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-\documentclass{nlctdoc}
-
-\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-\ifpdf
- \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
- \usepackage{mathpazo}
- \usepackage[scaled=.88]{helvet}
- \usepackage{courier}
- \usepackage{metalogo}
- \usepackage{xr-hyper}
-\else
- \providecommand{\XeLaTeX}{XeLaTeX}
- \providecommand{\LuaLaTeX}{LuaLaTeX}
-\fi
-
-\usepackage{alltt}
+% arara: lualatex
+% arara: bib2gls: { group: on }
+% arara: lualatex
+% arara: bib2gls: { group: on } if found ("log", "Glossary entry `sym.")
+% arara: lualatex
+% arara: lualatex if found ("log", "Rerun to")
+\documentclass[titlepage=false,oneside,
+ fontsize=12pt,captions=tableheading]{scrarticle}
+
\usepackage{pifont}
-\usepackage{array}
-\usepackage{color}
+\usepackage[noatsymgroup]{nlctuserguide}
-\usepackage[colorlinks,linkcolor=blue,pdfauthor={Nicola L.C. Talbot},
- pdftitle={The glossaries package: a guide for beginners}]{hyperref}
-\usepackage[nomain]{glossaries}
+\renewcommand*{\thispackagename}{glossaries}
-\newcommand*{\yes}{\ding{52}}
-\newcommand*{\no}{\ding{56}}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.glostyle.}{\glostyle}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.acrstyle.}{\acrstyle}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.abbrstyle.}{\abbrstyle}
-\newcommand*{\proyes}{\textcolor{green}{\yes}}
-\newcommand*{\prono}{\textcolor{red}{\no}}
+\defsemanticcmd{\glostylefmt}{\textsf}{}
+\defsemanticcmd{\acrstylefmt}{\textsf}{}
+\defsemanticcmd{\abbrstylefmt}{\textsf}{}
-\newcommand*{\conyes}{\textcolor{red}{\yes}}
-\newcommand*{\conno}{\textcolor{green}{\no}}
+\newcommand{\atentry}[1]{\texorpdfstring{\code{@#1}}{@#1}}
-\newcommand*{\code}[1]{%
- \texorpdfstring{{\frenchspacing\obeyspaces\ttfamily#1}}{#1}}
-\newcommand*{\file}[1]{\texorpdfstring{\texttt{#1}}{#1}}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.printgloss.}{\printglossopt}
+\newcommand{\printglossoptval}[2]{\optval{printgloss.#1}{#2}}
+\newcommand{\printglossoptvalm}[2]{\optval{printgloss.#1}{\marg{#2}}}
-\title{The glossaries package v4.49:
-a guide for beginners}
-\author{Nicola L.C. Talbot\\\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/}{\nolinkurl{dickimaw-books.com}}}
-\date{2021-11-01}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.gloskey.}{\gloskey}
+\newcommand{\gloskeyval}[2]{\optval{gloskey.#1}{\marg{#2}}}
-\ifpdf
- \externaldocument{glossaries-user}
-\fi
+\newcommand*{\catfmt}{\csoptfmt}
-\makeatletter
-\newcommand*{\optionlabel}[1]{%
- \@glstarget{option#1}{}\textbf{Option~#1}}
-\makeatother
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.cat.}{\cat}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.catattr.}{\catattr}
+\glsxtrnewgls{opt.resource.}{\resourceopt}
+\newcommand{\resourceoptval}[2]{\optval{resource.#1}{#2}}
+\newcommand{\resourceoptvalm}[2]{\optval{resource.#1}{\marg{#2}}}
+
+\renewcommand{\optionlistprefix}{idx.opt.}
+\renewcommand{\glsxtrtaggedlistsep}{~}
+\newcommand{\idxoptiondef}[1]{\hypertarget{option\glsentrytext{idx.opt.#1}}{}\inlineidxdef{opt.#1}}
+
+\renewcommand{\nlctuserguidecustomentryaliases}{%
+ glossarystyle=index,
+ acronymstyle=index,
+ abbreviationstyle=index,
+}
+
+\newcommand{\comxr}{\comment{\glslink{pkg.glossaries-extra}{glossaries-extra.sty}}}
+\newcommand{\comxronly}{\comment{\glslink{pkg.glossaries-extra}{glossaries-extra.sty} only}}
+\newcommand{\comxrkey}{\comment{\glslink{pkg.glossaries-extra}{glossaries-extra.sty} key}}
+\newcommand{\comxropt}[1]{\comment{requires \glslink{pkg.glossaries-extra}{glossaries-extra.sty} '\opt{#1}' option}}
+
+\nlctuserguidegls
+{
+ \def\gprintglossopt#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{commandoption}{opt.printgloss.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\csoptfmt{#1}}\parent{idx.printglossopt}#2}}%
+ \def\gglosty#1#2{\glsbibwriteentry{glossarystyle}{opt.glostyle.#1}%
+ {\field{name}{\glostylefmt{#1}}\parent{idx.glossarystyle}#2}}%
+ \def\gacrsty#1#2{\glsbibwriteentry{acronymstyle}{opt.acrstyle.#1}%
+ {\field{name}{\acrstylefmt{#1}}\parent{idx.acrstyle}#2}}%
+ \def\gabbrsty#1#2{\glsbibwriteentry{abbreviationstyle}{opt.abbrstyle.#1}%
+ {\field{name}{\abbrstylefmt{#1}}\parent{idx.abbrstyle}#2}}%
+ \def\ggloskey#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{commandoption}{opt.gloskey.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\csoptfmt{#1}}\parent{idx.gloskey}#2}}%
+ \def\gglsopt#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{commandoption}{opt.glsopt.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\csoptfmt{#1}}\parent{gls}#2}}%
+ \def\gcat#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{optionvalue}{opt.cat.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\catfmt{#1}}\parent{idx.category}#2}}%
