Zotero 3.0.7 - Changelog

What's new in Zotero 3.0.7:

May 4th, 2012

Bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes:
· “this.base.givens[this.gnameset] is undefined”
· Don't fail if user cancels document preferences window that appears because a style doesn't exist
· Fixed some issues with corrupted field codes
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.329

· Fixed preferences window in Thai locale
· Show data directory properly on Linux
· Show “Search subcollections” instead of “Search subfolders” in Advanced Search
· Made various hard-coded strings localizable

What's new in Zotero 3.0.6:

May 1st, 2012

· Fixed character codes appearing in subsequent-author bibliography references
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.328

What's new in Zotero 3.0.3:

February 18th, 2012

Localization:
· Imported latest localizations from Transifex

Bugs fixed:
· Fixed RTF Scan
· Word processor integration
· Fixed various potential errors
· Miscellaneous bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.285
· Keep the Zotero toolbar visible in popup windows that hide toolbars
· Fixed importing of non-Unicode files
· Fixed issues saving attachments in certain translators
· Fixed compatibility with pdf.js
· Fixed “Please restart undefined” in WebDAV error message

What's new in Zotero 3.0.2:

February 14th, 2012

Functionality changed or added:
· Word processor integration
· Defer missing-item warning until after QuickFormat dialog closes
· Warn before letting the user change a citation that has been edited
· [Standalone] Allow add-ons to be updated via addons.mozilla.org

Localization:
· Imported latest localizations from Transifex

Bugs fixed:
· Fixed “libraryID, name, type are not unique” tag sync error
· Fixed large minimum height of Zotero pane
· Word processor integration
· Fixed a number of issues that could lead to errors or broken documents
· Be more lenient about hyphens and em dashes
· Fixed several issues with integration dialogs on Linux
· Miscellaneous bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.280
· [Standalone] Don't show “Attach Snapshot of Current Page”/“Attach Link to Current Page” buttons
· [Standalone] Improved saving of attachments from connectors
· Fixed alignment of save icon guidance panel
· Fixed minor memory leak when saving snapshots
· [Standalone] Fixed report scrolling
· Don't detect all ZIP files as OpenDocument files
· This resulted in .docx and other file types being downloaded with an .odt extension from zotero.org in some browsers. Existing files will be corrected in the near future. As a temporary workaround, rename files to use the correct extension. (details)
· When rebuilding index, continue to index other files after indexing failure
· Don't show debug output when saving snapshots with debug pref off
· Minor tweaks for addons.mozilla.org validator

Developer-specific changes/fixes:
· Allow use of empty string as delimiter in xpathText

What's new in Zotero 3.0.1:

February 4th, 2012

Functionality changed or added:
· Added first-run guidance to QuickFormat window

Bugs fixed:
Word processor integration:
· Fixed switching to classic Add Citation dialog
· Fixed high CPU use in LibreOffice plugin
· Made QuickFormat page number handling more reliable
· Fixed QuickFormat display/focus issues on Linux
· Fixed a crash on Linux when using LibreOffice integration

Fixed broken snapshot annotation:
· Note that annotation/highlight functionality is no longer maintained, annotations and highlights do not sync, and use of those features is discouraged. (more details)

What's new in Zotero 2.1.8:

June 15th, 2011

· Fixed cases of unending sync icon spinning
· Allow CSL 1.0 dependent styles to reference CSL 0.8 parents, and vice versa
· Parse mm/yyyy properly on non-US systems
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.177
· Fixed gradients in collection/item lists on OS X

What's new in Zotero 2.1.7:

