URL field UI behavior

sdflewrit783
edited January 31, 2026
If I click in the filled URL field to edit it, the interface jumps to the abstract. This seems wrong.

Or maybe I misinterpret, but this jumping to the abstract is pretty common.
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    Restart in Troubleshooting Mode (Help → "Restart in Troubleshooting Mode…”), which temporarily disables all plugins.

    If that fixes it, you'll need to identify the plugin that's causing it and then report the problem to the plugin's developer.

    If not, can you provide some screenshots of the item pane that show this happening? A screen recording would be even more helpful — you can upload that somewhere (e.g., Google Drive) and provide a link here or email it to support@zotero.org with a link to this thread.
  • sdflewrit783
    No plugins at all. I shall try to record, it is not very predictable.
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    Make sure you haven't pinned the Abstract section. It doesn't happen for me with that pinned, but I could imagine some situation where that happened.
  • sdflewrit783
    Emailed the recording. This time it happened when I clicked on Short Title. Nothing is pinned.
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    OK, so it's happening when clicking straight from an edited field to another field. We'll investigate — thanks.
  • sdflewrit783
    Cheers.
  • sdflewrit783
    in 8.0.2, if I edit, say, Loc. in Archive and then click Library Catalog, it still jumps. Is it meant to be fixed or not yet?
  • dstillman Zotero Team
    No.
  • sdflewrit783
    ✅ Thanks, was not sure if this was hiding within "other various bug fixes"
  • asallen
    Checking in about this odd behavior. It's happening for me still after upgrading to 9.0.2 and with no plugins.

    It's not just from the URL, it's from nearly every field. It seems to be "paging down" in the Item Pane. If in the URL field, then it does bounce down to the abstract area, but if in, say, Publisher, it might jump down to URL.

    In addition to what sdflewrit783 described on Feb. 4, it always happens when editing/deleting information in a field and then pressing Tab to move to the next field. But when just tabbing between fields in the Item Pane, it moves smoothly between adjacent fields. If editing something, however, and then continuing to tab to the next field, that's when it jumps down / pages down.
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