cannot insert citation in Writer, only citation code, with a particular footnote style

arhitectul adrian · September 9, 2020

I use LibreOffice Writer in Ubuntu Studio 20.04, with a customized template that includes a particular footnote style. This style allows me to insert simple footnotes, but I receive an error when I want to include a Zotero reference: a small Zotero Integration window appears with the message ”Zotero experienced an error updating your document. Would you like to view troubleshooting instructions?”, then the footnote with the reference appears with a blank line, then, on a second row, the {Citation} code.
The Report ID is 546448648
Could you, please, help me with this issue? Thank you.

adomasven · September 9, 2020

Most likely this is an old bug in LibreOffice: https://github.com/zotero/zotero-libreoffice-integration/issues/50

You can work around it it by not using the Next Style property for your customized footnote/body styles.

You may want to comment on the LibreOffice bug and tell them you're also affected, which might make someone take notice and attempt to fix it. https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=124842

arhitectul adrian · September 9, 2020

Thank you, adomasven!!! Indeed, when I chose the same "Footnote" style as Next Style, the bug disappeared! I used the feature for my normal footnotes, where I wanted the second and following paragraphs to indent with the first one, without having a note number. I will go there and add my comment. Thank you so much!