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• Thanks for pointing out the basic on/off switch. I figured Zotero might have one but it wasn't worth checking since it does not resolve the issue I raised. (A use case of approx 50/50 with/without attachments argues to me for easy ability to swit…

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 22, 2020
• Thanks for helping. I look forward to Zotero getting this improvement though I doubt it'll be anytime soon. My workaround: dump these less essential sources into a "to scan" folder. Then review the folder to delete, or move to correct folder wit…

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 22, 2020
• To be as clear as possible, in this new mode I would want to eliminate "heavy" pieces of data like PDFs or copies of web pages. What I want is this, ideally: a) enough metadata so I can create a citation like what Zotero presently supports b) …

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 22, 2020
• To add on: what I know is that I often would save citation only but the extra trouble of doing so deters me. So maybe most people adapt to the extra effort, and I should do so.

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 21, 2020
• Thanks, didn't realize G Scholar is untrustworthy. The balance between citation/whole article is hard to say because the "must have" (save article) is always on, while the "nice to have" (save citation) hardly ever happens. Right now, since I don'…

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 21, 2020
• I see one path that may meet my need: it looks like a Google Scholar page having just a single article is typically handled by Zotero Connector by its saving just the citation info.

  in Does this exist: easy switch between saving whole article vs just citation? Comment by gponym November 21, 2020
• Thanks. I don't think that page addresses my issue, but it's now resolved. Searching for papers at University of Minnesota library hangs and fails, starting a couple days ago. This symptom appeared more or less at the same time as the extension e…

  in library search failure correlated w/browser message: "extension requires additional permissions" Comment by gponym September 2, 2020
• thanks, bwiernik, glad to know it will just work!

  in Failure to install either Chrome or Opera Connector Comment by gponym August 29, 2018
• Installed Chrome addon to Opera. Most of these Chrome addons work but not all, so no complaints--just disappointment!--if it fails to work. Zotero is one of the few apps that might get me to open a different browser.

  in Failure to install either Chrome or Opera Connector Comment by gponym August 29, 2018
• Zotero "see all connectors" (https://www.zotero.org/start) has a link that takes one to Opera. Would attach screenshot if it were possible. Back to the Chrome failure. On same Zotero page, when I press the main Install button (meant for Chrome), …

  in Failure to install either Chrome or Opera Connector Comment by gponym August 29, 2018