Pasting rich text from Zotero incorrectly - bug came back to life

[alxmz2]

I am experiencing the same bug reported in

Pasting rich text from Zotero incorrectly

With installer v0.13.23 (AppImage), Obsidian allowed me to paste references from Zotero with formatting. However, I just updated to installer v0.15.8 and I get the following behaviour when pasting bibliographies into Obsidian. Steps to reproduce In Zotero, select an item from your library, go to Edit → Copy Bibliography. In Obsidian, open a note, right-click → Paste. Expected result C. R. Harris et al., Array Programming with NumPy, Nature 585, 357 (2020). Actual result ��<�div class=“…

I am using obsidian 1.1.9 and zotero 6.0.20 on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS.

When pasting a citation from zotero I have a translation error
the UNICODE U+FFFD appears as the hex characters EF BF BD
(which show as a diamond with a question mark inside).

Example:

<�div class="csl-bib-body" style="line-height: 2; margin-left: 2em; text-indent:-2em;"> <�div class="csl-entry">Graham, D., &amp; Lathrop, R. C. (1953). The synthesis of  optimum transient response: Criteria and standard forms. <�i>Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry<�/i>, <�i>72<�/i>(5), 273 288. <�a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/TAI.1953.6371346">https://doi.org/10.1109/TAI.1953.6371346<�/a><�/div> <�span class="Z3988" title="url_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&amp;rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1109%2FTAI.1953.6371346&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=article&amp;rft.atitle=The%20synthesis%20of%20%22optimum%22%20transient%20response%3A%20Criteria%20and%20standard%20forms&amp;rft.jtitle=Transactions%20of%20the%20American%20Institute%20of%20Electrical%20Engineers%2C%20Part%20II%3A%20Applications%20and%20Industry&amp;rft.stitle=Trans.%20AIEE%2C%20Part%20II%3A%20Applicat.%20Ind.&amp;rft.volume=72&amp;rft.issue=5&amp;rft.aufirst=Dunstan&amp;rft.aulast=Graham&amp;rft.au=Dunstan%20Graham&amp;rft.au=R.%20C.%20Lathrop&amp;rft.date=1953-11&amp;rft.pages=273-288&amp;rft.spage=273&amp;rft.epage=288&amp;rft.issn=0097-2185"><�/span> <�/div>

[ryanjamurphy]

Not sure that this is a bug with Obsidian. What happens when you paste into other markdown apps?

[alxmz2]

It works better.

When pasting using drag & drop:

To LibreOffice Writer:
Cahlon, B., & Schmidt, D. (2007). Stability criteria for certain high odd order delay differential equations. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 200(1), 408–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2006.01.015

To Visual Studio Code:
Cahlon, B., & Schmidt, D. (2007). Stability criteria for certain high odd order delay differential equations. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 200(1), 408–423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2006.01.015

To Obsidian:
<�div class=“csl-bib-body” style=“line-height: 2; margin-left: 2em; text-indent:-2em;”> <�div class=“csl-entry”>Cahlon, B., & Schmidt, D. (2007). Stability criteria for certain high odd order delay differential equations. <�i>Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics<�/i>, <�i>200<�/i>(1), 408 423. <�a href=“https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2006.01.015”>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2006.01.015<�/a><�/div> <�span class=“Z3988” title=“url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fzotero.org%3A2&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1016%2Fj.cam.2006.01.015&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Stability%20criteria%20for%20certain%20high%20odd%20order%20delay%20differential%20equations&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20Computational%20and%20Applied%20Mathematics&rft.volume=200&rft.issue=1&rft.aufirst=Baruch&rft.aulast=Cahlon&rft.au=Baruch%20Cahlon&rft.au=Darrell%20Schmidt&rft.date=2007-03&rft.pages=408-423&rft.spage=408&rft.epage=423&rft.issn=03770427”><�/span> <�/div>

[ryanjamurphy]

I just tried the above using Zotero 6.0.20, Obsidian 1.1.12, and macOS.

I got the below correct output when pasting in Obsidian.

So, I think I have to chalk this up to something else. Or is it Linux- and Obsidian-specific? Can anyone else reproduce the issue?

Bibligraphy result

Ackoff, R. (1989). From data to wisdom. *Journal of Applied Systems Analysis*, *16*, 3–9. http://www-public.imtbs-tsp.eu/~gibson/Teaching/Teaching-ReadingMaterial/Ackoff89.pdf

Auchincloss, L. C., Laursen, S. L., Branchaw, J. L., Eagan, K., Graham, M., Hanauer, D. I., Lawrie, G., McLinn, C. M., Pelaez, N., Rowland, S., Towns, M., Trautmann, N. M., Varma-Nelson, P., Weston, T. J., & Dolan, E. L. (2014). Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 13(1), 29–40. CBE--Life Sciences Education (LSE)

Ballen, C. J., Blum, J. E., Brownell, S., Hebert, S., Hewlett, J., Klein, J. R., McDonald, E. A., Monti, D. L., Nold, S. C., Slemmons, K. E., Soneral, P. A. G., & Cotner, S. (2017). A Call to Develop Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) for Nonmajors Courses. CBE Life Sciences Education, 16(2), mr2. CBE--Life Sciences Education (LSE)

Bateson, G., & Donaldson, R. E. (1991). A sacred unity: Further steps to an ecology of mind (1st ed). Cornelia & Michael Bessie Book.

Bateson, N. (2022). An essay on ready-ing: Tending the prelude to change. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 39(5), 990–1004. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2896

Busch, C. (2022). Towards a Theory of Serendipity: A Systematic Review and Conceptualization. Journal of Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.12890

Chokshi, S., & Wei, E. (n.d.). Tiktok and ‘Seeing Like an Algorithm.’ Retrieved January 26, 2023, from Tech Trends: Tiktok & Network Effects | 16 Minutes | Future

Dhar, V. (2013). Data science and prediction. Communications of the ACM, 56(12), 64–73. https://doi.org/10.1145/2500499

Gibson, J. J. (1986). The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. Taylor & Francis Group.

Pangaro, P. (2019, March 1). Less Interference / More Dance! [Keynote]. Living Architecture Systems Symposium, Toronto, Canada. Paul Pangaro – Living Architecture Systems Symposium 2019

Sawyer, S. (2001). A market-based perspective on information systems development. Communications of the ACM, 44(11), 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1145/384150.384168

Scarantino, A. (2003a). Affordances Explained. Philosophy of Science, 70(5), 949–961. Affordances Explained | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core

Scarantino, A. (2003b). Affordances Explained. Philosophy of Science, 70(5), 949–961. Affordances Explained | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core

Wagner, S. M., Lukassen, P., & Mahlendorf, M. (2010). Misused and missed use—Grounded Theory and Objective Hermeneutics as methods for research in industrial marketing. Industrial Marketing Management, 39(1), 5–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2008.05.007