Zotero should display the first line of text (or the first x number of characters) as a title.
Could you take a screenshot that shows both the text of a note in the right panel and the middle panel (where it's missing the title according to you) upload it to a free image hosting site like imgur.com and provide the link here?
In that case it would also be helpful to paste the note content in html mode (there's a small "HTML" icon next to the eraser in the rich text formatting bar) here.
If the note begins with a <_blockquote_> it doesn't show up in the center pane.
I can't reproduce this. This note works fine for me, displaying "Test" as the title in the middle pane:
<blockquote>Test</blockquote> <p>Foo</p> Be aware when testing this that currently the middle pane isn't updated when you exit HTML view. You have to make another change to the note in the normal view or click away from the note.
I don't understand what the HTML mode is for and why this complication. It does not work with your suggestion either. As you can see I have many issues with Zotero and most have not been solved
Dan: your example works for me, but try: <blockquote> <p>Test</p> </blockquote> <p>Foo</p> <p> </p> which is what the rich text editor produces. (the last two lines aren't necessary, I just included them so the tests are otherwise equivalent).
@Beckengel - if you would like to help troubleshoot the problem you're experiencing, please provide the output requested by Dan. Otherwise, please go way.
OK, now stripping the first line if there's just an opening HTML tag, as in adamsmith's example, though you'll need to edit affected notes to correct them. This is available in the latest 4.0 Branch dev XPI and will be in 4.0.5.
The alternative would be trimming all opening whitespace, but if you purposely add an empty paragraph at the top of the note, I'm not sure there should be a title. (There is, however, a title if you just add a line break, because that's encoded as "<p><br />Foo</p>", and nsIDOMParser.parseFromString(), which we use in Zotero.Utilities.unescapeHTML(), appears to strip line breaks.)
The problem is the html tag < ! - -StartFragment - - > (without the extra spaces) in the html code for the note. If I delete that tag at the start of the html code, then it correctly finds the title. If not, then it is blank.
Just by way of explanation: I have had this problem for a while now (missing title in note), and I just now found out the reason and solution for it. Quick fix: delete the StartFragment tag in each note. Proper fix: fix your parsers.
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Could you take a screenshot that shows both the text of a note in the right panel and the middle panel (where it's missing the title according to you) upload it to a free image hosting site like imgur.com and provide the link here?
I noticed it when I had cut and then pasted info into a note. It didn't not show up as the name.
Creating a note and typing it did. It was weird. I'll try and see if I can reproduce it. And provide screen shots.
I can't remember exactly what I was doing. I know I pasted a note and it didn't show up.
I think I also selected text from a webpage and clicked Create Zotero Item and Note from Selection.
But I can't reproduce any of that now. Sorry.
It it happens again, I'll report back.
(I'm not even certain what version I was using...probably 4.x but not sure.)
I can toggle the quote icon and the first line appears and disappears.
Let me know if you still need screenshot or the html.
Edit so that blockquote doesn't blockquote! :)
Changing to normal text , still wll not make any difference
<blockquote>Test</blockquote><p>Foo</p>
Be aware when testing this that currently the middle pane isn't updated when you exit HTML view. You have to make another change to the note in the normal view or click away from the note.
It does not work with your suggestion either.
As you can see I have many issues with Zotero and most have not been solved
your example works for me, but try:
<blockquote><p>Test</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Foo</p>
<p> </p>
which is what the rich text editor produces. (the last two lines aren't necessary, I just included them so the tests are otherwise equivalent).
@Beckengel - if you would like to help troubleshoot the problem you're experiencing, please provide the output requested by Dan. Otherwise, please go way.
The alternative would be trimming all opening whitespace, but if you purposely add an empty paragraph at the top of the note, I'm not sure there should be a title. (There is, however, a title if you just add a line break, because that's encoded as "<p><br />Foo</p>", and nsIDOMParser.parseFromString(), which we use in Zotero.Utilities.unescapeHTML(), appears to strip line breaks.)
Just by way of explanation: I have had this problem for a while now (missing title in note), and I just now found out the reason and solution for it. Quick fix: delete the StartFragment tag in each note. Proper fix: fix your parsers.