Export to TheBrain

emilianoeheyns

For those who use TheBrain for concept mapping, James Valentine sponsored me to write an exporter so you can easily import your references into TB, available at 188BET靠谱吗https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-thebrain-export/releases/latest

bpmcrae

Got the exporter to work, after finding the instructions about renaming the file and dropping it into the translator folder.It 'works', but doesn't really translate the relationships ideally.188BET靠谱吗I've only just been playing with TheBrain, but I would have thought the 'top level' thoughts would have aligned to some of the key Zotero item fields, for example: ItemType, Creators, Date(Year).Another obvious thought hierarchy would be Collections.188BET靠谱吗I'm curious if you/James considered an approach that would yield more of the relationships catalogued into Zotero.Is it possible?

emilianoeheyns

You'd have to talk to James-- I don't even own a copy of TB.

bpmcrae

Thanks

scordle

@bpmcrae- I am interested in using the exporter you have described.I have installed The Brain and can use it.I attempted to go to the github page listed above and used their installer.188BET靠谱吗After a restart of Zotero, nothing happens.I do not have 'The Brain' listed as a possible export option.

Can you tell me how you located the translator folder?188BET靠谱吗I cannot find it in the Zotero directory.Any help would be appreciated.

scordle

I finally figured it out.188BET靠谱吗I was looking in the "Program Files" directories for the Zotero folder.188BET靠谱吗While there is a Zotero folder in these locations, it does not contain a 'translator' directory.188BET靠谱吗The correct location was in my Documents/Zotero folder.

It works great!