Feature idea: Split view/floating window in PDF reader for simultaneous viewing of text and figures

FlorentLM
edited May 22, 2024
Hey there,

Clicking on a hyperlink to a figure in a pdf and using the reader's back arrow is quite nice, but it would be game changer to have the figure open in a dedicated panel instead, allowing one to keep reading the text while also having the figure it references at the same time.

Many pdf readers have the back arrow button, but none that I know have anything close to a dedicated figure panel like that.

Cheers
  • dstillman
    This is coming in Zotero 7.
  • FlorentLM
    No way!! That's awesome

    Out of curiosity, how will it look / be implemented roughly?

    Thanks
  • dstillman
    Figures will show in a popup when you hover over the link. It sounds like you're asking for a persistent floating window, which isn't the current plan, though you can always right-click on the PDF and trigger split view and then follow the link to see the figure while continuing to read the other pane.
  • FlorentLM
    I see.

    Yes I was thinking something similar to eLife's web reader with their "Side by side" view (example https://elifesciences.org/articles/66039/ > click "Side by Side" and then Figures )
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