+ \def\gcatattr#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{optionvalue}{opt.catattr.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\csoptfmt{#1}}\parent{idx.categoryattribute}#2}}%
+ \def\gresourceopt#1#2{%
+ \glsbibwriteentry{commandoption}{opt.resource.#1}{%
+ \field{name}{\csoptfmt{#1}}\parent{GlsXtrLoadResources}#2}}%
+ \gidx{category}{\field{plural}{categories}}
+ \gidx{glossarystyle}{\name{glossary styles}\field{text}{glossary style}}
+ \gidx{acrstyle}{\name{acronym styles}\field{text}{acronym style}
+ \field{see}{setacronymstyle}}
+ \gidx{abbrstyle}{\name{abbreviation styles}\field{text}{abbreviation style}
+ \field{see}{setabbreviationstyle}}
+ \gidx{printglossopt}{\name{print [unsrt|noidx] glossary options}%
+ \field{text}{print glossary option}%
+ }
+ % \newglossary
+ \gcmd{new\-glossary}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{log-ext}\margm{glossary-label}\margm{out-ext}\margm{in-ext}\margm{title}}
+ \desc{defines a \idx{glossary} identified by \meta{glossary-label} (which can
+ be referenced by the \gloskey{type} key when defining an entry)}
+ }
+ % \newglossary*
+ \gcmd{new\-glos\-sary*}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.08+}
+ \syntax{\margm{glossary-label}\margm{title}\oargm{counter}}
+ \desc{a shortcut that supplies file extensions based on the
+ \idx{glossary} label:\begin{compactcodebox}%
+\gls{newglossary}\oarg{\meta{glossary-label}-glg}\margm{glossary-label}\marg{\meta{glossary-label}-gls}\marg{\meta{glossary-label}-glo}\margm{title}\oargm{counter}%
+\end{compactcodebox}\glsxtrnopostpunc
+}
+ }
+ % \GlsSetQuote
+ \gcmd{Gls\-Set\-Quote}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.24+}
+ \syntax{\margm{character}}
+ \desc{set \app{makeindex}['s] quote character to \meta{character}}
+ }
+ % \glsdisablehyper
+ \gcmd{gls\-disable\-hyper}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \desc{suppresses all \idx{glossary} related hyperlinks}
+ }
+ % \glsenablehyper
+ \gcmd{gls\-enable\-hyper}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \desc{enables \idx{glossary} related hyperlinks. This is the
+ default if \sty{hyperref} is loaded. Has no effect if
+ \sty{hyperref} wasn't loaded}
+ }
+ % \setglossarystyle
+ \gcmd{set\-glossary\-style}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \syntax{\margm{style name}}
+ \desc{set the current \idx{glossarystyle} to \meta{style name}}
+ }
+ % \printglossary
+ \gcmd{print\-glossary}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}}
+ \desc{displays the \idx{glossary} by inputting a file created by
+ \app+{makeindex} or \app+{xindy}. Must be used with
+ \gls{makeglossaries} and either \app{makeindex} or \app{xindy}}
+ }
+ % \printglossaries
+ \gcmd{print\-glossaries}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \desc{iterates over all glossaries and does
+ \code{\gls{printglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}}
+ for each \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % \printnoidxglossary
+ \gcmd{print\-noidx\-glossary}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.04+}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}}
+ \desc{displays the \idx{glossary} by obtaining the \gls{indexing} information from
+ the \ext+{aux} file and using \TeX\ to sort and collate. Must be used with
+ \gls{makenoidxglossaries}. This method can be very slow and has limitations}
+ }%
+ % \printnoidxglossaries
+ \gcmd{print\-noidx\-glossaries}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.04+}
+ \desc{iterates over all glossaries and does
+ \code{\gls{printnoidxglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}}
+ for each \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % \printunsrtglossary
+ \gcmd{print\-unsrt\-glossary}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.08+}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}}
+ \desc{displays the \idx{glossary} by iterating over all entries
+ associated with the given \idx{glossary} (in the order in which they
+ were added to the \idx{glossary}). The location lists and group headers
+ will only be present if the associated fields have been set
+ (typically by \app{bib2gls})}
+ }%
+ % \printunsrtglossaries
+ \gcmd{print\-unsrt\-glossaries}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.08+}
+ \desc{iterates over all glossaries and does
+ \code{\gls{printunsrtglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}}
+ for each \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % \glsdefaulttype
+ \gcmd{gls\-default\-type}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \initval{main}%
+ \desc{expands to the label of the default \idx{glossary}}
+ }%
+ % \acronymname
+ \gcmd{acronym\-name}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \initval{Acronyms}%
+ \note{language-sensitive}
