Expand/collapse subcollections

[cboulanger]

Does anyone know the API for expanding and collapsing the subcollections of a collection in the collection pane and can provide an action script that would allow to toggle between "all subcollections fully expanded" and "all subcollections fully collapsed"? Thank you.

[Ghiclgi]

[mjthoraval]

As I understand, the solution proposed here is to toggle the "View" menu option "Show Items from Subcollections".
This is not what was asked originally by @cboulanger?

[rdiaz02]

Yes, you are right. I think I was not clear. The problem is that the toggle is toggled an even number of times, so the state ends up being the original one.

Edit: Well, I cannot reproduce it now. I am now on Zotero 8.0.2 (I was on 8.0.1 yesterday when I made the comment; maybe it affected only 8.0.1, or maybe I did something silly). Sorry for the noise!!

[iagogv3]

This is not what was asked originally by @cboulanger?

Actually, he says " expanding and collapsing the subcollections of a collection in the collection pane". I understand the collection pane is the left-side pane, nor the middle one. I found this because I also was looking for this feature (not solved with the code), since, selected a collection, clicking +, expands all the collections in My Library, while I´d like to get expanded only the subcollections of the selected collection.

[rdiaz02]

Yes, I was referring (or trying to refer to) showing (or not) all items from subcollections. For:

(...) expanding and collapsing the subcollections of a collection in the collection pane". (...)
since, selected a collection, clicking +, expands all the collections in My Library, while I´d like to get expanded only the subcollections of the selected collection.

what I use are the arrow keys: right arrow key expands the subcollections immediately below the selected collection (but not recursively, just one level), and the left arrow key collapses subcollections. (When no expansion/collapse of subcollections is possible, left and right arrows move my to the immediate parent or immediate child, respectively).

"+" and "-" expand/contract all subcollections (regardless of what collection I am on).

This works for me with Zotero 8.0.3 (and worked in previous 8s and I think all of 7).

[iagogv3]

Indeed, this is why my goal would be to expand recursively all the subcollections nested in the one selected.

[cboulanger]

As the original answer is no longer visible (or not for me at least), here is the code again, which works well for me (Zotero 8.0.2-beta.4+2f7055e15 - I cannot say anything about the non-beta versions).

if(item) return;
ZoteroPane = Zotero.getActiveZoteroPane();
Zotero.Libraries.getAll().forEach(lib => 
    ZoteroPane.collectionsView.collapseLibrary(lib.libraryID))

[iagogv3]

Not working for me. It collapses always all the libraries, but do not expand.

[Ghiclgi]

As the original answer is no longer visible (or not for me at least), here is the code again, which works well for me (Zotero 8.0.2-beta.4+2f7055e15 - I cannot say anything about the non-beta versions).

I'm very sorry. I misunderstood your question so the wrong answer was deleted.

[mjthoraval]

@cboulanger I guess you are confusing with another action script that you shared here?
#406
The script you give does not seem to do what you requested here.

Thank you @Ghiclgi for moving your script to a separate page:
#558

[mjthoraval]

Here is a script written with the help of Claude.ai to expand all subcollections:
#559

[mjthoraval]

I have now added improved versions that are also working on item, for expanding (#562) and collapsing (#563).