June 10th, 2011

· Functionality changed or added
· Firefox 5 compatibility
· Switched code license from GPLv3 to Affero GPL
· Clicking the Toggle Tab Mode button when the Zotero tab is the only tab open will now open the home page
· Changed creator format in BibTeX export, per http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/17911
· Bugs fixed
· Fixed “win.ZoteroPane.document is undefined” when Zotero was set to start in tab mode and the Zotero tab had not yet been selected
· Fixed installation of dependent styles from the new Zotero styles page
· Miscellaneous bibliographic output and word processor integration fixes
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.176
· Sync issues
· Don't re-upload all downloaded data after a failed initial upload
· On sync conflicts, display only one alert about auto-merged objects per object type, and log the rest to the Error Console
· Prevent a couple cases of erroneous full syncs due to deleted local items
· Fixed occasional “DAV:href '/zotero' does not begin with path '/zotero/'” error on opening Zotero pane with WebDAV syncing enabled
· Fixed potential WebDAV error on Restore to Zotero Server even if WebDAV wasn't selected
· Fixed (cosmetic) duplication of standalone items in UI after dragging to another item below it in the items list
· Fixed excessive database activity when dragging a child note to another parent
· Fixed various platform-specific toolbar and add-on bar UI issues
· Fixed white bar above add-on bar on Windows if Zotero was started maximized
· Dragged notes containing empty paragraphs were copied as HTML markup
· A custom style with invalid XML would prevent all installed styles from loading
· Fixed selection of single top-level item after site translation
· Show proper file-access-denied message on Windows
· Fixed XML parsing errors on some imported notes in generated reports
· Strip tabs from filenames
· Don't attempt to run regular expressions on very long URIs to fix incompatibility with Update Scanner add-on

What's new in Zotero 2.1.6:

April 22nd, 2011

· Functionality changed or added
· Show progress bar over Zotero pane while saving items to prevent interruption
· Embed COinS in HTML bibliographies
· Bugs fixed
· Sync conflict resolution
· Fixed erroneous conflicts due to encoded XML entities
· Fixed erroneous file sync conflicts
· Fixed 'Error in getField: term ”[n]” does not exist' word processor plugin error
· Miscellaneous bibliographic output fixes
· More helpful message for all file access errors during syncing
· Prevent toolbar from disappearing on pages with toolbars disabled
· Fixed parsing of MM/YYYY dates
· Fixed date-based sorting in reports
· Fixed erroneous HTML entities in note text copied via web page context menu
· Don't strip 'cite' attribute from (used by browser pane context menu options to specify the source URL)
· Developer-specific changes/fixes
· Updated citeproc-js to 1.0.148
· Map recipient, interviewer, and composer to CSL

What's new in Zotero 2.1.5:

April 13th, 2011

· Update to citeproc-js 1.0.143
· Sort translators alphabetically in export dialog

What's new in Zotero 2.1.1:

March 21st, 2011

· Fixed word processor integration hang for Firefox 3.6 MacWord users
· Fixed error loading preferences in Estonian locale
· Fixed recognition of non-English months in Date field in non-English locales

What's new in Zotero 2.0.9:

October 15th, 2010

· Security fixes
· Rich-text editor allowed execution of arbitrary code with full privileges
· JavaScript in notes is now stripped by editor and sync server
· Editor now runs with reduced privileges
· Credit to Mario Heiderich for discovery
· JavaScript in URL field was executed (with minimal privileges) when viewing item
· JavaScript in URL field is now ignored
· Credit to Mario Heiderich for discovery
· Edit Bibliography dialog was broken
· Syncing
· Addressed ZFS compatibility problems with proxy servers and security software
· Replaced HEAD requests with GET requests
· Sync credentials weren't cleared if username was removed before password
· Fixed potential “Invalid response retrieving file upload parameters” ZFS error
· Fixed dragging item to tag with both automatic and manual versions
· Misspelled words are now underlined while typing in rich-text notes
· Suggested corrections are not currently available
· Added warning to Sync→Reset pane
· Use display title for related items in reports
· Creators were out of sequence in RDF export with >10 creators
· Localization
· Removed incomplete de-AT and de-CH localizations
· “Afficher le fichier” and “Localiser le fichier” were reversed in the French localization
· Fixed typo in German locale
· Fixed encoding issue with em dash in sync error message
· Fixed ”%S” showing up instead of hostname in WebDAV SSL certificate error
· Don't display trash message when deleting from group collection
· Includes various translator updates not pushed to clients