+ \desc{expands to the title of the \code{acronym} \idx{glossary}}
+ }%
+ % \loadglsentries
+ \gcmd{load\-gls\-entries}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}%
+ \syntax{\oargm{type}\margm{filename}}
+ \desc{locally assigns \gls{glsdefaulttype} to \meta{type} and
+ inputs \meta{filename}. If the optional argument is omitted,
+ the default glossary is assumed. Note that if any entries within
+ \meta{filename} have the \gloskey{type} key set (including
+ implicitly in commands like \gls{newacronym}), then this will
+ override the type given in the optional argument}
+ }
+ % \makeglossaries
+ \gcmd{make\-glossaries}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \desc{opens the associated \idx{glossary} files that need to be
+ processed by \app+{makeindex} or \app+{xindy}}
+ }
+ % \makenoidxglossaries
+ \gcmd{make\-noidx\-glossaries}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.04+}
+ \desc{sets up all glossaries so that they can be displayed
+ with \gls{printnoidxglossary}}
+ }
+ % \GlsXtrLoadResources
+ \gcmd{Gls\-Xtr\-Load\-Resources}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.11+}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}}
+ \desc{for use with \app{bib2gls}, this both sets up the resource options
+ (which \app{bib2gls} can detect from the \ext{aux} file) and
+ inputs the \ext{glstex} file created by \app{bib2gls}}
+ }
+ % \newglossaryentry
+ \gcmd{new\-glossary\-entry}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label}\marg{\keyvallist}}
+ \desc{defines a new \idx{glossary} entry with the given label. The
+ second argument is a comma-separated list of \idxpl{gloskey}}
+ }
+ % \longnewglossaryentry
+ \gcmd{long\-new\-glossary\-entry}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label}\margm{key=value list}\margm{description}}
+ \desc{defines a new \idx{glossary} entry with the given label. The
+ second argument is a comma-separated list of \idxpl{gloskey}.
+ The third argument is the description, which may include
+ paragraph breaks}
+ }
+ % \newterm
+ \gcmd{new\-term}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\oargm{key=value list}\margm{entry-label}}
+ \note{requires \opt{index} package option}
+ \desc{defines a new \idx{glossary} entry with the given label,
+ \gloskey{type} set to \code{index}, the \gloskey{name}
+ set to \meta{entry-label} and the \gloskey{description}
+ set to \gls{nopostdesc}. The
+ optional argument is a comma-separated list of \idxpl{gloskey},
+ which can be used to override the defaults}
+ }
+ % \glsnamefont
+ \gcmd{gls\-name\-font}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{used within the predefined glossary styles to apply a font change to the
+ \gloskey{name}}
+ }
+ % \gls
+ \gcmdsp{gls}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{references the entry identified by \meta{label}. The text
+ produced may vary depending on whether or not this is the \idx{firstuse}}
+ }
+ % \glspl
+ \gcmdsp{glspl}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{as \gls{gls} but uses the plural form}
+ }
+ % \Gls
+ \gcmdsp{Gls}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{as \gls{gls} but converts the first character of the
+ \gls{linktext} to \idx{uppercase}\glsadd{idx.sentencecase} (for
+ the start of a sentence) using \gls{makefirstuc}}
+ }
+ % \Glspl
+ \gcmdsp{Glspl}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{as \gls{Gls} but uses the plural form}
+ }
+ % \glssymbol
+ \gcmdsp{gls\-symbol}{%
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{references the entry identified by \meta{label}. The text
+ produced is obtained from the \gloskey{symbol} value.
+ The \meta{insert} argument will be inserted at the end of the
+ \gls{linktext}. This command does not alter or depend on the
+ \idx{firstuseflag}}
+ }
+ % \glslink
+ \gcmdsp{glslink}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\margm{text}}
+ \desc{references the entry identified by \meta{label} with the
+ given \meta{text} as the \gls{linktext}. This command doesn't
+ change the \idx{firstuseflag}}
+ }
+ % \glsadd
+ \gcmd{glsadd}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}}
+ \desc{indexes the entry identified by \meta{label} without
+ producing any text. This ensures the entry appears in the
+ \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % \glsfmttext
+ \gcmd{gls\-fmt\-text}
+ {
+ \syntax{\margm{entry-label}}
+ \desc{for use within captions or section titles to display the
+ formatted \gloskey{text}}
+ }
+ % \glsfmtshort
+ \gcmd{gls\-fmt\-short}
+ {
+ \syntax{\margm{entry-label}}
+ \desc{for use within captions or section titles to display the
+ formatted short form}
+ }
+ % \glsentrytext
+ \gcmd{gls\-entry\-text}
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{entry-label}}
+ \desc{simply expands to the value of the \gloskey{text} field.
