From a76eaef5bf29b678cdbee070bfbd5930d5868b10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Stillman <dstillman@zotero.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:30:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes #1214, different translator behavior on the branch and
 the trunk

Fix error when creator name field is left blank in two-field mode
---
 chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/creator.js | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/creator.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/creator.js
index a6d1311bd8..65e5d236ad 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/creator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/creator.js
@@ -77,7 +77,12 @@ Zotero.Creator.prototype._set = function (field, val) {
 		case 'firstName':
 		case 'lastName':
 		case 'shortName':
-			val = value = Zotero.Utilities.prototype.trim(val);
+			if (val) {
+				val = value = Zotero.Utilities.prototype.trim(val);
+			}
+			else {
+				val = value = '';
+			}
 			break;
 	}