fail to export better bibtex

[Hugo-Leung]

Debug log ID

WP3UBB65-euc/6.7.238-7

What happened?

I am trying to export a collection to a bibtex file, a white bar appear at the center but no file is written. The white bar remains until I restart zotero

[retorquere]

What path are you trying to export to? I'm seeing an "invalid path" error.

Also, what version of Zotero are you on? Your log says 7.0, mine say 7.0.6. Please make sure you're on the latest version of Zotero.

[Hugo-Leung]

What path are you trying to export to? I'm seeing an "invalid path" error.

I am try to export to my home directory (/Users/cleung). I have no issue with exporting a zotero built-in bibtex to the same directory.

Also, what version of Zotero are you on? Your log says 7.0, mine say 7.0.6. Please make sure you're on the latest version of Zotero.

Yes I am using 7.0.6

[Hugo-Leung]

If it helps, I tried to downgrade Better Bibtex to 6.7.236 and it can successfully export to bibtex file.

[retorquere]

Nothing that changed between those versions would explain this.

I'm not seeing any export activity in WP3UBB65-euc/6.7.238-7. Can you recreate the problem and send a new log?

[Hugo-Leung]

Z5ZSN67Q-euc/6.7.238-7 is the log before exporting. H3JYF94W-euc/6.7.238-7 is after I tried to export.

[retorquere]

Your logs now do say you're on 7.0.6. Strange. WP3UBB65-euc has multiple places where it reports being on 7.0.

What BBT translator are you using? I'm still seeing no export activity in H3JYF94W-euc/6.7.238-7, nor do I see any errors, so something must be (silently, which is weird) going wrong before the BBT translator kicks in. A new build will drop here, please install that, recreate the problem, then send a new log. It will give me more insight on what BBT is doing at the time you started the export.

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:robot: this is your friendly neighborhood build bot announcing test build 6.7.238.7098 ("logging")

This update may name other issues, but the build just dropped here is for you; it just means problems already fixed in other issues have been folded into the work we are doing here. Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.238.7098, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".

[Hugo-Leung]

Your logs now do say you're on 7.0.6. Strange. WP3UBB65-euc has multiple places where it reports being on 7.0.

It is possible zotero updated itself between the two logs

What BBT translator are you using?

better bibtex

I'm still seeing no export activity in H3JYF94W-euc/6.7.238-7, nor do I see any errors, so something must be (silently, which is weird) going wrong before the BBT translator kicks in. A new build will drop here, please install that, recreate the problem, then send a new log. It will give me more insight on what BBT is doing at the time you started the export.

Let's hope this one will give us more information 4W4IMZX3-euc/6.7.238.7098-7

[github-actions[bot]]

:robot: this is your friendly neighborhood build bot announcing test build 6.7.238.7101 ("more logging")

This update may name other issues, but the build just dropped here is for you; it just means problems already fixed in other issues have been folded into the work we are doing here. Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.238.7101, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".

[Hugo-Leung]

Here is the new log QCV4JXBA-euc/6.7.238.7101-7

[seth4618]

Could this be related to issue #3001 ?

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:robot: this is your friendly neighborhood build bot announcing test build 6.7.238.7107 ("debug build for #3000 and #3001")

This update may name other issues, but the build just dropped here is for you; it just means problems already fixed in other issues have been folded into the work we are doing here. Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.238.7107, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".

[Hugo-Leung]

Thank you for your work. Here is the new log: H5694XFG-euc/6.7.238.7107-7

[seth4618]

I tried the test build ...7107 and when loading a pop-up came up saying "blocked", but it appears to be loaded. I tried exporting and got an error dialog that said an error occurred during export. See log: 4IQCNLEH-fio-2bODeBcCiL0G. More info also from the Error console:

