known_issues

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Known Issues in Zotero 2.0

“disk I/O error” accessing database on Ubuntu Karmic
- Update AppArmor and Linux kernel to latest available versions (details)
In Firefox 3.5, “Accept third-party cookies” must be enabled in the Privacy pane of the Firefox preferences for translator saving to work correctly on certain sites. (Alternatively, exceptions can be added for individual sites.) This is fixed in Firefox 3.6.
Switching between Zotero File Storage and WebDAV may result in a conflict resolution window for any files modified while using the other service.
Storage sync issues
- Changing the storage password after a successful server verification does not take effect until Firefox is restarted
Notes issues
- Tooltips and spellcheck are not available
- Auto-save doesn't trigger when returning from the HTML editor
  - Workaround: Click elsewhere in note or make other edits before clicking away
Drag and drop
- External drag-and-drop is broken on Linux
Annotations and highlights do not sync

The following Firefox extensions and applications are known to cause “Could Not Save Item” translator errors in Zotero:

Norton Internet Security — Identity Safe feature (details)
RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin (details)
RoboForm 6.9.91 (details; to fix, close the RoboForm application completely from the Windows taskbar, as errors persist even after disabling the Firefox extension)
Torbutton (fix available for testing)

The following Firefox extensions are known to cause other problems in Zotero:

Various Personas in Firefox 3.6 (blurry text)
Gliider (empty library; details; report to Gliider)
InvisibleHand (can't resize columns; details)
Lazarus: Form Recovery 2.0.4 (empty space above Zotero pane; details)
Megaupload (details)
MinimizeToTray For FF 3.5 (details)
Skype extension (reported in several forum threads but not reproduced by Zotero developers; details)
Split Browser (Zotero pane doesn't open; details)
SwitchProxy (details)
TotalToolbar 1.4 (empty space above Zotero pane; details)
Vista-Aero theme (?v. 3.0.0.29? details)
Youlicit (details)
ZoneAlarm (ForceField breaks Word plugin; details)

The following Firefox extensions previously caused problems in Zotero but have since been fixed to be compatible: