Feature request: queueing items with Zotero Connector
Rather than require Zotero to be open to add and save items from browsers with the Zotero Connector plug-in, could items be added to a 'queue' when Zotero isn't open? The queue could be processed manually later on when Zotero is available.
Queuing items in the connector doesn't work, for all sorts of reasons:
1) It's Zotero that has the list of collections, so you wouldn't be able to choose a target collection or library.
2) It's Zotero, not the connector, that downloads attachments, and if it tried to do so later, the cookies could easily no longer be valid and downloads would be rejected.
3) The connector storage isn't stable — it could be deleted by the browser before you opened Zotero and the items were saved.
4) Various other functionality in the connector — RIS/BibTeX interception, CSL installation, Google Docs integration — depends on Zotero being open.
These shortcuts should work for Firefox and Chrome:
Bookmark Page (Cmd/Ctrl + D)
Bookmark All Tabs (Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + D)
I sometimes postpone saving to Zotero when I'm not connected to the campus network. Zotero would fetch an open access preprint version, but I prefer the journal's pdf file. Saving immediately might require more postprocessing of the items.
I often miss the Zotero analog of Ctrl+Shift+D, "Save All Tabs to Zotero".