+ Does nothing if the entry hasn't been defined. May be used in
+ expandable contexts provided that the \gloskey{text} field doesn't
+ contain any fragile commands}
+ }
+ % \glsentryshort
+ \gcmd{gls\-entry\-short}
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{entry-label}}
+ \desc{simply expands to the value of the \gloskey{short} field.
+ Does nothing if the entry hasn't been defined. May be used in
+ expandable contexts provided that the \gloskey{short} field doesn't
+ contain any fragile commands}
+ }
+ % \glsentrylong
+ \gcmd{gls\-entry\-long}
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{entry-label}}
+ \desc{simply expands to the value of the \gloskey{long} field.
+ Does nothing if the entry hasn't been defined. May be used in
+ expandable contexts provided that the \gloskey{long} field doesn't
+ contain any fragile commands}
+ }
+ % \glsabbrvscfont
+ \gcmd{gls\-abbrv\-sc\-font}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.17+}
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{short form font used by the small-caps \qt{sc} abbreviation styles}
+ }
+ % \glslongonlyfont
+ \gcmd{gls\-long\-only\-font}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.17+}
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{long form font used by the \qt{only} abbreviation styles}
+ }
+ % \glsabbrvonlyfont
+ \gcmd{gls\-abbrv\-only\-font}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra} v1.17+}
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{short form font used by the \qt{only} abbreviation styles}
+ }
+ % \glsxtrnewsymbol
+ \gcmd{gls\-xtr\-new\-symbol}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\oargm{key=value list}\margm{label}\margm{sym}}
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \note{requires \code{\csfmt{usepackage}\oarg{\opt{symbols}}\marg{glossaries-extra}}}
+ \desc{defines a new \idx{glossary} entry with the given label,
+ \gloskey{type} set to \code{symbols}, the \gloskey{category} set
+ to \code{symbol}, the \gloskey{name} set to \meta{sym} and the \gloskey{sort}
+ set to \meta{label}. The optional argument is a comma-separated list of \idxpl{gloskey},
+ which can be used to override the defaults}
+ }
+ % \newacronym
+ \gcmd{new\-acronym}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\margm{short}\margm{long}}
+ \desc{this command is provided by the base \sty{glossaries}
+ package but is redefined by \sty{glossaries-extra} to use
+ \gls{newabbreviation} with the \gloskey{category} key set to
+ \cat{acronym}. With just the base \sty{glossaries} package, use
+ \gls{setacronymstyle} to set the style. With
+ \sty{glossaries-extra}, use
+ \code{\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{\cat{acronym}}\margm{style}} to
+ set the style that governs \gls{newacronym}}
+ }
+ % \setacronymstyle
+ \gcmd{set\-acronym\-style}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{glossary-type}\margm{style-name}}
+ \desc{sets the acronym style. Don't use with \sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ }
+ % \newabbreviation
+ \gcmd{new\-abbreviation}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\margm{short}\margm{long}}
+ \desc{defines a new entry that represents an abbreviation.
+ This internally uses \gls{newglossaryentry} and any provided
+ \meta{options} (\idxpl{gloskey}) will be appended. The
+ \gloskey{category} is set to \cat{abbreviation} by default, but
+ may be overridden in \meta{options}. The
+ appropriate style should be set before the abbreviation is
+ defined with \gls{setabbreviationstyle}}
+ }
+ % \setabbreviationstyle
+ \gcmd{set\-abbreviation\-style}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{category}\margm{style-name}}
+ \desc{sets the current \idx{abbrstyle} to \meta{style-name}
+ for the category identified by \meta{category}. If the
+ optional argument is omitted, \cat{abbreviation} is assumed}
+ }
+ % \acrlong
+ \gcmdsp{acr\-long}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{displays the long form of an acronym. Only for use with
+ the base \sty{glossaries} package's acronym mechanism. With
+ \sty{glossaries-extra}, use \gls{glsxtrlong} instead}
+ }
+ % \acrshort
+ \gcmdsp{acr\-short}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{displays the short form of an acronym. Only for use with
+ the base \sty{glossaries} package's acronym mechanism. With
+ \sty{glossaries-extra}, use \gls{glsxtrshort} instead}
+ }
+ % \glsxtrlong
+ \gcmdsp{gls\-xtr\-long}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{displays the long form of an abbreviation}
+ }
+ % \glsxtrshort
