> On 06/08/2014, at 07:13, "Michael L. Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear OpenBSD users, > > I've just acquired a Thinkpad x200 with the aim of transitioning into a > full-time OpenBSD user. The 5.5 release with the Xfce desktop works > flawlessly and I am very happy with this system. > > Nearly all of my software needs have been quite satisfactorily met using the > available packages. However, one minor niggle remains. I cannot seem to find > a suitable reference/citation manager for academic work. > > I am very fond of Zotero, but Firefox on OpenBSD seems to have issues with > the Zotero plugin. The browser will not relaunch after it has been installed. > Thus I am unable to use either Firefox or Zotero until the Zotero plugin is > removed. I cannot either compile FireFox from ports due to space limitations > on the current drive. Just for kicks I tried Zotero in a fresh install of > FreeBSD and it does not have this issue. > > I am aware that the problem appears to be more widespread: > forums.zotero.org/discussion/32183?page=1#Item_12 > > None of the options listed on the Zotero forum worked for me. I even tried an > online hack to get the Zotero plugin working in Seamonkey without success. > > Jabref, the other alternative, is not available in the OpenBSD repository or > in ports. > > Ideally I would like a program that works well with LibreOffice. I have no > qualms about learning something completely new until the Zotero issue is > fixed. I am willing to wait patiently for a fix but in the meantime I need > something to use. I would even be willing to explore a proprietary option as > a last resort. > > Any tips or suggestions would be very appreciated! I am willing to put in the > time and effort to get this working so any suggestions will be taken very > seriously.
I've been using JabRef for a couple of years (not with LibreOffice, though, just LaTeX). Just download the .jar file and run it with "java -jar ...".
