pre-flight detection
I know this has been requested before, and I know the algorithm is being improved and so on. That is, I understand Duplicate Detection is a work in progress.
But right now I'm returning to an EBSCOhost search of the ATLAS database. I am getting a ton of new hits. But I need to look at each item, then check My Library to see if I have it, then, if I don't...save it. It's pretty time intensive (and annoying :)) given the quantity of new hits I'm getting.
So, just another plug for some sort of indication or warning that the item I am about to save (or just saved. I have no idea of the best mechanism) already has an exact match in my library. No need (at the moment) for a sophisticate algorithm, since it the same database, the meta data should be exact.
I read the following 2 threads and a bunch of others, (most dating to before 3.0) but didn't find anything current re: pre-flight detection.
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/42/4/duplicate-detection/
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/19230/30b1-duplicate-detection-question/
Thanks for keeping this on the radar.
But right now I'm returning to an EBSCOhost search of the ATLAS database. I am getting a ton of new hits. But I need to look at each item, then check My Library to see if I have it, then, if I don't...save it. It's pretty time intensive (and annoying :)) given the quantity of new hits I'm getting.
So, just another plug for some sort of indication or warning that the item I am about to save (or just saved. I have no idea of the best mechanism) already has an exact match in my library. No need (at the moment) for a sophisticate algorithm, since it the same database, the meta data should be exact.
I read the following 2 threads and a bunch of others, (most dating to before 3.0) but didn't find anything current re: pre-flight detection.
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/42/4/duplicate-detection/
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/19230/30b1-duplicate-detection-question/
Thanks for keeping this on the radar.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/zotero-dev/yJLUTttGMXk
https://github.com/chrisjr/zotero-prevent-duplicates
I'm a little confused about how to install it. I'm on Win 7. Can you clarify that for me?
Thanks!!!
That is:
-https://github.com/chrisjr/zotero-prevent-duplicates/downloads
-Choose "Download as zip". Unzip.
-Go to "chrisjr-zotero-prevent-duplicates-46d8532\chrisjr-zotero-prevent-duplicates-46d8532\preventduplicates"
-Zip the content of this folder "preventduplicates", i.e. two files (chrome.manifest and install.rdf) and one dir (chrome).
-Rename the zip file you created (change the extension to .xpi)
-Drag and drop it into Firefox to install it.
-Restart FF
Usual disclaimer: it's still under dev. You should back up your zotero data dir before using this plugin...
It is version 0.0.1. Is that the most current version? I ask because it seems a little quirky.
Sometimes it works(!!!!) but sometimes it doesn't. Once it seemed to hang FF. Sometimes I can continually resave the same item.
But I don't want to do a lot of troubleshooting analysis if this isn't the current version.
But I'm going to like this! Just what I was hoping for.
Edit: Does it matter if ZSA is open?
How else can I get in touch with chris?