What's new in Zotero 2.0.8:

September 24th, 2010

· Fixed startup crash in Firefox 3.5 due to Firefox bug

What's new in Zotero 2.0.3:

May 14th, 2010

· Fixed UI glitches during syncing
· Always show last sync time if available in sync button tooltip
· Replace “Report Error” with “Show File” in read-only file sync error dialog, and show full file path
· Fixed endless sync icon spinning after read-only file sync error
· Show only collections and saved searches from current library when creating a saved search
· Fixed a couple issues that could cause an error when emptying the trash
· Disabled Sync Reset feedback, since it causes endless sync icon spinning if the pref window is closed
· Fixed upgrade error for custom styles with invalid ids
· Fixed a couple very rare upgrade errors
· Added autocomplete to Archive field
· Adjusted spacing of sync error icon on Windows
· Open support/documentation link in new tab rather than new window
· Fixed logged progress window error when saving from translators
· Don't open page twice when clicking link from progress window
· (dev) Correct order of Zotero.Utilities.arrayDiff() parameters in comment

What's new in Zotero 2.0.2:

May 14th, 2010

· Fixed UI glitches during syncing
· Always show last sync time if available in sync button tooltip
· Replace “Report Error” with “Show File” in read-only file sync error dialog, and show full file path
· Fixed endless sync icon spinning after read-only file sync error
· Show only collections and saved searches from current library when creating a saved search
· Fixed a couple issues that could cause an error when emptying the trash
· Disabled Sync Reset feedback, since it causes endless sync icon spinning if the pref window is closed
· Fixed upgrade error for custom styles with invalid ids
· Fixed a couple very rare upgrade errors
· Added autocomplete to Archive field
· Adjusted spacing of sync error icon on Windows
· Open support/documentation link in new tab rather than new window
· Fixed logged progress window error when saving from translators
· Don't open page twice when clicking link from progress window
· (dev) Correct order of Zotero.Utilities.arrayDiff() parameters in comment

What's new in Zotero 2.0 Beta 7.6:

January 5th, 2010

Functionality changed or added:
· Prepend '&' rather than '?' before OpenURL resolver URLs that already contain '?' character
Bugs fixed:
· Modifying a standalone note would remove it from any collections it was in (since 2.0b7.5)
· Using ANY mode in Advanced Search window caused all library items to be returned
· Fixed file access error on Windows on syncing of modified files
· Certain items could trigger 404 errors with Zotero storage
· Fixed issue with sorting of multiple sources in one citation
· Child items of deleted items appeared in gray (i.e., not deleted) in Trash

What's new in Zotero 2.0 Beta 7.5:

November 28th, 2009

Firefox 3.6 compatibility:
· Main Zotero extension only — not word processor plugins

Sync improvements:
· Support for a new server architecture that will enable syncing of larger libraries
· Manual sync session unlocking is no longer necessary
· Added progress feedback to sync icon tooltip during sync
· Always rename attachment title when using Rename File from Parent Metadata
· For open PDFs saved via Create New Item from Current Page, save web page item rather than standalone PDF attachment if snapshot pref is off or toggled off with Shift-click
· Restore sending of cookies even if “Allow third-party cookies” is disabled
· Item deletion changes
· Removed option to erase child items — now implicit in deletion of parent
· Show appropriate message when moving items to trash
· Unbound delete action from Backspace on Windows, where it's non-standard
· Fixed inconsistencies in Cmd/Ctrl-Delete behavior
· Cmd/Ctrl-Delete will move item to trash without prompt in Library and move items to trash with a prompt in collection or search
· Purge deleted creator/tag values when emptying trash
· Added dialog when changing data directory to empty folder explaining that files need to be copied manually
· Changed “Storage Location” to “Data Directory Location” in Advanced preferences

