I have recently installed SparkyLinux, based on Debian Stable, and it came with LibreOffice 7.4.7.2 installed without choice in the default. The default, however, did not install Zotero, which I absolutely must have. The distribution's repositories have Zotero 6.0.27, so I installed it, and later I replaced it with Beta 7.0.0.42. When I launch Writer I find the Zotero toolbar in View > Toolbars, and it looks normal, but when I click on it to enter a citation nothing happens; no error messages, nada. There is also a button for Add/Edit Bibliography, but it also does nothing.
The installation added a launch entry for Zotero, which brought up my hundreds of documents, so I guess I haven't lost anything yet. But it would be really nice if I could use it. The only literature I can find says that installing Zotero automatically links it to installed word processors. In my case I must characterize that as wishful thinking. Some have said that you must have Java installed. OpenJDK came with the operating system, and LO finds it, with the 'Use' button checked in the Advanced window. However, below that is a little place which is supposed to list the provider of the Java, and it is blank. Furthermore, if I un-check the 'Use' button, a few minutes later it becomes checked again, all by itself. Weirdness abounds. I have Zotero.oxt from a previous LO, so I added it in Tools > Extensions, but it didn't make any difference. And 'Add Extensions' produced an Unofficial Zotero add-in, which I also installed, also without accomplishing anything. The Add Extensions option also offered the official extension from Zotero, but it doesn't actually download an .oxt file. I'm not sure what it did, but whatever it did resulted in no change. I need my Zotero! Can anyone offer suggestions? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
