Cannot leave citation field in LibreOffice Writer
Hi everyone,
I use the Zotero connector with LibreOffice Writer. After inserting a citation, I often cannot type after or before the inserted special field because Writer assumes I am still inside the special field. I do NOT want to edit the citation, I just want to continue writing but I can’t. It sounds stupid but I can’t find a way to add text after / before the field. Sometimes it works bust most of the time it does not. How do I leave the field?
LibreOffice version is 7.3.0.3. Zotero version is 5.0.96.3. Operating System is Manjaro Linux with the Gnome Desktop.
I use the Zotero connector with LibreOffice Writer. After inserting a citation, I often cannot type after or before the inserted special field because Writer assumes I am still inside the special field. I do NOT want to edit the citation, I just want to continue writing but I can’t. It sounds stupid but I can’t find a way to add text after / before the field. Sometimes it works bust most of the time it does not. How do I leave the field?
LibreOffice version is 7.3.0.3. Zotero version is 5.0.96.3. Operating System is Manjaro Linux with the Gnome Desktop.
(Source: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/cannot-exit-the-cross-reference/45964 )
See:
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb/existing_citations_not_detected
"Bookmarks can cause errors if accidentally modified, so they should only be used if compatibility between Word and LibreOffice is necessary"
edit: Rereading the Ask LO link ... this is a recommendation by one LO user in 2019 and is not endorsed by anyone since.
Until the bug gatekeepers understand that writers of technical documents want to use LO and that this bug affects a wider population than Zotero users; this will remain a low priority.
it's very frustrating :(
currently I type enter to go to a new line (this seems to break the "we are still inside the citation thing), type a space, type left arrow, and then type backspace to go back to the previous line
Is there no workaround that Zotero can put in place?
It has been pushed to "master":
https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/384a80fc56e75e3d1ee18ffc303db85490716829
tdf#81720 Don't expand Reference Marks
It will be available in 7.6.0.
The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds
Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback."""
It should fix the issue, please do give it a try!