I can not see the bibtext key after installing better bibtex plugin in Zotero. Using Mac Sonoma, latest version of Zotero and RMarkdown. In other words, I am hoping to use the '@bibtex key' for citations while writing in RMarkdown but I no longer see the bibtex key in the info column for any given item in a Zotero library file.
Where -- exactly please -- on the Zotero info column is the bibtex key that used to be present in the old version of bibtex?
I occasionally come here, but I do my support on my github project page. The citation key is only visible in the middle list (if you enable it), display of the citation key in the item details screen is pending a change by the Zotero developers.
You write: "The citation key is only visible in the middle list (if you enable it)". How do I enable it? Or does the current Zotero version make it impossible to do so?
I'm not a sophisticated user, so please be as explicit as possible. There was no problem with finding the citation key in earlier versions of Zotero and bibtex. Why the change? It is terribly inconvenient to have to find the citation key in the body of a .bib file as opposed to right on the Zotero app.
Enable -- right-click on the column headers in the middle and add citaiton key as a column.
The change is because of changes in Zotero that changed how add-ons interact with Zotero, as noted by Emiliano above, making it visible on the right is pending (i.e. intended to happen again).
Note that RStudio has native Zotero integration that allows you to search for items and insert citations right from RStudio without having to go back to Zotero at all.
It's out of my control when I can add this back. Zotero is working on the change that allows me to add it back, but it's not finished, and I know no ETA for it to be finished. If you downgrade to Zotero 6 (Zotero 7 is beta after all), the citation key is present.
One last question: Where might I read (or see online instruction) specificaly regarding the Zotero integration with RStudio integration to which you refer?
Tried the instruction in the above weblink in RMarkdown using the citation syntax, e.g. '[@palm...]' where 'palm' would be the first 4 letters in a Zotero citekey for an author named 'palmer'. It would be nice if the completion interface came up, but it doesn't. I looked at Edit->Settings->Citations->Advanced and tried playing with all of the switches, but no combination of those switches brings up the attractive-looking completion interface.
FWIW, I restarted RMarkdown after trying multiple Citation options in RMarkdown
Because Zotero is designed around citeproc, not bibtex. If you want native bibtex, there is JabRef, BibDesk, CiteDrive, .... With BBT you get the best non-bibtex-manager bibtex support, but if you expect native, Zotero+BBT will always have unwelcome compromises.
Citation keys are coming to all Zotero items, although I don't know exactly when. For the time being, if you want to see them in the web library, you will need to pin the citation keys, which will put them in the Extra field of the item, which is available in the web library.
Upgrade Storage
https://retorque.re/zotero-better-bibtex/
This is exactly what I wanted! Thank you!
Where -- exactly please -- on the Zotero info column is the bibtex key that used to be present in the old version of bibtex?
And thank you for your kindness in thinking about my question.
You write: "The citation key is only visible in the middle list (if you enable it)". How do I enable it? Or does the current Zotero version make it impossible to do so?
I'm not a sophisticated user, so please be as explicit as possible. There was no problem with finding the citation key in earlier versions of Zotero and bibtex. Why the change? It is terribly inconvenient to have to find the citation key in the body of a .bib file as opposed to right on the Zotero app.
The change is because of changes in Zotero that changed how add-ons interact with Zotero, as noted by Emiliano above, making it visible on the right is pending (i.e. intended to happen again).
Note that RStudio has native Zotero integration that allows you to search for items and insert citations right from RStudio without having to go back to Zotero at all.
Thank you, thank you! What a relief!
One last question: Where might I read (or see online instruction) specificaly regarding the Zotero integration with RStudio integration to which you refer?
Lots of tutorials if you google
FWIW, I restarted RMarkdown after trying multiple Citation options in RMarkdown
It puzzles me, why bibTeX support is no native feature in Zotero...
Citation keys are coming to all Zotero items, although I don't know exactly when. For the time being, if you want to see them in the web library, you will need to pin the citation keys, which will put them in the Extra field of the item, which is available in the web library.