Get .pdfs into Zotero w/o drag and drop (Linux)

adamsmith
I have a couple of pdfs on my harddisc that I want to put into Zotero to then grap their metadata.
Usually this would be straighforward - drag&drop. Unfortunately, drag&drop is broken in Zotero, both in 1.0.9 and in 1.5b.

The best I was able to think of up to now is to open the files with the acrobat plugin in FF, then make a snapshot and then drag the pdf out of the parent item. That seems like a lot of work.
Anyone has a better idea?

(for what it's worth ubuntu 8.10, FF. 3.0.7 and Zoter 1.5b)
  • Paolo Innocenti
    Check if this open ticket applies to your problem:

    https://www.zotero.org/trac/ticket/1101

    A possible workaround is discussed here:

    http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/2408/pdf-indexing-on-linux/

    Hope this helps,
    rosadirame
  • adamsmith
    ah thanks - I knew about the ticket - it's also listed in known issues, but the workaround provided I hadn't known about - just in case:

    "the workaround for ubuntu is to click on "New item" "link to file" then right click "retrieve metadata for pdf"

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