Bugs fixed:
· Sync errors
· nsIFile.remove()/NS_ERROR_FILE_ACCESS_DENIED errors
· Shorten filenames >=254 characters on file sync error, since ext3/ext4/HFS+ all have ~254-character filename length limits
· On Linux, if filename is over 130 characters and under 244, display filename in error message and include ecrypt suggestion
· “UPDATE itemAttachments SET syncState=?”
· “constraint failed” error on “REPLACE INTO itemNotes” query when a standalone note in a collection became a child note remotely
· “itemID 'undefined' not an integer in Zotero.Item.addRelatedItem()”
· “Module not initialized”
· “Cannot set source to invalid item”
· Added separate message for group quota errors
· Don't immediately re-upload synced relations
· Word processor integration
· Activate Firefox on OS X 10.4
· Fixed typo in Document Preferences window
· Fixed error importing RDF files from Zotero 1.0 with child items in collections
· Fixed open/save window importing BibTeX files without UTF-8 BOM in auto mode
· Defaults to UTF-8
· Advanced quick search mode was searching after every keypress
· Fixed UI issue with search box when text was entered
· PDFs saved via Create New Item from Current Page weren't automatically selected
· Fixed incorrect linking of URLs without trailing punctuation in HTML bibliographies
· Fixed XML parsing error in report generation if HTTP URL had a space in it
· HTTPS URLs in COinS weren't being imported
· Translators were being pulled from repository unnecessarily in new installations

What's new in Zotero 2.0 Beta 7:

October 21st, 2009

· Fixed potential upgrade error in 2.0b7.3

What's new in Zotero 2.0 Beta 3:

May 18th, 2009

Support for group libraries:
· Create and join public and private groups on zotero.org
· Access group materials from within Zotero, even when you are offline
· Easily move materials from a group library into your personal library

Add Item by Identifier:
· Automatically add an item by DOI, ISBN, or PubMed ID
· RTF Citation Scan
· Author a document in your editor of choice using ”(Smith, 2006)” citation placeholders, save as RTF, and run through Zotero for automatic formatting in style of choice
· Asks for disambiguation if required
· Still under development
· Does not currently work for names with accents

Import from Clipboard:
· Import any supported format (RIS, BibTeX, etc.) from the clipboard
· Available via Actions menu option and keyboard shortcut (Cmd-Shift-V/Ctrl-Alt-V)
· Improved Firefox 3.5 compatibility

Streamlined sync support:
· Faster and more stable
· Added warning on user account change
· Removed snapshot and link toolbar buttons and changed browser context menu options and drags to create parent items and child snapshots

Improved proxy support:
· Now only one preference for recognizing proxies for transparent redirection
· Prevent erroneous entries that could cause hangs
· Existing 1.5 proxy entries are cleared on upgrade

· Locate button is now a Locate menu, with Wayback Machine URL lookup as a new option
· PDF metadata recognition now uses DOIs when available [PDF metadata recognition is broken in 2.0b3]
· Hide Firefox toolbars when Zotero is in full-screen mode
· Wrap URLs and DOIs in HTML bibliography output in links
· Added ”# of Pages” field
· Disabled Zeroconf menu option (currently not functional)

Added generic DOI translator:
· Available on any page with DOIs
· Additional details available via Trac

Word processor integration:
· Fixed bibliography customization
· Fixed problems with very large documents on slow machines

· Fixed purging of deleted tags

Reduced WebDAV server load with missing attachments:
· File downloads are now skipped if server hasn't been updated since last local sync
· Fixed memory leak when switching collections
· Should also speed up expand-all/collapse-all operations

· Fixed error when a linked file appeared twice in an export (e.g., in two subcollections)
· Don't run pdfinfo if “Maximum pages to index per file” pref is set to 0
· Restored ability to duplicate items with tags
· Fixed “TypeError: cases[l].indexOf is not a function” upgrade error
· Fixed “mimeType is undefined” import error
· Fixed broken URL drag in Firefox 3.5
· “attachmentPath cannot be set for link attachments”
· “attachmentSyncState can only be set for snapshots and imported files”
· Fixed CSL saving from repository
· Fixed deletion method for old DB backups on schema update

