Item Pane (Pain)

OHB1335 · 2025-05-05T21:58:54+00:00

Hello all,

I am having an issue with the items pane, but I can't be sure if this is bug or a feature. I can unselect the "items pane" (in the View > Layout menu) to hide the unnecessary right pane when I find it too distractive or inconveniencing when the display is too small. When the right pane is hidden, the icons lining the right edge still remain visible, which is excellent for easy navigation. However, when I am reading the sources, the "item pane" option does not work at all. In other words, selecting/deselecting it does simply nothing.

I am using the latest version of MacOS. Does this apply to you too, or is it just me?

mjthoraval · 2025-05-05T22:12:53+00:00

In Reader tabs, you can toggle the right-hand pane (Context Pane) with the toggle button at the top-right of the Reader.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/2qbf7gdd8anntrk0kavx.png

The View > Layout menu is not adapting to the Reader tabs at the moment:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/comment/416863/#Comment_416863

OHB1335 · 2025-05-05T23:45:43+00:00

OMG! I just noticed this!! Thank you so very much!!! Is it possible to set up a hotkey on MacOS for this too? (Please say yes, please say yes...)

mjthoraval · 2025-05-05T23:58:56+00:00

You can use the Actions & Tags plugin:
https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-actions-tags/discussions/169

OHB1335 · 2025-05-06T01:42:47+00:00

I gave it a try days ago for other purposes, but I couldn't manage to use it properly. I will give it another go another day, thank you for your suggestion. :)

One last bit: It would be great when you click on the toggle button you pointed out, it would remain in its position rather than moving with the pane. That way, without moving the mouse, one could peep into the contextual data for a moment and then hide it immediately after. That would streamline the click-focussed navigation.