Comment on the new citation dialog in Zotero 7 beta

poettli
Not an issue, but a personal note. I prefer the previous behavior, i.e., using the space bar to add the next item in the selected items section, rather than the down arrow. It is more natural when using both hands (left on space bar, right on enter).
  • dstillman
    You're talking about 1) having multiple selected items in Zotero, 2) adding the first one to the citation, and then 3) space bar in the input field causing the next selected item to be selected? That was a bug if anything — it certainly wasn't intentional. That was just triggering a search for a space character, which happened to cause the first item to be reselected (and after a slight delay).

    It seems just as quick — quicker, actually, because there's no delay — to just press Enter - Down - Enter - Down. And the fastest option would be to just use Shift-Down-Down-Down-[…] to select all the items and then Enter once to add them all together.
  • poettli
    edited March 26, 2025
    You're talking about 1) having multiple selected items in Zotero, 2) adding the first one to the citation, and then 3) space bar in the input field causing the next selected item to be selected?
    Yes, I am talking about this
    That was a bug if anything
    Interesting.
    It seems just as quick — quicker, actually, because there's no delay — to just press Enter - Down - Enter - Down
    Not for me. With the current bug, I use the Space bar with my left hand, and the numpad Enter with my right hand, which is a well balanced position in my case. But if the future (correct) way is Enter - Down - Enter - Down, then I will adjust.
  • dstillman
    Yes, or again, Shift-Down-Down-Down + Enter, for ~1/2 the keypresses.
  • poettli
    Noted. And thanks for the quick reply, as always
  • poettli
    Yes, or again, Shift-Down-Down-Down + Enter, for ~1/2 the keypresses.
    This is, in fact, very convenient and efficient. Sorry for my narrow-mindedness in my previous messages.
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