Question 1

Why does Zim open off-screen after switching monitors or docking stations?

Accepted Answer

Zim caches window position. After changing monitor setups, the window may appear outside the visible area. Fix: delete the cache folder found in the Zim profile directory (e.g., ~/.cache/zim on Linux, %APPDATA%\zim on Windows) or reset settings by copying and renaming your Zim data folder to a new name before opening.

Question 2

Why is the Zim Wiki application icon not showing in my Linux desktop menu?

Accepted Answer

The desktop entry file refers to the icon name 'org.zim_wiki.Zim', but many icon themes do not include it. Two workarounds: 1) Switch to an icon theme that contains the icon, or 2) Edit the .desktop file (e.g., org.zim_wiki.Zim.desktop) and change the Icon line to the absolute path of the icon file from the Zim installation folder (commonly /usr/share/zim/icons/zim.ico or ~/programs/zim/icons/zim.ico).

Question 3

How to fix 'Argument of has an extra }' error when compiling LaTeX exported from Zim?

Accepted Answer

The Zim LaTeX template uses the `utf8x` package intended for LuaLaTeX. If you compile with `pdflatex`, you'll encounter this error. Use `lualatex` to compile instead: `lualatex document.tex`. Alternatively, modify the template to conditionally load inputenc based on the compiler. An example is to add to the preamble:

```latex
\usepackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
\ifxetex
    \usepackage{fontspec}
    \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\else\ifluatex
    \usepackage{fontspec}
    \usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\else
    \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
    \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\fi\fi
```

This will use `utf8` for pdflatex and `utf8x` for other engines.

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