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  • I have tested to merge the items in this example: Zotero_Duplicates_02.png. The merging process did not take me to the resulting merged item. So I had to search for it manually in the main library, through ordering by "Date Modified" for example. Th…
  • Ok, I see it now. If you sort by almost any other field they'll be sorted together. This statement is based on the assumption that the metadata is already "almost" identical, probably related to the way that these duplicates are identified. But if o…
  • Here are two simple examples of the problems I describe: 1) I usually download a list of PDF files on my computer to have a look at them first and eventually edit them or remove the irrelevant ones before adding the selected ones to my library. Thi…
  • I had the impression that Zotero was moving away from its original design as a "web-first tool", through the standalone app and the very nice recent pdf reader with annotations and notes. I am trying to point some of the limitations I experience in …
  • After trying many times, here is a repeatable procedure to obtain 2): Zotero_NoteLink_01.png a) Write some text in a note ("Test"). The position of the text in the note or the content do not seem important. Even an empty first line seems to work. b…
  • Thank you for all the clarifications. The puzzle is getting together. So the translators just give the ability to format the metadata from the items in the library, including the metadata of the parent item and its child items. But they cannot acces…
  • The example above has clarified that the Quick Copy cannot produce a different output depending on which PDF file you are currently viewing within a single parent item. Having the ability to produce a different ouptut depending on the current select…
  • I agree that a simple example will better illustrate my points. Let's consider a publication in my library with two attached PDF files (e.g. the main publication PDF1 and its supplementary material PDF2). I open PDF1 in the Zotero PDF viewer. From t…
  • I will reformulate what I understand: - The Quick Copy tool can only access information from the top level of an item, the parent item. - From that entry point, it can access the metadata of the item, its attachments and its child notes. - The annot…
  • I realize now that the field returning "undefined" is the "item.key" rather than the "item.libraryID". Sorry for the confusion. I am slowly understanding better what was happening. Thank you for your patience. So I understand that the libraryID is n…
  • My starting point is the export translator called "Zotero Select Item.js" described on this page: https://zoteromusings.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/zotero-item-uris-from-client/ This export translator is nice, as I can use it to link back to Zotero wh…
  • Still the same problem after the steps you have suggested: Zotero_Sort_05.png. The screenshot is taken directly after re-opening Zotero, without doing anything more.
  • I was not able to see the "Show on Page" popup before. But after trying again, it is working fine now, as described here: https://www.zotero.org/support/pdf_reader I have been playing with the different settings in Zotero in between so I am not sure…
  • See the result of the different steps: Zotero_Sort_04.png. 1) I have disabled all plugins, then restarted Zotero, which gave the top screenshot in the image. 2) Then I have clicked on the column Year, giving the second screenshot. 3) The third scre…
  • This multi-triangles behaviour only occurs at opening of Zotero. Then clicking on columns works as expected. The default order (the one obtained at first click) seems to be ascending for some columns, like Creator, but descending for some others, li…
  • Here is an example with 4 triangles showing simultaneously: Zotero_Sort_01.png. I think the multiple triangles behaviour was happening in the Debug ID provided above. Using: - Zotero 6.0.10-beta.8+2cad5b00d - On Windows 10 - With plugins: DOI Mana…
  • Thank you for your reply. Unselecting the annotation by clicking in the PDF page indeed also works fine. I am finding more unexpected behaviour of the navigation between annotations: Each annotation in the annotation panel shows one line with the p…
  • Thank you very much for all the information. I don't understand all the vocabulary in your reply yet, but I will come back to your post as I learn more about Zotero and the development tools. I have now started to use the Zotero Scaffold: https://w…
  • I have put the global picture in this post: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/98368/custom-copy-paste-to-evernote The format of the question was probably not clear, or contained too many questions. So I started to split my questions into smaller …
  • The translators have a "minVersion" and a "maxVersion" field to fill in the heading. I am trying to understand what is the meaning of "Version" in these fields. From the information below, I understood that the version to put in there is just the v…
  • I do not know much about coding or GitHub. I went through the GitHub page, but I could not find the information about the latest version of the Zotero translator. Could you point me where to find the version of the Zotero translator?
  • Thank you for your reply. How can I get the current translator version? I have looked in the following links, but could not see this information: - https://www.zotero.org/support/translators - https://www.zotero.org/support/dev/translators - https:/…
  • The import from Zotero-beta in Ubuntu worked perfectly this time, after syncing from the partial import in Windows 10. I still have the log file, but I guess you do not need it, as it was successful. The "tmp" folder in Windows 10 has been emptied a…
  • I have installed the following beta version from the instructions here: zotero-beta_6.0.10.7+acba90f27_amd64.deb https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-deb It seems to be the same version number as the one provided in the link you gave, but am…
  • A few remarks: - To reply to your question, I could try again from another account just for testing if it is useful for you to get the debug log. - Zotero was typically using around 1 Go of RAM during the import while not using Zotero. I did not see…
  • I have just got another crash. Zotero disappeared with a RAM usage around 2 Go. The total RAM on my laptop is 32 Go. I have restarted Zotero, and trying to send you the debug log. I guess I need to follow these instructions after the crash: "If sub…
  • Zotero has crashed again during the second part of the import. This time, I have 14591 items in my Zotero library after the crash, still missing a few hundreds only. I was able to confirm that the import was able to restart smoothly after closing t…
  • Thank you for your reply. I have installed the beta. This time, Zotero stopped at 7221 items. I have restarted the import process and it is now running again. Is this crash related to some maximum size of import set by Zotero or Mendeley? If I star…