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==Description==
 
==Description==
The Zotero-OpenOffice plugin provides the facility with OpenOffice Writer to manage references in your Writer documents. It provides five basic functions:
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The [http://www.zotero.org/documentation/openoffice_integration Zotero plugin] enables Writer to interact with Zotero to manage references in documents.
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Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It provides five basic functions:
 
* Add Citation  
 
* Add Citation  
 
* Edit Citation
 
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The [http://www.zotero.org/documentation/openoffice_integration  extension] is available from the [http://www.zotero.org/documentation/openoffice_integration Zotero site].  
 
The [http://www.zotero.org/documentation/openoffice_integration  extension] is available from the [http://www.zotero.org/documentation/openoffice_integration Zotero site].  
  
The code is written in [http://www.python.org Python]. Details about the coding and packing of OpenOffice extensions is available from the [[Extensions | Extensions Wiki pages]].
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The code is written in [http://www.python.org Python] and uses the OpenOffice.org [[Python |Python UNO API]]. Details about the coding and packing of OpenOffice extensions is available from the [[Extensions | Extensions Wiki pages]].
  
 
==Issues==
 
==Issues==
* '''Support:  The developer of the Zotero-OpenOffice extension/plug-in is no longer able to support the code. We urgently need a volunteer to take this important work on.'''
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* There is an open request for [http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/7534/hyperlinking-citations-to-bibliography-in-openoffice improved hyperlinkage behaviours], including automated linkage from citations to bibliography entries, and between bibliography entries and the referenced resources (where a suitable URI is available in the zotero record for the entry).
* We would like to move the promotion and support of the Zotero Plugin to the [[Extensions]] repository site. But we can not do so untill we have a code maintainer!
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*There are some improvements in both fields and extension support coming soon in OOo. More at:
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** [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/improvements_for_updating_extensions_in GullFOSS - Improvements for Updating Extensions in OOo 2.4]
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** [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/custom_properties_and_fields GullFOSS - Custom Properties and Fields]
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* There are some bug reports which should be investigated and fixed:
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** [http://groups.google.com/group/zotero-dev/browse_thread/thread/bee0596cb4c2c35c  Zotero plugin in Openoffice crashes by changing citation style]
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** [http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/1270/openoffice-extension-not-working/#Item_18 OpenOffice extension not working] ''This one has a fix ready to be made to the plugin''.
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==Wish list==
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* For better usability the Zotero extension could better integrate itself into the OpenOffice menu system. Please see: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=106396
  
[[Category:Bibliographic]]
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[[Category:Bibliographic|Plugins]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 30 July 2010

Description

The Zotero plugin enables Writer to interact with Zotero to manage references in documents.

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It provides five basic functions:

  • Add Citation
  • Edit Citation
  • Zotero Insert Bibliography
  • Refresh - updates your references to any changes in your Zotero collection.
  • Document Preferences - allowing you to change your bibliographic style on the fly

Plugin details

The Zotero-OpenOffice plugin was Modified by Ian Laurenson under contract to the University of Southern Queensland for OOo Writer.

The macros integrate Microsoft Word (MSWD) or OpenOffice.org (OOo) with Zotero - a Firefox bibliographic extension.

The extension is available from the Zotero site.

The code is written in Python and uses the OpenOffice.org Python UNO API. Details about the coding and packing of OpenOffice extensions is available from the Extensions Wiki pages.

Issues

  • There is an open request for improved hyperlinkage behaviours, including automated linkage from citations to bibliography entries, and between bibliography entries and the referenced resources (where a suitable URI is available in the zotero record for the entry).

Wish list

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