Classic view

Estilo · August 31, 2013

Hi, I'm newbies in Zotero.
Could anyone please help me how to make my Zotero Insert Citation become "classic view" directly anytime I will insert citation rather than provided with long red tube (with the "Z") and has to click "Classic View".

Thanks so much.

dstillman · August 31, 2013

You can do so from the Cite pane of the Zotero preferences.

Out of curiosity (and since it won't be around forever), what do you prefer about the classic view?

Estilo · August 31, 2013

Thanks so much Dan for your help.

What I really like from the classic view is that it helps me to find a reference that I don't exactly remember but I know where I put in particular folder. So instead of randomly guessing I can directly search the reference in any particular folder.

Once again thanks so much Dan.

adamsmith · August 31, 2013

@Dan (and Simon) - judging by my workshop experience, people are _very_ attached to the classic view for exactly the reason Estilo wants to have it. If you were to get rid of it, expect a lot of very unhappy users.

dstillman · August 31, 2013

Right, I wasn't suggesting that we'd remove it without an alternative (e.g., the ability to pull up the collection tree in some form in the new window, the ability to insert into a document from Zotero (which I think Simon prefers))—just that it doesn't make sense for something called "Classic View" to stick around forever.

adamsmith · August 31, 2013

oh good. FWIW I agree with Simon re:

the ability to insert into a document from Zotero (which I think Simon prefers))

dstillman · August 31, 2013

I personally think that's a little weird, given that you have to keep a mental model of what document is the top-most window in another program, and also people generally don't know how to efficiently switch between programs (i.e., Cmd-Tab/Alt-Tab), but it's definitely been requested before.