Does anyone have some good learning resources for Zotero?
I agree that the source isn't easy to read. A guide with the architectural decisions would be welcome.
Zotero 6
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Re: Zotero 6
#162Any OCR support? I literally pay 20$ a month to fill out PDFs
There is no $20 Zotero plan for PDF filling. Are you talking about the $20/year plan?
Re: Zotero 6
#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
one or two Billies in volume Possibly the most universal of all units of measurements. For the uninitiated: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/billy-bookcase-white-00263850/
Whoa, that's expensive for an MDF bookcase.
Well-designed, proven, and sturdy though. It's not made of MDF, it's particle board. Although a cheaper material, this is actually a good thing here, because the same bookcase made of MDF would be much heavier and the planks would sag.
Prices are certainly on the high side, but that phenomenon does not seem limited to Ikea.
Re: Zotero 6
#164tried to do pdf annotation on linux, failed to figure out how PDF can be attached/added/opened with zotero.
That feature has been already implemented, and works well on Linux. What specific feature were you trying to code?
Re: Zotero 6
#165As a current Mendeley user, any thoughts on what I should expect if I want to start using Zotero?
At least Zotero will not pull off its apps from App Store for no reason.
Re: Zotero 6
#166Still missing feature: reading position save and sync
Re: Zotero 6
#167Zotero is one of those pieces of open source software that has really improved my life. I first discovered it as a teenager and it revolutionised writing papers and managing sources. Sadly I don’t find myself using it that much in my job. I always got a kick out of introducing it to my friends in the humanities and blowing their minds. I have no idea how anyone writes papers without zotero or another similar tool. Ke…
Agreed. What really blows my mind is how many of my academically inclined friends manage (and cloud sync) a big library of pirated papers using a rival piece of software owned by a major rights holder of said pirated papers. I mean... there's a good chance nothing will come of it, but it just seems like tempting fate. Zotero isn't just good enough, it's so good that the choice is completely trivial IMO! Thanks, Zoter…
To be fair Endnote license was given out for free and we didn't have to pirate articles as the university paid for all of these academic journal subscriptions.
Re: Zotero 6
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#169Does Zotero have an article suggestion feature (or discoverability) yet? It is the main reason I am still using Mendeley, I receive suggestions on articles related to the ones in my library. Zotero would make my work easier and faster, but right now Mendeley is making it better.
Re: Zotero 6
#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
> had the impression that [XULRunner] had slipped into such disrepair that it was no longer practical to ship products based on it It's not! Zotero has a novel build system where instead of using XULRunner, which is no longer available, the build scripts download a release version of Firefox and then replace the browser-specific modules and other assets with Zotero's bundle.
I almost thought you were being serious. I find it hard to detect sarcasm on HN.
It's not sarcasm[1][2].
And as bad as it sounds, it's not worse than most other build systems[3][4] (including Firefox's own build system[5], or anything based on Electron[6]).
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25458080>
2. https://github.com/zotero/zotero-standalone-build/blob/5.0.9...>
3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29125925>
4. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24495646>
5. https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/104791486912313598>
6. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25905152>