ZotFile - Advanced PDF management for Zotero
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Looking at the debug log of Zotero is see these lines:
[JavaScript Error: "TypeError: zitem.getType is not a function" {file: "chrome://zotfile/content/zotfile.js" line: 702}]
version => 3.0.8, platform => Linux x86_64, oscpu => Linux x86_64, locale => en-US, appName => Firefox, appVersion => 15.0.1
Maybe someone knows if this could be the reason and how to fix it. I read that the main developer is busy with other work, but hopefully someone in the community knows how to fix this.
languageservicesco: You need to set the ZotFile preferences to point to the new destination folder and ZotFile can move the files there. I do not think that it is possible to do this without renaming the files.
>You need to set the ZotFile preferences to point to the new destination folder and ZotFile can move the files there.
I have entered the new destination under General Settings-Location of Files-Custom location, but can find no instructions or even a hint of where to tell ZotFile to go to a specific location and move the files to the custom location given. It is clearly so obvious that nobody thinks it needs explaining, but I am completely at a loss.
While I am on the subject, assuming I can overcome this current hurdle, if I have to rename the files, does the renaming mask get applied to new files downloaded?
http://www.jlegewie.com/zotfile.html
If it does not work for you, then it may be that there is a bug in the software. Or that you are doing something differently.
I am in the process of using Zotfile to move about 100 attachments from Zotero to Tablet, via Dropbox. For some reason, there is one Zotero sub-folder that will not replicate in Dropbox, nor will the atachments move. All the other subfolders have done so without hitch. This one simply won't work.
My General settings are pointing to the right folder in Dropbox.
My Tablet preferences are set to "create subfolders from zotero collections." When I right click on my sources to "Manage Attachments,"and "Send to Tabet," the name of the subfolder appears as an option on the bottom. But nothing happens after I select it.
Any thoughts about what's going on?
Than you!
Both versions are already approved and zotfile should update automatically.
languageservicesco: 2.2.3 should solve most of these problems. Please confirm.
Linux issue (mattias): try 2.2.3 and post whether it solves the linux problem. If it does not, post the new error message. I won't follow up right now but I will create a ticket for the future.
Don't know if that helps.
I've recently tried to use ZotFile in conjunction with Zotero online storage and ZotPad on my iPad. My goal is to read and annotate PDFs on my iPad and then send them back to Zotero, where I would like to be able to extract my highlights through ZotFile.
So far, I can get the PDFs onto the ipad through ZotPad and Zotero Online storage, mark them up with GoodReader, and send them back marked up to Zotero. The highlighted PDFs show up on my desktop. There, however, the problems begin. When I right click on the PDF in Zotero and ask ZotFile to extract the PDF, I get an error message saying, "Warning: The attachment "[filename of the pdf]" is a web attachment." How do I fix this??
Thanks in advance!
Reverting to 2.2.1 fixes this (for the exact same operation as above). Let me know if you need any additional debug output & what to look for.
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If it doesn't work, I can upload another attempt within a couple of minutes...
I installed the new .xpi - still shows up as version 2.2.3 (but that's in the install manifest, so that seems to be right) - I tried:
1. A top level pdf
2. A top level item with a pdf attached
3. An attached pdf
I get the same error message each time (...cannot be processed (Top Level item, web item, or does not exist).
Tried disabling all relevant-seeming add-ons (everything else Zotero related and pdf.js) to no effect.
Cant see anything in the debug - but happy to look if you want to make this noisier.
This is on Firefox 16.0.2 with Zotero 3.0.9 installed on linux.
I tried & failed on Zotero Standalone 3.0.8 before, though not with the new version.
http://imgur.com/dgcsf
(send to tablet produces exactly the same ones)
Zotfile clearly thinks this is a web attachment - I wonder why?
I thought this could be a linux issue, but I had a Windows user with the same error (I think it was worded slightly differently) message for the earlier 2.2.3 version.
http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zotfile/versions/
But 2.2.4 has now been accepted: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/zotfile/
I installed Zotfile. After installing it and opening an entry in my Zotero library which has an attached PDF it opens the PDF and shows the full URL (e.g. file:///Users/christoph/Documents/zotero/storage/43PBAX65/06003808.pdf). However, I would like to see only the Zotero URL like zotero://attachment/678. How can I go back to this? Also deactivating the Zotfile plugin did not help.
Thanks,
Christoph
thanks a lot for Zotfile.
I would like to report one problem - I can't set base folder for tablet files when there is a special character with diacretic in it's path. E.g. I have dropbox folder in windows profile directory including "ř" (R with caron). Zotfile fails to save correct path...