Zotfile - extract PDF annotation - Can't find zotfile.pdfExtraction.openPdfMac_skim

caroline.dault
Hello there,

So I have installed the extension Zotfiles on my Mac, and was trying to configure it so I could use Skim as the default PDF reader. The extension documentation talks about a Hidden Option one can set to "True" in order to make this happen, but when I go on Zotero -> Preferences->Advanced as per the instructions I can't find the hidden option "zotfile.pdfExtraction.openPdfMac_skim" in about:config. I see a bunch of other zotfile hidden options, but there is no zotfile.pdfExtraction.openPdf* anywhere. Anyone else has had this issue?


  • adamsmith
    You might consider just moving to the beta version with built-in PDF annotation support if you're starting with this now.

    But if you do want to get this going in Zotfile, you might need to create that preferences: right-click in the config editor, select new, Boolean, and use
    extensions.zotfile.pdfExtraction.openPdfMac_skim as the preferences name.
  • qqbb
    The preferences 'extensions.zotfile.pdfExtraction.openPdf*' are obsolete as of ZotFile 5.0.13, when ZotFile removed its 'zotero://open-pdf' handler.

    @caroline.dault: You should be able to specify Skim as a custom viewer directly in Zotero: "Edit" -> "Preferences" -> "General" -> "Open PDFs using" -> "Custom...". Skim should then be able to open 'zotero://open-pdf' links at a given page.

    But I agree with adamsmith, you might be better off with Zotero's new PDF reader.
  • caroline.dault
    Thank you for your answers. Where can I get this beta version?
  • adamsmith
    See https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/88064/available-in-preview-zotero-pdf-reader-and-new-note-editor/p1

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