Toronto Star translator not working

DJP
sample article that wouldn't work:

http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Columnist/article/586923
  • beeker
    The Toronto Star translator is still not working. Here is a sample article, though the problem applies to all content on the website:

    http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/755917--france-should-ban-muslim-veils-commission-says?bn=1

    Or www.thestar.com for all others.

    This is the only Canadian newpaper with a translator that I am aware of, so any help here would be very much appreciated. Thanks
  • adamsmith
    what exactly happens? Error Report ID?
  • beeker
    My apologies for not including the error report.

    "Could not save item: An error occurred when saving this item. Please check known translator issues for more information."

    Thanks
  • adamsmith
    it's still missing the report ID:
    http://www.zotero.org/support/reporting_bugs
  • beeker
    gotcha. Here it is, though I don't know if it is related to the translator problem: 1217074807
  • jcadham
    I have just started having problems with the Toronto Star translator. It seemed to work fine a month or so ago when I last used it... Report ID: 1030866102
  • ajlyon
    The Star website has changed significantly, but:
    Please go to http://github.com/ajlyon/translators/raw/master/Toronto Star.js and save the file to the translators directory of your Zotero data directory (http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data).

    It should start working again. If this works for you, please post here so that I can submit this change to be pushed to all users.
  • jcadham
    I've tried it half a dozen times now. It's not picking up the columnist's name, but other than that, it's working like a charm. Thanks!
  • ajlyon
    Can you provide some URLs with author names? I know that part wasn't working, but I didn't have to time to track down articles with listed authors.
  • jcadham
    Happy to oblige!

    http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/article/1026656--power-exports-aren-t-money-spinners

    http://www.thestar.com/article/1038118--putting-ontario-made-solar-panels-to-the-test

    http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/1031551--hamilton-ontario-should-reconsider-offshore-wind

    http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1039757--hudak-steers-clear-of-hydro-price-promises

    http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1038102--ontario-s-green-energy-policies-break-trade-rules-eu-says
  • ajlyon
    Done. You can reinstall from the Github URL above to get author names, newspaper sections, and snapshots.
  • jcadham
    Awesome! Thanks.
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