64-bit Firefox 4 support?

penyuan

I understand that there is some development work for Zotero to work in Firefox 4 going on. I just like to confirm:

Will there be 64-bit Firefox 4 support in Zotero? Will it be Zotero 2.1 or a later version? And will a new Zotero be released at around the same time as Firefox 4?

Thank you!

dstillman

64-bit Firefox should have no effect on Zotero proper, since Zotero isn't a compiled program. When Zotero works in 32-bit Firefox 4, it will work in 64-bit Firefox 4 (and the people primarily developing Zotero are likely to be doing so on Intel Macs in 64-bit Firefox anyway).

Zotero 2.1 should be compatible with Firefox 4, and it should be out by the time Firefox 4 is released.

64-bit Firefox might affect the word processor plugins, but Simon would have to comment on that.

penyuan

Thanks for the info! I am very glad that Zotero 2.1 will be released at around the same time as Firefox 4.

Yes if anyone can say anything about word processor plugin compatibility with 64-bit Firefox 4 that would be great.

Also, what about compatibility on other OSes like Linux flavours?

dstillman

Same answer. Since Zotero isn't compiled, it's not affected by platform. (The only exceptions are OS integration features such as file dragging, which has been broken on Linux for a long time. But we might actually be able to fix that in 2.1.)