other panes; then i re-click on the "first name" field and it is now fillable; apparently it happens with any item (book, email, journal, report, ecc.) i choose.

best
Maurizio

dstillman

at that point the cursor jumps to the "title translation" field

You're using a third-party plugin. You'll have to ask for help from the plugin developer.

mescande

Hi,
I have the exact same problem (Zotero 6.0.23, Ubuntu 20.04): it comes from the plugin Zotero PDF Translate (I have the latest version to this date: 1.0.20). If you turn it off, everything works fine. I'll try to contact the developer (windingwind)

mescande

Hi again,
Temporary fix: Go to Zotero EDIT > Preferences > Translate
Untick Info Panel "Show Title Translation" and maybe "Show Abstract Translation".
This fixed it for me ;-)

zecat

it works, thanks !

isapaiva

Thank you so much @mescande for this fix, this error was driving me crazy!

agam2222

Thanks @mescande for the solution
You may also need to untick the sidebar:autofocus option

Best regards

hsiangyu_wong

Sorry for the long delay in fixing the bug.

I've released pdf-translate 1.1.0-1, which is a beta for Zotero 7. This bug should be fixed after that version.

The Z6 version is no longer maintained and thus will not fix this bug there.