Translation not working in Firefox/Iceweasel 24

Hi,

Currently the translator-function is not working in my iceweasel/firefox. I found out yesterday, and it definitely worked fine during the weekdays last week.

All other functions of zotero seem to work fine.

I have tried removing the add on from iceweasel, but after reinstall, I get the same error-message: troubleshooting translator issues (https://www.zotero.org/support/troubleshooting_translator_issues). I have looked through them, and I don't seem to be suffering from any of them.

I am running Iceweasel 24.6.0 and zotero 4.0.21.2 on a Linux Debian system.

URL of a page not working: http://www.information.dk/501493
Also books, papers etc. doesn't seem to work.

It's probably just me who is overlooking something simple, but I just can't seem to figure it out then. I have also tried searching other threads for an answer without any luck.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best,
rune
  • Same problem over here.
    Iceweasel 24.6.0 and zotero 4.0.21.2 on Debian Operationg System (Wheezy).

    The problem startet after an Iceweasel update (from version 24.5.0). I was able to reproduce this error an a second machine with the same operating system. The Translator used to work properly with Iceweasel 24.5.0.

    The translater-problem appears only on a few sites (for example amazon.com, The Washington Post). With other sites like worlcat.org or the New York Times the translater works without any problems.

    I followed all steps on the troubleshooting site (https://www.zotero.org/support/troubleshooting_translator_issues) without any success.
    Looking forward for a solution.
    Best, Demian
  • Is http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC21188/ not working for either of you? (The translator, if you scroll over the URL bar icon should be PubMed Central)
  • Scrolling over the translator URL-Bar-Icon shows PubMed Central. Clicking on it produces an error (Could not save item. An error occured saving this item. Check Troubleshooting Translator Issues for more Information)...
  • Yes, this is definitely a FF/IW 24.6/Zotero 4.0.21 incompatibility then. Unfortunately, my guess would be that it'll take a little while to fix, so if you need this urgently, I'd be looking for a workaround (be it Firefox 30 or using Chromium with Standalone).
  • Can you try the Zotero beta and confirm that this is fixed? Thanks.
  • Hi, I had same issues as above (FF 24.6 + Zotero 4.0.21). Installing the beta seemes to have fixed the translator issue
  • Yes, installing zotero beta fixes the translator issue.
  • This is fixed now in 4.0.21.3. If you installed the beta and would prefer not to be running beta software, you can switch back to the release version.
  • I have installed the release version, and it seems to be working perfectly.

    Thanks so much for the quick solution, and thanks in general for a great piece of software!
  • Confirmation: I installed the release version and the translator now works properly.

    Thank you very much! Your doing a great job.
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