CAYW picker makes Zotero to the frontmost app

[expnn]

Debug log ID

2TZIF2JB-refs-apse/6.7.143-6

What happened?

In a program, such as a terminal emulator or Chrome, initiating an HTTP request ('http://localhost:23119/better-bibtex/cayw?format=latex') brings up the picker. Retrieving and selecting the desired references in this picker causes Zotero to be activated as the frontmost application. This is not user-friendly for document editing.

It is expected that after the picker exits, the frontmost application should reset to the original one.

[retorquere]

This is not under my control. I can request zotero to put up the picker, and I get the results back, but I can't influence what zotero does when you complete the pick. The only workaround is to minimize zotero after the pick, which you can do using url query parameter minimize=true.

[expnn]

Unfortunately, it does not work in macOS with the minimize=true query parameter.

[retorquere]

It does for me (I'm on Sonoma). Does zotero minimize if you type this in the terminal and make a pick?

curl -v 'http://127.0.0.1:23119/better-bibtex/cayw?format=latex&minimize=true'

[retorquere]

If you open Tools -> Developer -> Run Javascript, paste in

Zotero.getMainWindow().minimize()

and click Run, does Zotero minimize?

[retorquere]

Without further input I will have to close the issue.

[expnn]

It indeed minimizes the Zotero window with the minimize=true query parameter. After minimizing Zotero, it remains as the frontmost application. We lose control of the original program due to this behavior.
The attached GIF shows this behavior.

[retorquere]

I'll ask the Zotero developers but this isn't something under my control.