14:33:57.677 NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE [better-bibtex.js:109219](jar:file:///home/seth/.zotero/zotero/jzd3acam.default/extensions/better-bibtex@iris-advies.com.xpi!/content/better-bibtex.js)
14:34:05.250 No citation key in {"version":3,"itemType":"journalArticle","title":"Breaking the filter bubble: democracy and design","abstractNote":"It has been argued that the Internet and social media increase the number of available viewpoints, perspectives, ideas and opinions available, leading to a very diverse pool of information. However, critics have argued that algorithms used by search engines, social networking platforms and other large online intermediaries actually decrease information diversity by forming so-called “filter bubbles”. This may form a serious threat to our democracies. In response to this threat others have developed algorithms and digital tools to combat filter bubbles. This paper first provides examples of different software designs that try to break filter bubbles. Secondly, we show how norms required by two democracy models dominate the tools that are developed to fight the filter bubbles, while norms of other models are completely missing in the tools. The paper in conclusion argues that democracy itself is a contested concept and points to a variety of norms. Designers of diversity enhancing tools must thus be exposed to diverse conceptions of democracy.","date":"2015-12-18","language":"En","shortTitle":"Breaking the filter bubble","libraryCatalog":"link.springer.com","url":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y","accessDate":"2024-09-22T23:39:27Z","rights":"2015 The Author(s)","extra":"","volume":"17","pages":"249-265","publicationTitle":"Ethics and Information Technology","DOI":"10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y","issue":"4","ISSN":"1572-8439","creators":[{"firstName":"Engin","lastName":"Bozdag","creatorType":"author"},{"firstName":"Jeroen","lastName":"van den Hoven","creatorType":"author"}],"tags":[],"collections":["WRKEDJBS"],"relations":{},"dateAdded":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","dateModified":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","uri":"http://zotero.org/groups/5674905/items/SPVDCHUT","attachments":[{"version":5,"itemType":"attachment","title":"Full Text PDF","url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y.pdf","accessDate":"2024-09-22T23:39:28Z","parentItem":"SPVDCHUT","linkMode":"imported_url","contentType":"application/pdf","charset":"","filename":"Bozdag and van den Hoven - 2015 - Breaking the filter bubble democracy and design.pdf","tags":[],"relations":{},"dateAdded":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","dateModified":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","uri":"http://zotero.org/groups/5674905/items/JNE3IDZ3","localPath":"/home/seth/Zotero/storage/JNE3IDZ3/Bozdag and van den Hoven - 2015 - Breaking the filter bubble democracy and design.pdf"}],"notes":[],"$cacheable":false,"extraFields":{"raw":{"number":"4","publisher":"Springer"},"kv":{"number":"4","publisher":"Springer"},"creator":{},"creators":[],"tex":{},"citationKey":"","aliases":[]},"citationKey":""} [better-bibtex.js:139967](jar:file:///home/seth/.zotero/zotero/jzd3acam.default/extensions/better-bibtex@iris-advies.com.xpi!/content/better-bibtex.js)
14:34:05.270 No citation key in {"version":3,"itemType":"journalArticle","title":"Breaking the filter bubble: democracy and design","abstractNote":"It has been argued that the Internet and social media increase the number of available viewpoints, perspectives, ideas and opinions available, leading to a very diverse pool of information. However, critics have argued that algorithms used by search engines, social networking platforms and other large online intermediaries actually decrease information diversity by forming so-called “filter bubbles”. This may form a serious threat to our democracies. In response to this threat others have developed algorithms and digital tools to combat filter bubbles. This paper first provides examples of different software designs that try to break filter bubbles. Secondly, we show how norms required by two democracy models dominate the tools that are developed to fight the filter bubbles, while norms of other models are completely missing in the tools. The paper in conclusion argues that democracy itself is a contested concept and points to a variety of norms. Designers of diversity enhancing tools must thus be exposed to diverse conceptions of democracy.","date":"2015-12-18","language":"En","shortTitle":"Breaking the filter bubble","libraryCatalog":"link.springer.com","url":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y","accessDate":"2024-09-22T23:39:27Z","rights":"2015 The Author(s)","extra":"","volume":"17","pages":"249-265","publicationTitle":"Ethics and Information Technology","DOI":"10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y","issue":"4","ISSN":"1572-8439","creators":[{"firstName":"Engin","lastName":"Bozdag","creatorType":"author"},{"firstName":"Jeroen","lastName":"van den Hoven","creatorType":"author"}],"tags":[],"collections":["WRKEDJBS"],"relations":{},"dateAdded":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","dateModified":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","uri":"http://zotero.org/groups/5674905/items/SPVDCHUT","attachments":[{"version":5,"itemType":"attachment","title":"Full Text PDF","url":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10676-015-9380-y.pdf","accessDate":"2024-09-22T23:39:28Z","parentItem":"SPVDCHUT","linkMode":"imported_url","contentType":"application/pdf","charset":"","filename":"Bozdag and van den Hoven - 2015 - Breaking the filter bubble democracy and design.pdf","tags":[],"relations":{},"dateAdded":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","dateModified":"2024-09-22T23:47:03Z","uri":"http://zotero.org/groups/5674905/items/JNE3IDZ3","localPath":"/home/seth/Zotero/storage/JNE3IDZ3/Bozdag and van den Hoven - 2015 - Breaking the filter bubble democracy and design.pdf"}],"notes":[],"$cacheable":false,"extraFields":{"raw":{"number":"4","publisher":"Springer"},"kv":{"number":"4","publisher":"Springer"},"creator":{},"creators":[],"tex":{},"citationKey":"","aliases":[]},"citationKey":""} [better-bibtex.js:139967](jar:file:///home/seth/.zotero/zotero/jzd3acam.default/extensions/better-bibtex@iris-advies.com.xpi!/content/better-bibtex.js)

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[retorquere]

That's all in H5694XFG-euc/6.7.238.7107-7. I'm looking into it.

[nwarford]

I wanted to comment to say that I'm having what seems to be a very similar issue.

Debug log: IP4I3DRY-euc/6.7.238-7

My campus IT department forced me to upgrade Zotero today (now I'm on 7.0.6) and I also get stuck on an "Exporting Items" screen.

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:robot: this is your friendly neighborhood build bot announcing test build 6.7.238.7110 ("try reverse")

This update may name other issues, but the build just dropped here is for you; it just means problems already fixed in other issues have been folded into the work we are doing here. Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.238.7110, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".

[Hugo-Leung]

This new test build works for me. And the new log is K2GNSYGE-euc/6.7.238.7110-7

[retorquere]

A few builds will drop soon that tries something different. Please also test those. Some changes really should be irrelevant, and I'm bringing those back piece by piece.

[seth4618]

The test build ...7110 worked for me.

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This update may name other issues, but the build just dropped here is for you; it just means problems already fixed in other issues have been folded into the work we are doing here. Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.238.7113, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".