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 +<html><p id="zotero-5-update-warning" style="color: red; font-weight: bold">We’re
 +in the process of updating the documentation for
 +<a href="https://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-5-0">Zotero 5.0</a>. Some documentation
 +may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</p></html>
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 ====== Zotero Translators - The Missing Manual ====== ====== Zotero Translators - The Missing Manual ======
  
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   * XPath tools - most translators rely on XPath to extract information from HTML web pages or from XML data files. To quickly construct robust XPaths, consider using one of the following tools:   * XPath tools - most translators rely on XPath to extract information from HTML web pages or from XML data files. To quickly construct robust XPaths, consider using one of the following tools:
     * [[http://getfirebug.com/|Firebug]] - a popular and very powerful tool. Very useful in inspecting the HTML structure of web pages, and finding XPaths to the elements of interest.     * [[http://getfirebug.com/|Firebug]] - a popular and very powerful tool. Very useful in inspecting the HTML structure of web pages, and finding XPaths to the elements of interest.
-    * [[http://simile.mit.edu/wiki/Solvent|Solvent]] - although no longer maintained, this is the preferred XPath tool of Adam Crymble, discussed in detail in his [[http://niche.uwo.ca/member-projects/zotero-guide/chapter3.html#s3p4|'How to Write a Zotero Translator'-guide]] (including installation instructions) 
     * [[http://xpath.alephzarro.com/|XPather]]/[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6622|DOM Inspector]] - XPather, which requires the DOM Inspector extension to be installed, is mostly useful for testing XPaths. Recommended in combination with Firebug.     * [[http://xpath.alephzarro.com/|XPather]]/[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6622|DOM Inspector]] - XPather, which requires the DOM Inspector extension to be installed, is mostly useful for testing XPaths. Recommended in combination with Firebug.
  
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