Right-click not working in library

tippetta · 2026-03-05T17:55:04+00:00

Right-click is not working in my library but works fine in other tabs. Zotero needs to be restarted to resolve this issue.

I am on the latest version of Zotero.

This is not the result of ZoteroPreview--I do not have that plug-in installed nor have I ever installed it.

Please advise.

dstillman · 2026-03-05T17:55:23+00:00

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.

chrislittle · 2026-03-05T21:06:07+00:00

I was also having this issue and troubleshooting mode seems to solve it, so I think the culprit must be BetterBibTex as that's the only plugin I use at present.

@tippetta do you also use BetterBibTex?

emilianoeheyns · 2026-03-06T11:55:15+00:00

@chrislittle can you please report such issues on the github project? I don't want problems stacking up just because people don't report them. BBT support happens on github.

chrislittle · 2026-03-06T16:19:51+00:00

@emilianoeheyns of course, I was planning to do so when I have time to try replicate the behaviour and get the debug id. I was also curious if it was the case for the other user. Perhaps I am wrong and it isn't BetterBibTex.

chrislittle · 2026-03-06T16:23:09+00:00

Also for what it's worth, the issue isn't currently happening with BBT enabled. So perhaps not the culprit. I will wait until it happens again.

tippetta · 2026-03-06T16:31:32+00:00

I can confirm that I do have BetterBibTex enabled.

My sense is that it's an intermittent issue, I can't consistently predict or replicate it.

chrislittle · 2026-03-06T16:41:23+00:00

Same for me. @emilianoeheyns when I next encounter this, I will report the issue on Github and provide a debug ID (I am working with logging enabled).