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-=== What browsers can I use with Zotero? ===
-Zotero works with Firefox 3.0, Netscape Navigator 9.0, and Flock 2.0 for Windows, Mac, or Linux.
-=== Will I be able to use Zotero with Internet Explorer or some other browser? ===
-No. We cannot reproduce the functionality of Zotero in most other browsers due to their lack of equivalent support for extensions. Many of Zotero's advanced features, such as the ability to sense and grab citations from web pages, are only possible because Firefox exposes all of its underlying functionality to extension developers. Microsoft and many other browser creators don’t allow extension developers to call on more than a tiny fraction of their code. This explanation may be no solace for inveterate IE users, but we hope that IE users who like the functionality of Zotero will give Firefox a try.
-=== What about Gears, Opera Widgets, or HTML 5? ===
-These technologies do not provide the functionality needed by Zotero, including but not limited to the following:
-  * full and persistent integration with the native browser UI
-  * access to the currently loaded document from site translators
-  * local file I/O with stream and character set support
-  * dragging/dropping text/files to/from the OS
-  * copying content to the clipboard
-  * opening a local socket for word processor integration
-  * observing and rewriting HTTP requests for 1.5's advanced proxy support
-  * observing HTTP responses for automatic RIS/CSL ingestion
-  * gzip support for fast syncing
-  * RDF support for import/export
-  * automatic locale support
-  * external process launching for PDF indexing
-  * an idle observer for running backup and sync operations
-  * flexible attachment opening
-  * revealing files in the filesystem
-Gears, Opera Widgets and/or various HTML 5 API proposals might provide partial support for a few of these things, but nowhere near what would be needed to approximate current Zotero functionality.
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