[Zotero Connector] Notification message of import status
Hi: Is there any way I can have Zotero Connector return a notification message, of import status e.g. 10 records added successfully? Ideally the notification mesage would use Firefox notification that passes thru the OSX notification system. Thankyou
We don't use the built-in notification system because 1) the save popup also lets you choose the collection to save and add tags to items, which wouldn't be possible with native notifications, 2) native notifications are extremely limited in text length, so they would cut off titles and wouldn't let us show child attachment progress, and 3) native notifications make a sound by default, which would be incredibly annoying every time you save.
The popup is not a status check it is done. It is showing me it is doing it, and then sometimes it just closes. then I navigate to the Zotero App and the records are not there. Then I wait, more than a minute and the records are there in Zotero App.
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The popup has disappeared and often I dont have the reords in Zotero App. No error message recieved. So I redo it and this time it works.
So its feeling like zotero connector requires hand-holding to be able to trust it.
If that's not working for you, that's the thing to report. We'd need a Debug ID from the connector for a save attempt, along with an exact description of the problem.
As I noted in your other thread, your cookie settings may be interfering with saving, in which case either you'll get an error in the save popup or in some cases it may just close without showing the title. We'd like to improve the latter, but there are some technical issues preventing us from showing better feedback in all cases at the moment.