@coelen: No list of planned features, but as I note in my post, features are added throughout Zotero's release cycle, so whether something will be in Z7 Final doesn't mean much. We'll release Zotero 7 as soon as we feel it's stable.
Yes, the current beta includes a recent pdf.js build and fixes various problems with PDF rendering (e.g., black circles with some graphics cards).
Can anyone elaborate how you would run 6 and 7 in parallel? What are the implications for the database, data directory location and linked files, paths etc. if you switch between the two versions? Is there a resource about doing this in general somewhere? Thanks
Any possibility or plan to make Zotero capable of viewing/rendering saved webpage snapshot's html file (saved via SingleFile or SingleFile-Lite) in a tab alongside other tabs showing PDFs?
great news. I am a regular user of zotero 6 and use only the zotero connect plugin in google chrome. If I want to try zotero 7 beta and for some reason, I want to go back to zotero 6. Can I go back to zotero 6 keeping annotations, pdf and notes made in each pdf document? And how can I make a backup on my windows 10 if I want to secure all those data in my library?
I appreciate your willingness to help me. I loved the release of zotero 6, can't wait to see zotero 7 stable.
Hi faria33, I am keeping both Zotero7 and Zotero6 on my computer (I am on Mac), on windows it might be harder to use both in the same time, but when you need to go back you just can reinstall
Given the announcement about the updated PDF reader, should this statement be amended?
That said, Zotero 7 doesn't currently make any database upgrades, so you should be able to switch back and forth between Zotero 6 and 7 without problems.
> If you do upgrade [to the latest Zotero 7 beta version], be aware that once you create underline or text annotations, you won't be able to switch back to Zotero 6 with the same database (though you can delete your database and pull data down from your online library). Creating underline or text annotations won't affect other synced devices with Zotero 6 or earlier Zotero 7 builds — you just might get a warning that some data couldn't be downloaded.
Is it possible to download a ZIP version of Zotero 6?
Once Zotero 7 releases, it might be useful to have a ZIP copy of Zotero 6 to bridge the gap with addons that might not be or might not become compatible with Zotero 7.
you mean portable version that you can easily install along Zotero 6? You could already do that (install Zotero 6 and Zotero 7) on Liniux and MacOS, I dont know about Windows unfortunately, but you probably can install it to separate directory and use separate profiles
@dstark: Yes, it's just the same URL scheme as the betas — "win32-zip" instead of "win32" — but as noted in the update in the original post, if you use some of the new annotation tools you won't be able to switch back to Zotero 6 with the same database.
First of all, this is great news! I've been using Zotero for a number of years and I sing its praises to my students every semester. My question is about release timing. When I demo and recommend the software this fall semester, would you recommend I demo version 6 or 7?
Greets to evrbd, would smbd. please provide a hint where the Zotero-7 (beta) sources are located on GitHub ? I see branches 5..6 and a 'electron'-branch and was wondering if dev for Zotero-7 happens somewhere else ? I could not find a hint in the Wiki and obviously evrbd. else knows where to look - since i found nobody asking for it in the forums ?:) So pls. share some englightment, whats going on where it happens :)
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Yes, the current beta includes a recent pdf.js build and fixes various problems with PDF rendering (e.g., black circles with some graphics cards).
Is there a resource about doing this in general somewhere?
Thanks
great news. I am a regular user of zotero 6 and use only the zotero connect plugin in google chrome. If I want to try zotero 7 beta and for some reason, I want to go back to zotero 6. Can I go back to zotero 6 keeping annotations, pdf and notes made in each pdf document? And how can I make a backup on my windows 10 if I want to secure all those data in my library?
I appreciate your willingness to help me.
I loved the release of zotero 6, can't wait to see zotero 7 stable.
I am keeping both Zotero7 and Zotero6 on my computer (I am on Mac), on windows it might be harder to use both in the same time, but when you need to go back you just can reinstall
For a backup you just need to back-up your data in Zotero folder, there is some info
https://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data
that would be very useful
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/106716/available-for-beta-testing-updated-reader-with-epub-snapshot-support-and-new-annotation-types
> If you do upgrade [to the latest Zotero 7 beta version], be aware that once you create underline or text annotations, you won't be able to switch back to Zotero 6 with the same database (though you can delete your database and pull data down from your online library). Creating underline or text annotations won't affect other synced devices with Zotero 6 or earlier Zotero 7 builds — you just might get a warning that some data couldn't be downloaded.
Once Zotero 7 releases, it might be useful to have a ZIP copy of Zotero 6 to bridge the gap with addons that might not be or might not become compatible with Zotero 7.
Thanks so much!
What I'm looking for is a ZIP version of Zotero 6 that I could use alongside a fully installed version of Zotero 7.
I'm only seeing the ZIP version available for download on the beta page and am having trouble finding a ZIP version for the current stable release.
Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks, again!
would smbd. please provide a hint where the Zotero-7 (beta) sources are located on GitHub ? I see branches 5..6 and a 'electron'-branch and was wondering if dev for Zotero-7 happens somewhere else ? I could not find a hint in the Wiki and obviously evrbd. else knows where to look - since i found nobody asking for it in the forums ?:)
So pls. share some englightment, whats going on where it happens :)
thx and greets Bosinski
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