+ \gcmdsp{gls\-xtr\-short}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{options}\margm{label}\oargm{insert}}
+ \desc{displays the short form of an abbreviation}
+ }
+ % \ifglsused
+ \gcmd{if\-gls\-used}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label}\margm{true text}\margm{false text}}
+ \desc{does \meta{true} if the entry has been marked as
+ \idxc{firstuseflag}{used} and does \meta{false} if the entry is
+ marked as \idxc{firstuseflag}{unused}}
+ }
+ % \glsnoexpandfields
+ \gcmd{gls\-no\-expand\-fields}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \desc{don't expand field values when defining entries, except
+ for those that explicitly have expansion enabled}
+ }
+ % \glsreset
+ \gcmd{gls\-reset}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label}}
+ \desc{globally resets the entry's \idx{firstuseflag}. That is, this marks the entry
+ as \qt{not used}}
+ }
+ % \glsunset
+ \gcmd{gls\-unset}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label}}
+ \desc{globally unsets the entry's \idx{firstuseflag}. That is, this marks the entry
+ as \qt{used}}
+ }
+ % \glsresetall
+ \gcmd{gls\-reset\-all}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{types}}
+ \desc{globally resets all entries associated with the listed
+ glossaries or all glossaries if \meta{types} is omitted}
+ }
+ % \glsunsetall
+ \gcmd{gls\-unset\-all}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \syntax{\oargm{types}}
+ \desc{globally unsets all entries associated with the listed
+ glossaries or all glossaries if \meta{types} is omitted}
+ }
+ % \glslowercase
+ \gcmd{gls\-lower\-case}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v4.50+}
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{converts \meta{text} to \idx{lowercase} using the modern \LaTeX3
+ case-changing command, which is expandable}
+ }
+ % \makefirstuc
+ \gcmd{make\-first\-uc}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \providedby{\sty{mfirstuc}}
+ \desc{robust command that converts the first character of \meta{text} to
+ \idx{uppercase} (\idx{sentencecase}). See the \sty{mfirstuc}
+ documentation for further details, either:
+ \texdocref{mfirstuc} or visit \ctanpkg{mfirstuc}}
+ }
+ % \nopostdesc
+ \gcmd{no\-post\-desc}
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries} v1.17+}
+ \desc{when placed at the end of the \gloskey{description}, this
+ switches off the post-description punctuation (if it has been
+ enabled). Does nothing outside of the \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % \seename
+ \gcmd{see\-name}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries}}
+ \initval{see}
+ \note{language-sensitive}
+ \desc{used as a cross-reference tag}
+ }
+ % \seealsoname
+ \gcmd{see\-also\-name}
+ {
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \initval{see also}
+ \note{language-sensitive}
+ \desc{used as a cross-reference tag}
+ }
+ % \newglossaryentry (glossentry) keys
+ \gidxpl{gloskey}{%
+ \common
+ \field{text}{glossary entry key}
+ \desc{these are options that can be passed to commands that
+ define entries, such as \gls{newglossaryentry} or
+ \gls{newabbreviation}}
+ }
+ % glossentry name
+ \ggloskey{name}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{the entry's name, as displayed in the \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % glossentry description
+ \ggloskey{description}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{the entry's description, as displayed in the \idx{glossary}}
+ }
+ % glossentry type
+ \ggloskey{type}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{\idx{glossary}-label}}
+ \initval{\gls{glsdefaulttype}}%
+ \desc{assigns the entry to the \idx{glossary} identified by
+ \meta{\idx{glossary}-label}}
+ }
+ % glossentry parent
+ \ggloskey{parent}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{parent-label}}
+ \desc{the label of the entry's parent (from which the entry's
+ hierarchical level is obtained)}
+ }
+ % glossentry category
+ \ggloskey{category}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{category-label}}%
+ \initval{general}%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \desc{the entry's \idx{category} (must be a simple label)}
+ }
+ % glossentry sort
+ \ggloskey{sort}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{value}}
+ \initval{\meta{entry name}}
+ \desc{specifies the value to use for sorting (overrides the
+ default). This key is usually required for \app+{xindy} if the
+ \gloskey{name} key only contains commands (for example, the
+ entry is a symbol), but explicitly using this key in other
+ contexts can break certain sort methods.
