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 +======Frequently Requested Features=======
 +This page serves as an overview of the status of some commonly requested features for Zotero. **This list is unofficial and maintained by community members, not by Zotero's developers.** Do not make new feature requests here. Instead, post them to the [[/forum|Zotero forum]].
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 ====== Zotero Interface ===== ====== Zotero Interface =====
 === Rich text formatting in the UI === === Rich text formatting in the UI ===
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 **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/11093/using-zotero-in-a-public-library/ **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/11093/using-zotero-in-a-public-library/
  
-=== Visually mark items === 
-Provide ability to mark items so they visually stand out in the UI. E.g. star, highlight, etc. 
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-**Status:** Planned for next major release 
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-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/1787/2/simple-marking-of-items/ 
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-=== Move items between collections === 
-Move items instead of "copying" them when dragging-dropping from one collection to another. 
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-**Status:** Generally planned to allow this via drag+key-modifier, no short-term plans to implement. 
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-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/1787/2/simple-marking-of-items/ 
  
 === Specify sync preferences per collection === === Specify sync preferences per collection ===
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 **Discussion:**  **Discussion:** 
  
-**Status:** Planned for next major release+**Status:** Tentatively scheduled for version 5.2
  
 === Re-fetch metadata for an item === === Re-fetch metadata for an item ===
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 **Ticket:** https://www.zotero.org/trac/ticket/210 **Ticket:** https://www.zotero.org/trac/ticket/210
  
 +===Spinner for advanced search===
 +Provide an indicator showing whether an advanced search is in process or completed.
  
 +**Status:** Open ticket exists, but no plans announced.
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 +**Discussion:** https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/72280/impossible-to-tell-whether-advanced-search-is-over-or-still-ongoing/
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 +**Ticket:** https://github.com/zotero/zotero/issues/1370#issue-274845271
 ====== Group Libraries ===== ====== Group Libraries =====
 === See who added an item === === See who added an item ===
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 **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23719/word-plugin-and-groups-make-it-still-more-difficult-to-cite-from-the-wrong-libraries/\\ **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23719/word-plugin-and-groups-make-it-still-more-difficult-to-cite-from-the-wrong-libraries/\\
 http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23292/replacing-citations-with-a-copy-from-different-library/ http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23292/replacing-citations-with-a-copy-from-different-library/
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-=== Do not copy tags to group library === 
-When copying items from personal to group libraries, personal tags should not be copied. 
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-**Status:** Planned for a future release 
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-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/18699/notes-and-tags-are-often-personal-give-us-the-option-to-exclude-them-from-groups/ 
  
 === Finer control of user permissions === === Finer control of user permissions ===
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 **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/22731/roles-for-group-libraries-a-proposal/ **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/22731/roles-for-group-libraries-a-proposal/
  
-====== Word Processor Integration ===== 
-=== Zotero toolbar in its own MS Word ribbon === 
-Put Zotero toolbar in its own ribbon in Microsoft Word 2007 and later. 
  
-**Status:** ????????? 
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-**Discussion:** ???????????? 
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-=== Do not spell-check citations inserted by Zotero === 
-Exclude text inserted by Zotero from being spell-checked 
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-**Status:** Possible in MS Word via macros (see discussion). Possible future feature. 
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-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/16540/exempt-zotero-fields-from-being-spellchecked-word-2010/ 
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-====== RTF Scan ===== 
-=== Citation disambiguation === 
-Provide a way to disambiguate citations published by the same author in the same year. 
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-**Status:** Planned for a future release 
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-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23453/rtfscan-disambiguation/ 
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-=== General improvements === 
-Allow for citation features such as suppress author, prefix and suffix, locators other than pages and improve reliability.  
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-**Status:** Generally planned, help wanted (as the entire RTF scan is handled in a single javascript file it's ideally suited for patches. 
  
 ====== Import/Export ====== ====== Import/Export ======
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 **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23748/automating-massimport-from-pdfs/ , http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/22882/ ,  **Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/23748/automating-massimport-from-pdfs/ , http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/22882/ , 
  
-=== Use magic wand with multiple identifiers at the same time === 
-Enable pasting of a list of identifiers into a magic wand box and retrieve metadata for all of them. 
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-**Status:** Planned. Time frame depends on developer resources. Help appreciated. 
  
-**Discussion:** http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/12673/add-multiple-items-by-identifier/ The biggest concern is to come up with a good separator between identifiers. 
requested_features.txt · Last modified: 2019/10/01 08:38 by bwiernik