[Share] Add tag shortcut (working in Zotero 7)

[powestermark]

Description

A script suitable for a keyboard shortcut for adding a tag.

Very bare bones, found through some experimenting and with help from ChatGPT. Fails silently if pane is not visible (querySelector() returns null).

(previous solution #139 does not work in Zotero 7).

Edit: Updated to work also in the pdf reader!

Event

None

Operation

Script

Data

/**
 * Add tag (if pane is visible).
 * @author Zotero Community
 * @usage 
 * @link https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-actions-tags/discussions/
 * @see https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-actions-tags/discussions/
 */

// Get the active Zotero pane document
let doc = Zotero.getActiveZoteroPane().document;

// Function to click the "Add Tag" button in the active pane
function clickAddTagButtonInActivePane() {
    // Try to find and click the 'Add Tag' button in the main library view
    let activePane = doc.querySelector('vbox#zotero-pane.deck-selected');
    if (activePane) {
        let addButton = activePane.querySelector('tags-box#zotero-editpane-tags toolbarbutton.add.section-custom-button');
        if (addButton) {
            addButton.click();
            return true;
        }
    }

    // Try to find and click the 'Add Tag' button in the PDF view
    activePane = doc.querySelector('deck#zotero-context-pane-item-deck.deck-selected');
    if (activePane) {
        let itemDetails = activePane.querySelector('item-details.zotero-item-pane-content.deck-selected');
        if (itemDetails) {
            let addButton = itemDetails.querySelector('tags-box#zotero-editpane-tags toolbarbutton.add.section-custom-button');
            if (addButton) {
                addButton.click();
                return true;
            }
        }
    }

    // No button found in either view
    return false;
}

// Execute the function
clickAddTagButtonInActivePane();

Anything else

No response

[mjthoraval]

Thank you for the script.

The shortcut Ctrl+Shift+G does not work for me in the PDF Reader.
The action works from the Reader actions menu.
It works fine from My Library.

But the shortcut Shift+T is working fine.

The shortcut also adds a tag to the item when using it on a PDF annotation.
It would be nice if it could add the tag to the annotation instead.

Refs:
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/117772/add-tag-shortcut
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/74308/add-tag-shortcut
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/118402/is-it-possible-to-go-to-the-tags-section-of-each-article-with-a-shortcut

[neurothew]

Works like a charm, thanks a lot!

I am using ctrl + t as the shortcut on windows 11.