Need help with "Add selection to Zotero note"

ktenney

v1.0.0b4 r5 r1458

When I highlight some text on a web page, right click and choose
"Add selection to Zotero note", nothing seems to happen.

When I choose "Create Zotero item and note from selection"
I get a new item and note, but no text in the note.

What am I missing?

Thanks,
Kent

ktenney

OK, it works on some text, not others.

Specifically, it doesn't work on text selected in a gmail message,
it works fine if I select text from this page.

Thanks,
Kent

plambert

It seems that Zotero is not able to create a snapshot of a gmail message (explained in an earlier forum message), and thus, somehow doesn't get to the note creation step.

I would like to see an option (in the context menu) to just create a stand-alone note (instead of zotero item containing snapshot + note, which is overkill sometimes). This would be great for basic note-taking, where you're not really interested in the source.

This would also allow people to clip text from gmail messages.

Finally, I'm a little confused about when you get the option to "Add selection to Zotero note" vs. "Create Zotero item and note from selection".

scot

Not to modify your request, but you do know that CTRL+ALT+O starts a new standalone note in a jiffy.

ktenney

plambert,

If the currently selected item in Zotero is a note, the choice
"Add Selection to Zotero Note" is available.

plambert

Thanks for the tips. ctrl-alt-o works great, but only if the Zotero window is open.

scot

True, I discovered that after I posted. I expect that's by design, but I wouldn't mind if it were changed to work even with the Z window closed (much like the context menu Zotero items do).