+ \gallerypage{bib2gls-sorting}{Don't use the \gloskey{sort} field
+ with \app{bib2gls}}}
+ }
+ % glossentry see
+ \ggloskey{see}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\oargm{tag}\margm{label-list}}
+ \desc{indexes each item in \meta{label-list} with the
+ cross-reference in place of a normal location}
+ }
+ % glossentry seealso
+ \ggloskey{see\-also}%
+ {%
+ \providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}
+ \syntax{\margm{label-list}}
+ \desc{like \gloskey{see} but always uses \gls{seealsoname} as the tag}
+ }
+ % glossentry text
+ \ggloskey{text}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{the entry's text, as displayed on \idx{subsequentuse} of
+ \gls{glslike} commands. If omitted, this value is assumed to be
+ the same as the \gloskey{name} key}
+ }
+ % glossentry plural
+ \ggloskey{plural}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{the entry's plural form, as displayed on \idx{subsequentuse} of
+ plural \gls{glslike} commands, such as \gls{glspl}. This should
+ be the appropriate plural form of the value provided by the
+ \gloskey{text} key. If omitted, this value is assumed to be the
+ value of the \gloskey{text} key with \gls{glspluralsuffix}
+ appended}
+ }
+ % glossentry symbol
+ \ggloskey{symbol}%
+ {%
+ \initval{\gls{relax}}
+ \syntax{\margm{symbol}}
+ \desc{the entry's associated symbol (optional), which can be
+ displayed with \gls{glssymbol} (if \gls{indexing} and hyperlinks are
+ required) or with \gls{glsentrysymbol}}
+ }
+ % glossentry first
+ \ggloskey{first}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{first}}
+ \desc{the entry's text, as displayed on \idx{firstuse} of
+ \gls{glslike} commands. If omitted,
+ this value is assumed to be the same as the \gloskey{text} key}
+ }
+ % glossentry firstplural
+ \ggloskey{first\-plural}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{the entry's plural form, as displayed on \idx{firstuse} of
+ plural \gls{glslike} commands, such as \gls{glspl}. If this key
+ is omitted, then the value will either be the same as the
+ \gloskey{plural} field, if the \gloskey{first} key wasn't used, or
+ the value will be taken from the \gloskey{first} key with
+ \gls{glspluralsuffix} appended}
+ }
+ % glossentry short
+ \ggloskey{short}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{short form}}
+ \desc{a key that is set implicitly by \gls{newabbreviation}
+ and \gls{newacronym} to the entry's short (abbreviated) form. It
+ typically shouldn't be used explicitly with
+ \gls{newglossaryentry}. However, if you are using \app{bib2gls}
+ then this field should be used in the \ext{bib} file when
+ defining abbreviations}
+ }
+ % glossentry long
+ \ggloskey{long}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{long form}}
+ \desc{a key that is set implicitly by \gls{newabbreviation}
+ and \gls{newacronym} to the entry's long (unabbreviated) form. It
+ typically shouldn't be used explicitly with
+ \gls{newglossaryentry}. However, if you are using \app{bib2gls}
+ then this field should be used in the \ext{bib} file when
+ defining abbreviations}
+ }
+ % glossentry shortplural
+ \ggloskey{short\-plural}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{plural short form}}
+ \desc{the plural corresponding to the \gloskey{short} key if the
+ default value is inappropriate}
+ }
+ % glossentry longplural
+ \ggloskey{long\-plural}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{plural long form}}
+ \desc{the plural corresponding to the \gloskey{long} key if the
+ default value is inappropriate}
+ }
+ % glossentry user1
+ \ggloskey{user1}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\margm{text}}
+ \desc{a generic field, which can be
+ displayed with \gls{glsuseri} (if \gls{indexing} and hyperlinks are
+ required) or with \gls{glsentryuseri}}
+ }
+ % package option style
+ \gstyopt{style}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{style-name}}
+ }
+ % package option nogroupskip
+ \gstyopt{no\-group\-skip}
+ {
+ \initval{false}
+ \defval{true}
+ \syntax{\meta{boolean}}
+ }
+ % package option nopostdot
+ \gstyopt{no\-post\-dot}
+ {
+ \initval{false}
+ \defval{true}
+ \syntax{\meta{boolean}}
+ }
+ % package option postdot
+ \gstyopt{post\-dot}{\providedby{\sty{glossaries-extra}}}
+ % package option nonumberlist
+ \gstyopt{no\-number\-list}{}
+ % package option symbols
+ \gstyopt{symbols}{}
+ % package option numbers
+ \gstyopt{numbers}{}
+ % package option index
+ \gstyopt{index}{}
+ % package option abbreviations
+ \gstyopt{abbreviations}{}
+ % package option counter
