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  • second this request. Similarly, search/replace in the text editor (useful in other scenarios as well). Ideally both features would be nice, they're really different use cases.
  • It would be great if you could hide both tags and collections, i.e. display only item list and details pane. For me this would basically solve the problem of using zotero on a small screen. With items sorted by "creator" I can locate by typing a f…
  • You might be able to move the window via the keyboard. I'm not familiar with fluxbox but I've had the same problem and this is how I do it in gnome: > open prefs window > alt-space > select "Move" > move the window around with arrow ke…
  • I don't know if there is an absolute limit to the number of citations. But for me, there is a performance problem with OpenOffice. After inserting about 50 citations, it starts to take longer and longer to insert each citation. I've never gotte…
  • I'd be interested if someone successfully customizes the TinyMCE editor. I've tried a few times without success. I believe some features require additional TinyMCE code that is not packaged with zotero. As for necessary functionality, I agree w…
  • sorry, userChrome.css (edited my previous post to correct).
    in Font Size Comment by alexuw May 28, 2009
  • I can't seem to change the font via userChrome.css and finally just hacked the jar file. Two separate machines, both running linux - ubuntu 9.04. (Doesn't seem like Linux would be an issue here but maybe.) For the record, I tried with no plugins …
    in Font Size Comment by alexuw May 28, 2009
  • userChrome.css isn't doing anything for me either. I can change #zotero-item-pane so I know I'm working on the right file etc. Would be great if someone could confirm this works with zotero 2.0b4, ff 3.0.10 ...
    in Font Size Comment by alexuw May 27, 2009
  • Just encountered this problem with ebscohost but for me, only when looking at the individual article. It worked when I selected the article from the folder list - while looking at the search results not the individual article. Seems to be differ…
  • FYI not mentioned in the ticket - TinyMCE has a search plugin. Seems like it should be as easy as dropping in the plugin code and enabling it. http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Plugins/searchreplace I thought about trying to hack it in…
  • Dan, thanks for taking the time to respond. I feel pretty stupid saying this, but it never occurred to me that the bug-tracking system would be intended only for developers. I feel like I've derailed this thread somewhat and apologize for that. …
  • noksagt, your detailed responses helps me see another point of view but I disagree on a couple points. The bug I mentioned is an interesting example. I didn't find the bug report because it does not include the error message actually seen by the …
  • Regarding my comment in the previous post about a development timeline, here's a more concrete example. I have my own high-priority list of 2 or 3 features, where I now use klugy work-arounds. These are not "deal-breakers" per se, but I would re…
  • Late to the party here but I'd like to express a strong feeling that the feature request and bug tracking process be rethought (as in this thread). A few comments... I have the same complaint about trac access, for instance this problem, which as …
  • I saw a similar error when I was running out of disk space. Once I freed up some space I was fine. I restored my data from the server: gear icon > preferences > sync > restore Which might not have been necessary. But in any case the …
  • I second this feature request.
  • Note to devs: I can't find a bug report for the "Duplication of tagged items is not available in this Zotero release" problem. I signed up for trac so I could enter one but apparently I don't have sufficient privileges. For the record, it looks…
  • I can imagine a few unlikely use cases, say if you're manually entering a number of articles from the same issue of a journal. And yes, duplicating to define sections of edited volumes - this is a kluge. The planned solution is a hierarchical mo…
  • I guess I was dreaming. I swear it went away for a while. I duplicate items all the time as a work-around for not having a better way to deal with edited volumes. This bug is fantastically annoying.
  • I'm pretty sure this was fixed in 1.5b1 but has reappeared in 1.5b2
  • A saved search acts like a Collection (folder). So you can add the collection as a condition (in the advanced search dialog) like this: Collection is MySavedSearch I just tried and it seemed to work. Not quite the interaction model you describe …
  • To second the original inquiry, I also would appreciate having release notes. It would help users participate more intelligently, e.g. by confirming bug fixes, or just to know that a bug you're affected by has been fixed. I know we can look at T…
  • No it's not possible. Some sort of hierarchical items are planned, but for now the best solution is to define separate items and relationships between them, as described here: http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/3031/book-section-link-to-book-ente…
  • > I don't suppose it's possible to maintain two databases simultaneously One way to work with multiple databases is to use a separate Firefox profile for each. Straightforward enough, but the databases are completely isolated from one another.
  • I'm now syncing and "my library" is back. jverber - this may be unrelated to your problem (I see your post was 5 hours ago), but you might try again.
  • There may be a server problem at the moment - the sync is timing out. Also I can't pull up "my library" on the website. I've been syncing for a while now with no issues. Some sort of server status info page would be nice...
  • Could this be user-configurable? For me it's becoming an issue on my (slow) laptop but is ok on my desktop. erazlogo: might be better to type the new entry data elsewhere and copy and paste ...
  • I've found myself thinking along similar lines as Heidi, but end up in a quandary. The power of tagging lies in its simplicity - the way tags are unstructured and open-ended. Obviously that means tags can quickly become a big mess, but when you're…
  • 2) you can turn off the drag thumbnail image "feature" - just enter the url about:config, find this item, and set to false. nglayout.enable_drag_images 1) would be nice to be able to turn off find-as-you-type. A minor issue, hidden pref would be …
  • This sounds like an easy fix. If so I vote for high priority. If you deal much with edited volumes it disrupts the natural workflow and ends up creating a lot of frustrating, tedious work.