Lookup Engines not available

lm_ecl · 2025-03-21T10:10:16+00:00

I needed to reinstall Zotero and now the Lookup Engines are not available:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u11878596/exu29dncsd2l2t488kxg.png
I replaced the engines.json file with the one on https://github.com/bwiernik/zotero-tools, and they seem activated:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u11878596/yfpkcao97n3aq2mifjgq.png
But they still seem to be unavailable. Am I doing something wrong?

poettli · 2025-03-21T10:12:18+00:00

What happens when you select an item first?

lm_ecl · 2025-03-21T10:16:02+00:00

Silly me! They are working, after all, they only became visible when an item is selected.
Many thanks Poettli.

lm_ecl · 2025-03-21T10:32:49+00:00

Anyway, in Zotero 6 it works perfectly, but in Zotero 7, not so well. By selecting an item, I can see all the engines:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u11878596/n1mcoa534nih1azei2mw.png
But it is not possible to manage all of them. The management box only shows the first 5 and does not allow you to scroll down or increase the window size:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u11878596/nxra0ox47c9oozp2rw0l.png

poettli · 2025-03-21T10:55:28+00:00

On Zotero 7.0.13 and 7.1-beta.23+6787dcd59 (macOS) I can see all. It looks like you are seeing this old issue: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/117275/zotero-7-buttons-in-manage-lookup-engines-window-are-not-visible-with-more-engines

lm_ecl · 2025-03-21T11:19:58+00:00

Yes, it can be that, I'm working in a corporate pc with the version 7.0.3. I'll request to update Zotero. Thanks a lot for your help.