+ \gstyopt{counter}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{counter-name}}
+ }
+ % package option toc
+ \gstyopt{toc}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{boolean}}
+ }
+ % package option section
+ \gstyopt{section}
+ {
+ \syntax{\meta{value}}
+ }
+ % package option acronym
+ \gstyopt{acronym}%
+ {%
+ \initval{false}
+ \defval{true}
+ \syntax{\meta{boolean}}
+ }
+ % package option acronyms
+ \gstyopt{acronyms}{}
+ % package option stylemods
+ \gstyopt{style\-mods}{}
+ % package option sort
+ \gstyopt{sort}%
+ {%
+ \syntax{\meta{setting}}
+ }
+ % package option sanitizesort
+ \gstyopt{sanitize\-sort}{}
+ % package option record
+ \gstyopt{record}%
+ {%
+ \initval{off}
+ \defval{only}
+ \syntax{\meta{setting}}
+ }
+ % package option automake
+ \gstyopt{auto\-make}{}
+ % package option xindy
+ \gstyopt{xindy}{}
+ % package option order
+ \gstyopt{order}{}
+ % package option nohypertypes
+ \gstyopt{no\-hyper\-types}{\syntax{\margm{label list}}}
+ % package option hyperfirst
+ \gstyopt{hyper\-first}
+ {
+ \initval{true}
+ \defval{true}
+ \syntax{\meta{boolean}}
+ }
+ % category: abbreviation
+ \gcat{abbreviation}{}
+ % category: acronym
+ \gcat{acronym}{}
+ % glossary style: index
+ \gglosty{index}{}
+ % glossary style: indexgroup
+ \gglosty{index\-group}{}
+ % glossary style: mcolindex
+ \gglosty{mcol\-index}{}
+ % glossary style: altlist
+ \gglosty{alt\-list}{}
+ % glossary style: long4col
+ \gglosty{long4col}{}
+ % acronym style: long-short
+ \gacrsty{long\dhyphen short}{}
+ % acronym style: long-sc-short
+ \gacrsty{long\dhyphen sc\dhyphen short}{}
+ % acronym style: long-short-desc
+ \gacrsty{long\dhyphen short\dhyphen desc}{}
+ % acronym style: short-long
+ \gacrsty{short\dhyphen long}{}
+ % acronym style: short-long-desc
+ \gacrsty{short\dhyphen long\dhyphen desc}{}
+ % abbreviation style: long-short
+ \gabbrsty{long\dhyphen short}{}
+ % abbreviation style: long-short-sc
+ \gabbrsty{long\dhyphen short\dhyphen sc}{}
+ % abbreviation style: short-nolong
+ \gabbrsty{short\dhyphen nolong}{}
+ % abbreviation style: long-only-short-only
+ \gabbrsty{long\dhyphen only\dhyphen short\dhyphen only}{}
+ % resource option src
+ \gresourceopt{src}{\syntax{bib list}}
+ % resource option type
+ \gresourceopt{type}{\syntax{glossary-label}}
+ % resource option sort
+ \gresourceopt{sort}{\syntax{method}}
+ % resource option sort-field
+ \gresourceopt{sort\dhyphen field}{\syntax{field name}}
+ % resource option save-locations
+ \gresourceopt{save\dhyphen locations}{\syntax{\meta{boolean}}}
+ % printgloss style
+ \gprintglossopt{style}{%
+ \syntax{\meta{style-name}}
+ }
+ % printgloss type
+ \gprintglossopt{type}{%
+ \syntax{\meta{glossary-label}}
+ }
+ % printgloss nonumberlist
+ \gprintglossopt{no\-number\-list}{}
+ % printgloss toctitle
+ \gprintglossopt{toc\-title}{}
+ % printgloss sort
+ \gprintglossopt{sort}{}
+ % general commands and environments
+ \gcmd{textsc}{}% \textsc
+ \gcmd{item}{}% \item
+ \gcmd{tex\-or\-pdf\-string}{}% \texorpdfstring
+ \genv{description}{}
+ % applications:
+ \gapp{makeindex}{}
+ \gapp{xindy}{}
+ \gapp{makeglossaries}{}
+ \gapp{makeglossaries\dhyphen lite}{}% makeglossaries-lite
+ \gapp{bib2gls}{}
+ \gapp{arara}{}
+ % --group
+ \glongswitch{group}{\inapp{bib2gls}}
+ % -g
+ \gshortswitch{g}{\inapp{bib2gls}\field{alias}{switch.group}}
+ % packages
+ \gpkg{glossaries}{\common}% glossaries.sty
+ \gpkg{glossaries\dhyphen extra}{\common}% glossaries-extra.sty
+ \gpkg{glossary\dhyphen mcols}{}% glossary-mcols.sty
+ \gpkg{mfirst\-uc}{}% mfirstuc.sty
+ \gpkg{hyper\-ref}{}% hyperref.sty
+ \gpkg{babel}{}% babel.sty
+ \gpkg{poly\-glossia}{}% polyglossia.sty
+ \gpkg{input\-enc}{}% inputenc.sty
+ \gpkg{font\-enc}{}% fontenc.sty
+ % files
+ \gfilemeta{glossaries\dhyphen}{language}{}{}% glossaries-<language>
+ \gfile{glossaries\dhyphen french}{}% glossaries-french
+ \gfile{glossaries\dhyphen german}{}% glossaries-german
+ \gext{log}{}
+ \gext{tex}{}
+ \gext{bib}{}
+ \gext{glo}{}
+ \gext{gls}{}
+ \gext{glg}{}
+ \gext{ist}{}
+ \gext{xdy}{}
+ \gext{aux}{}
+ \gext{glstex}{}
+ \gext{alg}{}
+ \gext{acr}{}
+ \gext{acn}{}
+ % terms
+ \gterm{field}%
+ {%
+ \name{field}
+ \desc{entry data is stored in fields. These may have a
+ corresponding key used to set the value, such as \gloskey{name}
+ or \gloskey{description}}
+ }
+ \gterm{indexing}{%
+ \name{indexing (or recording)}
+ \field{text}{indexing}
+ \desc{the process of saving the location (for example, the page number) and any
+ associated information that is required in the \idx{glossary}.
