import citations with html italics tags
Hello, I am trying to edit italics tags ("<..></..>" stuff), in an external editor and import them back into zotero.
Tried a few export/import formats but cannot find a format that supports italics tags (and displays properly in zotero application's screen, after import).
If I tag them in zotero app, all works fine. but there are easier tools to tag outside, like visual studio code, etc.
Any opinions ?
Tried a few export/import formats but cannot find a format that supports italics tags (and displays properly in zotero application's screen, after import).
If I tag them in zotero app, all works fine. but there are easier tools to tag outside, like visual studio code, etc.
Any opinions ?
BibTeX/BibLaTeX and EndnoteXML both preserve italics and other markup on import/export, but they both have their own syntax for those that's converted in both direction.
"Document" type is failing, with single entry CSL JSON export/imports tested.
Then if we can go back to main issue, I have modified the italics outside of zotero, imported back, but now I am not sure how to replace them with existing records. Will deleting older set of records (into trash) and importing this modified set, will work? (Duplicate mechanism is not working since due to italics tags, zotero dont consider these two as duplicates anymore, so they are not listed in duplicates)
But if you must, then yes, sorting by title would seem to be the way to go (note that you can still merge duplicates if you have two or more items of the same item type selected outside the Duplicates view)
@adamsmith The truth is, I prefer to avoid editing outside too. Since I am transferring already hand-written references by help of anystyle, all formatting is gone. What I dont understand is, why there is no basic styling/formatting options (buttons or key combinations) available in zotero app, like, bold, italics,underline, super-sub script.. These are, shouldn't be very difficult to add into code, I believe.
I have used a collection for this.
First exported that collection to CSL JSON
Then fixed the italics, in an external editor
Choose my library in Zotero, imported the edited list.
Selected all records in the initial collection folder, deleted them to trash.
Clicked on "My library" to ensure I choose top level, and searched for some author names in the imported-list, to be sure, there are no duplicates.
Went to MS Word, to the document containing citations in that collection above.
Click refresh, nothing changed. All entries in the biblioghraphy are still not italicised.
Deleted the bibliography section, and added again by "add/edit bibliography", nothing changed, still no italics.
Tried above things after exiting Zotero and Word, and opening again. no help.
Went to one of in-text citations, deleted a citation containing italics. Checked that its removed from references, and then added back: We have italics.
Basically, removing non italics from Zotero collections and importing them back didn't help me to update bibliography list. May be I am missing some step ?
If you want citations to update in a Word document, you need to use merge -- that's why we both suggested it above. If there was a solution as simple as what you did, we would have mentioned that.
I am hoping to see an update to Zotero which will allow me to do some basic styling, without need of an external solution.
Thank you for your patience and the answers.
After merging two items with proper one as 'master', refresh button works as expected and italicised versions are now being displayed in biblio. section.
Problem seems solved.