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- | ====== Changes in Zotero | + | < |
+ | in the process of updating the documentation for | ||
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+ | may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</ | ||
- | ===== Changes to citation API ===== | ||
- | With the introduction of citeproc-js, | + | Moved to [[Changes in Zotero 2.1]] and [[Changes in Zotero |
- | developers should use Zotero.Style.csl | + | |
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- | ===== Changes to interface-related code ===== | + | |
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- | Zotero as a tab and Zotero Standalone have required us to further abstract the interface layer. While the code for the interface has changed little, and most overlays should continue to work, as of the present Zotero trunk, plug-ins and add-ons should now overlay zoteroPane.xul instead of browser.xul or overlay.xul in chrome.manifest, | + | |
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- | ===== Changes to translators ===== | + | |
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- | * Several functions in Zotero.Utilities have been eliminated, as they were essential duplications of built-in JavaScript methods. | + | |
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- | * Zotero.configure() and Zotero.displayOptions() no longer exist. Instead, translators should specify config and display options in the metadata block at the top of the translator, e.g. < | + | |
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- | * It is no longer necessary to specify " | + | |
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- | * Import and export translators now show determinate progress bars. By default, Zotero computes progress by the percentage of the file read for import, or the percentage of items retrieved using Zotero.nextItem() for export. Translators can override this by calling Zotero.setProgress(percentage) to set the percentage the progress bar displays, or Zotero.setProgress(null) to show an indeterminate indicator. | + | |
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- | ===== Changes to translate interface ===== | + | |
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- | New code should create new instances of the translate interface using type-specific constructors, | + | |
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- | ===== Locate Engines ===== | + | |
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- | Zotero 2.1b6 and later support extensible locate engines. For further details, see [[dev: | + | |
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- | ====== | + | |
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- | ===== Changes to translators ===== | + | |
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- | * Z is now a shortcut for Zotero in translators, | + | |
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- | * New utility functions: | + | |
- | * < | + | |
- | * < | + | |
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- | ====== | + | |
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- | * Calling Zotero.done() and Zotero.wait() during translation is no longer necessary. Zotero.done() is still used to indicate item type in translators that implement asynchronous detection (currently only unAPI). | + | |
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- | ====== Changes for Zotero Connectors ====== | + | |
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- | ===== Changes to translators ===== | + | |
- | Zotero Everywhere will soon allow translators to operate outside of Firefox/ | + | |
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- | * Firefox-specific JavaScript, with the exception of "for each", must be avoided. This includes | + | |
- | * array comprehensions | + | |
- | * destructuring assignment | + | |
- | * several other features | + | |
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- | * E4X functionality is not available. As of Zotero 2.1b6, Zotero also offers DOM XML interfaces to translators. Current trunk builds offer cross-browser utility functions for working with XPaths detailed above, which greatly simplify migration away from E4X. | + | |
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- | * Zotero.Utilities.retrieveDocument() and Zotero.Utilities.retrieveSource() should be avoided. Zotero.Utilities.retrieveDocument() will throw an error outside of Firefox, whereas Zotero.Utilities.retrieveSource() will freeze the main thread and will not work across domains. Code should be rewritten to use Zotero.Utilities.processDocuments(), | + | |
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- | * Translate# | + | |
- | * In Chrome and Safari, the " | + | |
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- | * Translators should not expect a return value from Translate# | + | |
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- | * Zotero.selectItems() should now be called with a callback function as an argument, which will receive the list of selected items when it is available. Translators may still use Zotero.selectItems() synchronously, | + |