Custom Options for Page on Insert

riw777 · August 28, 2015

Y'all --

I find myself using Kindle eBooks on a more regular basis now, and trying to cite them. Sometimes the trick of searching some other copy of the book for the page number doesn't work, so I'm pretty much forced to use a location number. The problem is that Zotero doesn't make anything other than the "standard stuff" easy to use.

Would it be possible to either add "Location" to the set of options available where the page number/etc. dropdown is, or to allow users to add things to this list through a custom configuration?

Thanks!

Russ

adamsmith · August 28, 2015

we've talked about an empty locator field, but it won't happen soon (neither will a dedicated e-book label). You know, though, that for most purposes (except ibid) you can just use the suffix field?

riw777 · August 29, 2015

Thanks -- I'll use that for now... Is ibid the biggest problem with adding this code?

Russ

adamsmith · August 29, 2015

the only other issue that any term (like loc., locator etc.) won't switch according to the style as you change citation styles.

mikebenson · August 2, 2020

Any update on this issue?

I too frequently use Kindle editions and the Kindle 'location' is the only way to reference a particular location in some e-books. For APA7, the Suffix field does not add a comma after the year as required, i.e. (Smith, J. 2019 loc. 123) vs. (Smith J. 2019, p. 12). Adding a comma on the suffix line would give the following (Smith J. 2019 , loc. 123).

adamsmith · August 2, 2020

Adding a comma on the suffix line would give the following (Smith J. 2019 , loc. 123).

I haven't tested, but that would be a problem for all sorts of scenarios, so that'd be a bug. You're sure about that (i.e. not adding the space manually)?