Bold/italics shortcut has no effect unless text is selected

unturned3 · 2024-11-06T20:58:36+00:00

This issue happens in the interface for adding a "comment" to a highlight in the PDF viewer:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u6836087/z8pgw4obcaulmbcm78sx.png

Pressing Cmd-B has no effect, unless a piece of text in the editor is selected.

The expected behavior is that pressing Cmd-B should enable bold mode, such that subsequently typed text are all bold. Pressing Cmd-B again should turn off bold mode, so text typed afterwards are normal. Same should apply to the other shortcuts (italics, superscript, etc). This behavior is true for Zotero's "Notes" editor interface, and indeed most text editing software out there.

Can this be implemented in the "Add comment" interface?

I'm on macOS 14.3, with Zotero 7.0.5.

Levnekov · 2024-11-07T02:30:41+00:00

Also experiencing this issue. https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/118551/zotero-7-beta-text-formatting-shortcut-keys-for-annotations-not-working

unturned3 · 2024-11-07T02:41:59+00:00

@Levnekov
Just confirming; do your shortcut keys not work at all, even if you select the desired words with the mouse in the "Add comment" interface? Because for me, the shortcuts work when words are selected.

martynas_b · 2024-11-07T09:28:44+00:00

It seems to be the same problem. We've created an issue for it. Thanks for reporting.

Levnekov · 2024-11-09T23:20:13+00:00

@unturned3: The keys work when words are selected, but it's a massive headache trying to manually do it every time I want to toggle, and time lost adds up quickly.