Suggestion for Documentation: Ways of how to add an item
When reading the »Adding Items to Zotero« documentation page (https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero) I realised that a visualization might be helpful in generating an overview of all possible ways of adding an item to Zotero, adding attachments or deriving items from attachments and so on. So, I created a diagram/visualisation which I propose/suggest to add to the documentation site mentioned above. If it does not meet the CI/CD criteria we could consider redesigning it. (At the moment, I am thinking of adding a little legend/caption as an explanation on the types of arrows.)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u14645731/i580unirbzhwgg7b6chg.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u14645731/i580unirbzhwgg7b6chg.png
Showing such a visualization to first time users might be a little overwhelming. ;)
For such novices, breaking the visualization into smaller components - starting with just the basics - might be helpful.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u14645731/sqqz5btkdgmvkdqdllux.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u14645731/xl9axmqft3mgxev7qznr.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u14645731/q2uuv1ndgkocyxgn6m8e.png
Suggestion for the documentation text itself: Maybe we could make the linked documentation site a bit clearer what the different use cases are (from website, PDF, or manually added/identifier). The special use cases (e.g. standalone PDF for a longer time when not having proper metadata at hand) could be separated in special boxes and labelled as something like "Further possibilities".