Expand all entries?

milogies · 2025-01-04T13:08:20+00:00

(Zotero 7, Windows 11:) Is there a way to expand (and collapse) all entries in the center view so that all attachments of all entries are visible (collapsed)? This would sometimes make the overview easier.
In my opinion, this would also be useful for the “collections pane” and the “item pane”.

dstillman · 2025-01-04T13:08:40+00:00

+/- keys on the keyboard

mjthoraval · 2025-01-04T13:34:15+00:00

For the item pane, you can right-click on the header of any section to get the options "Expand All Sections" and "Collapse Other Sections":
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/qbpd6lu6mo4neszsp1ba.png

milogies · 2025-01-04T13:39:46+00:00

Thanks! +/- is a start, before integrating it into the GUI. In the "collections pane", +/- should be context sensitive, only expanding/collapsing the collection the cursor is on. In the "item pane", +/- does not work so far.

milogies · 2025-01-04T14:41:44+00:00

@mjthoraval Thanks! Some consistency is missing for this feature in the GUI, IMHO. But this would need some redesign of the heads of the 3 columns and changing the context menus, I assume.

dstillman · 2025-01-04T14:43:50+00:00

They're unrelated. +/- has been the shortcut for expanding/collapsing all rows in the collection/item trees forever. The Zotero 7 item pane is a totally different interface.