Rename attachment file - new file name not shown - Error ID: 864572657

anbuwi · 2024-09-17T14:28:23+00:00

188BET靠谱吗The following issue occurs with Zotero 7.0.5.Windows (64 bit):

1.Navigate to any entry that has a PDF attachment.
2.Make changes to the PDF attachment file name via side bar field "filename" in the attachments subsection
3.Changes to the file name are not reflected in the main view but they are in the side bar.

See this screenshot as an example.

188BET靠谱吗https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u13288026/6s1w2zi7ytca06uzifss.png

Is this a bug or am I missing something?Seems like a very basic functionality and this bug should have been detected in beta testing?

dstillman · 2024-09-17T14:28:35+00:00

188BET靠谱吗//www.brodersterzo.com/support/kb/attachment_title_vs_filename

anbuwi · 2024-09-17T15:00:23+00:00

OK, thanks.Noted.Just to add for others that the attachment name can be changed in the side panel.It took me a while to realize this.So what I will be doing is copy-pasting the filename into the attachment name field.

dstillman · 2024-09-17T15:02:35+00:00

Why?As explained on that page, we really don't recommend that.Among other things, it interferes with searches.

wayneholmes · 2024-09-18T11:30:59+00:00

@dstillman

I mentioned this issue before and (sorry) having continued to work with it, I still don't like this new approach.

It would make my life much easier if the Title of the attachment could be the name of the attached file.

Yes, I can look in the right hand panel but, if I have a lot of attachments, I'll need to select each one, one at a time, to find the right one.Here's a simple example:

188BET靠谱吗https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u37763/4j9wr5kobk8usvytoh33.png

Could we not be allowed to choose what we would like to see here?Those who want to see 'pdf' could choose that, while those of us who want to see the filename could choose that.

Many thanks.

dstillman · 2024-09-18T18:31:26+00:00

Yes, I can look in the right hand panel but, if I have a lot of attachments, I'll need to select each one, one at a time, to find the right one.Here's a simple example:

@wayneholmes: But why do you need to do this?Why wouldn't the attachment title tell you which file is which?I'm not sure what your screenshot is meant to show.

wayneholmes · 2024-09-21T14:23:05+00:00

Thanks Dan.

Sorry that my previous screenshot wasn't helpful.

To answer your question, I frequently have several PDFs attached to one parent item.Here are two examples.

First, when I have multiple translations of a single item:
188BET靠谱吗https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u37763/hw8ec0defxagk2y4jj78.png

Second, when I have multiple versions of a single item, for example when it is a paper going through the review process (redacted by me):
188BET靠谱吗https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u37763/8rmzdlicreanir46jmlv.png

Unfortunately, if the attachment's title shows the original file name at time of import (or the file type), and not the name of the file once I have used 'Rename from Parent Metadata', the display is unhelpful.

Here's an example:

188BET靠谱吗https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u37763/ue93zmxfyf8cka1qwp31.png

To find any one particular file, rather than just scanning the list, I now have to click each one, one at a time, to reveal its filename in the right hand details panel.

In fact, I really do not understand why it is supposed to be useful for me to see the original filename or file type (e.g., PDF - which in any case is obvious from the icon).Could that name not be preserved in the right hand details panel while I display the title I want the file to have in the main list?Or, could I not have the choice of what to display in the main list?

I'm not against progress, but in this instance, I just want back what I found useful for more than a decade.;-)

Many thanks for an amazing tool and your amazing support.

Best,

W