Migrating to standalone Zotero 3
The documentation thread suggests I start a new discussion. How does one move from our traditional use of Zotero as a FF plug in to the new stand alone application available cross browser? Much of the elements are in discussions groups but we might pull it together in one area for those of us, such as myself, are not truly expert in the technology. Like most, my Zotero library is an invaluable asset and I believe it is buried within Firefox - a copy on my hard drive and some of the data synced with Zotero's servers. It seems "neater" to down load the new app and import the library into that app, easily found on my hard drive, replicable etc... How would one do that? How would one install the connectors to Safari and Chrome? What the potential pitfalls? Will it still sync with Zotero servers? These are initial questions only but a fuller FAQ might be developed.
The default storage location for Standalone (ZSA) is not any neater than for Zotero for FF (ZFF).
It is recommended that, on installing Standalone, you simply share the database with the existing Zotero for FF database - whether that is in its default location in the mozilla folder or in a custom location you placed it. You can also move the database at any later point - though I believe you'd have to change the location both in FF and Standalone.
Syncing with ZSA works exactly like with ZFF.
The connectors install like any other extension in Safari/Chrome, i.e. automatically when you're using the appropriate browser. They automatically recognize ZSA when it's open.
There are no potential pitfalls.
CRX_FILE_NOT_READABLE'.
I have no idea what the "missing link" error message is.
As for the problem with EBSCO - find the preferences/options for the Safari connector (in Chrome that's under tools-->extensions) and see what the Zotero Standalon Status is.
As Dan explains above, that won't change anytime soon. You can still download the file and import it in ZSA using the import function, but no, this will never be as smooth as with FF. If that's a crucial feature for you, stick with Zotero for FF.
But the folder item should work. If it doesn't in any reproducible way we can troubleshoot that.
Dan, I followed the thread about fixing the installation in Chrome issue and merely clearing downloads allowed it to install and it generates that little brown box within the URL rather than an extension icon to the right of the URL box - I cannot figure out how to generate extension icons outside the URL box - and been on the Google site. But the little brown box worked fine. So the bottom line, if all the articles are rendered in the icon to the left of the URL (Safari) or in the little brown box (Chrome) the user experience is fine and the files work. If I download a RIS file in Safari and double click in downloads, I cannot get it to import directly to ZSA. But we are moving in the right direction
One final question now - where is my library - is there a copy in ZSA (where) along with FF version?
For Chrome - like in Firefox, Chrome only displays a Zotero icon in the URL bar when it detects a translator. If you need to get to the Connector settings (which in most cases you shouldn't need to) you get there through Tools --> Extensions.
Your library - if you're sharing the ZFF library, there is no ZSA copy. You can find your libray in ZSA just as with ZFF:
http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data#locating_your_zotero_library