Overhauled data layer:
· General support for multiple libraries of different types
· Data object constructors no longer take arguments (return to 1.0-like API)
· Existing objects can be retrieved by setting id or library/key properties
· id/library/key must be set for new objects before other fields
· Zotero.Translate/translators
· Added Zotero.Utilities.processAsync(sets, callbacks, onDone) – this can be used to make it easier to correctly chain sets of asynchronous callbacks
· Removed saveItem and saveAttachments parameters from Zotero.Translate constructor
· translate() now takes a libraryID, null for local library, or false to not save items (previously on constructor)
· saveAttachments is now a translate() parameter
· Fixed a bug passing multiple translators to translate.setTranslator()
· Added ability to translate from iframes

CSL:
· Mapped court in case item type to authority, a new CSL variable

New methods:
· ZoteroPane.getSelectedLibraryID()
· ZoteroPane.getSelectedGroup(asID)
· ZoteroPane.addItemFromDocument(doc, itemType, saveSnapshot)
· ZoteroPane.addItemFromURL(url, itemType)
· ZoteroPane.canEdit()
· Zotero.CollectionTreeView.selectLibrary(libraryID)
· New Zotero.URI methods
· Uses local user key before first sync
· Zotero.File.getFileHash() (not currently used)

Changed methods:
· Many data object methods now take a libraryID
· ZoteroPane.addAttachmentFromPage(link, itemID)
· Zotero.flattenArguments() better handles passed objects
· Added new triples-based Relation object type, currently used to store links between items copied between local and group libraries

What's new in Zotero 1.0.10:

May 18th, 2009

Functionality changed or added:
· Improved Firefox 3.5 compatibility
· Add 1/4-second delay to advanced search autocomplete

· Site/Import/Export Translator Changes: Available via Trac.

Bugs fixed:
· Fixed memory leak when switching collections.
· Should also speed up expand-all/collapse-all operationsFile save dialog could pop up on certain sites while saving itemsZotero toolbar could be hidden in certain popup windowsInfo pane text could spill out of columnFixed error when a linked file appeared twice in an export (e.g., in two subcollections)Don't run pdfinfo if “Maximum pages to index per file” pref is set to 0Fixed frame handling in translatorsFixed drag-and-drop Firefox 3.0.0 and IceweaselFixed possible “value.match is not a function” error when changing item types.

Developer-specific changes/fixes CSL:
· Mapped court in case item type to authority, a new CSL variableTranslators.
· Added Zotero.Utilities.processAsync() from trunk.

What's new in Zotero 1.0.9:

December 30th, 2008

· Fixed creator editing in Firefox 2 in 1.0.8

What's new in Zotero 1.0.7:

July 17th, 2008

· Holding down Shift before the start of an item drag now copies a citation instead of a full bibliography entry
· Export of empty collections with subcollections is now allowed
· Snapshots are now loaded using zotero://attachment/ URLs rather than file:// URLs
· Added better startup error debugging

What's new in Zotero 1.0.6:

June 19th, 2008

· Add Citation window, Edit Bibliography window, and Related Items window are now resizable (OS X/Linux only, except the Related Items window, which is resizable on Windows as well)
· Translators added via repository since 1.0.5: Helsinki University of Technology Library. WorldCat.org (not FirstSearch)
· Translators updated via repository since 1.0.5: ARTFL Encyclopedie, Biblioth�que et Archives nationales du Qu�bec, BIUM, Canadiana.org, Common-Place, EBSCOhost, Gmail, JurPC, MAB2, PubMed, ScienceDirect, SIRSI
· Fixed Related Items window (broken in 1.0.5)
· Word processor integration
· Edited citation wasn't automatically highlighted (since 1.0.5)
· Fixed communication error caused by uppercase field codes in documents

What's new in Zotero 1.0.4:

June 10th, 2008

· Translators added via repository since 1.0.4
· Contra Corriente
· AfroEuropa
· Australian Dictionary of Biography
· Boston Globe
· Canadiana.org
· J-Stage
· National Library of Australia
· Vanderbilt eJournals
· Verniana�Jules Verne Studies
· Wildlife Biology in Practice
· Women in Judaism