Error when installing BibTeX citation style

krshi

Hello, in the recent update of the Zotero 5.0.44 I've noticed that bibTeX style (which I installed in previous version) is missing. So I tried to install it once again and during the installation process I got message which said something like "unexpected error while installing". So I've checked the debug output and I found out that the problem seems to be connected with "style is not iterable". I have also sent an error report to you which ID is 140605593 along with the debug output (sadly I lost the ID of debug report).

Can you please fix this issue?

Thank you for response and for your work on the Zotero.

Best regards,
Krshi

adamsmith

Are you refering to this: https://www.zotero.org/styles?q=id:bibtex
or some other bibtex style? If so which?

krshi

Yes, I am referring to this style.
Sorry I forgot to mention that.

adamsmith

Works for me. Can you install other citation styles from zotero.org/styles?

krshi

I randomly selected a style (https://www.zotero.org/styles/3d-research) and the installation was successful without a problem.

adamsmith

odd -- and I take it you tried the bibtex one again and it still fails?

@dstillman, coud you check the error report ID above?

krshi

Yes. I tried that multiple times. Even with cls file that was donwloaded from the Zotero repo.

Is the report ID bad? I created a new one with ID 741650614.

Oh and I forgot to mention that I'm running on Linux Mint 18.3. Sorry

dstillman

[JavaScript Error: "File is not valid XML" {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/style.js" line: 635}]

dstillman

@krshi: How are you trying to install, exactly?

krshi

I am not sure if this error corresponds to the style installation.
I tried to install bibtex.cls file again with debug log opened and upon try there were appended these two lines
"(3)(+0010054): Getting contents of /home/xxxx/Downloads/bibtex.csl

(1)(+0000032): TypeError: _styles is not iterable TypeError: _styles is not iterable Zotero.Styles</_install<@chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/style.js:394:1 From previous event: Zotero_Preferences.Cite.addStyle@chrome://zotero/content/preferences/preferences_cite.js:146:4 oncommand@chrome://zotero/content/preferences/preferences.xul:1:1"

dstillman

I would restart Zotero, reset your styles from the Advanced → Files and Folders pane of the Zotero preferences, and try again. If that doesn't work, provide a Debug ID (different from a Report ID) for a Zotero startup through the error.

krshi

@dstillman Through "Create Bibliography from Item" > Manage Styles... > Get additional styles... > and then I wrote the bibtex into the searchbox and clicked the style.

This procedure worked for me the first time I installed the style.

krshi

@dstillman Thank you! I finally managed to install bibTeX style. Style reset helped to solve the issue.

Thank you both for the help!