+ The data may be sorted and collated by an indexing application
+ as part of the document build}
+ }
+ \gterm{glossary}%
+ {%
+ \common
+ \name{glossary}
+ \field{plural}{glossaries}
+ \desc{technically a glossary is an alphabetical list of words
+ relating to a particular topic. For the purposes of describing
+ the \styfmt{glossaries} and \sty{glossaries-extra} packages, a
+ glossary is either the list produced by commands like
+ \gls{printglossary} or \gls{printunsrtglossary} (which may or
+ may not be ordered alphabetically) or a glossary is a set of
+ entry labels where the set is identified by the glossary label
+ or type}
+ }
+ \gterm{firstuseflag}{\name{first use flag}%
+ \common
+ \desc{a conditional that keeps track of whether or not an entry
+ has been referenced by any of the \gls{glslike} commands (which
+ can adjust their behaviour according to whether or not this flag is
+ true). The conditional is true if the entry hasn't been used by
+ one of these commands
+ (or if the flag has been reset) and false if it has been used
+ (or if the flag has been unset)}
+ }
+ \gterm{firstuse}{\name{first use}%
+ \common
+ \desc{the first time an entry is used by a command that unsets
+ the \idx{firstuseflag} (or the first time since the flag was
+ reset)}
+ }
+ \gterm{firstusetext}{\name{first use text}%
+ \common
+ \desc{the \gls{linktext} that is displayed on \idx{firstuse} of
+ the \gls{glslike} commands}
+ }
+ \gterm{subsequentuse}{\name{subsequent use}
+ \common
+ \desc{using an entry that unsets the \idx{firstuseflag} when it
+ has already been unset}
+ }
+ \gterm{glslike}{\common\name{{}\csfmt{gls}-like}
+ \desc{commands like \gls{gls} that change the
+ \idx{firstuseflag}. These commands index the entry (if indexing
+ is enabled), create a hyperlink to the entry's \idx{glossary} listing (if enabled)
+ and unset the \idx{firstuseflag}}
+ }
+ \gterm{linktext}{\name{link text}%
+ \desc{the text produced by commands like \gls{gls} that have the
+ potential to be a hyperlink}
+ }
+ \gterm{semanticcommand}{\name{semantic command}
+ \desc{essentially, a semantic command is one that's associated with a
+ particular document element, idea or topic that hides the font
+ and other stylistic formatting inside its definition. For
+ example, Latin taxonomy is usually displayed in italic.
+ Explicitly using font commands, for example
+ \code{\cmd{textit}\marg{Clostridium}}, is syntactic markup.
+ Whereas defining a command called, say, \csfmt{bacteria} that
+ displays its argument in italics is a semantic command. The
+ actual styling is hidden and the command relates specifically to
+ a particular concept.
+\begin{codebox}
+Syntactic: \cmd{textit}\marg{Clostridium}\codepar
+\cmd{newrobustcmd}*\marg{\cmd{bacteria}}[1]\marg{\cmd{emph}\marg{\#1}}\%\newline
+Semantic: \cmd{bacteria}\marg{Clostridium}
+\end{codebox}
+ The end result is the same:
+\begin{resultbox}
+Syntactic: \textit{Clostridium}\glspar
+Semantic: \emph{Clostridium}
+\end{resultbox}
+ The advantage with semantic commands is that it's much easier to
+ change the style, simply by adjusting the command definition.
+ Note that I've used \csfmt{newrobustcmd} to make the semantic
+ command robust as the style commands can cause a problem if they
+ expand too soon}
+ }
+ % index only
+ \gidx{uppercase}{\field{seealso}{idx.sentencecase}}
+ \gidx{lowercase}{}
+ \gidx{sentencecase}{\name{sentence case}}
+ \gidx{allcaps}{\name{all caps}}
+ % punctuation
+ \gpunc{sym.nbsp}{\name{\code{\textasciitilde} (non-breaking space)}
+ \field{see}{idx.nbsp}
+ }
+ \gidx{nbsp}{\name{non-breaking space (\code{\textasciitilde})}
+ \field{symbol}{\code{\textasciitilde}}
+ }
+ \gpunc{sym.colon}{\name{\code{:} (colon)}}
+ \gpunc{unknowntag}{\name{\code{??} (unknown entry marker)}
+ \field{text}{\code{??}}}
+ % indexing options
+ \gidx{opt.noidx}{\name{Option 1 (\qt{noidx})}\field{text}{1}}
+ \gidx{opt.mkidx}{\name{Option 2 (\appfmt{makeindex})}\field{text}{2}}
+ \gidx{opt.xdy}{\name{Option 3 (\appfmt{xindy})}\field{text}{3}}
+ \gidx{opt.b2g}{\name{Option 4 (\appfmt{bib2gls})}\field{text}{4}}
+}
-\newcommand*{\opt}[1]{\hyperlink{option#1}{Option~#1}}
-\newcommand*{\optsor}[2]{Options~\hyperlink{option#1}{#1}
-or~\hyperlink{option#2}{#2}}
-\newcommand*{\optsand}[2]{Options~\hyperlink{option#1}{#1}
-and~\hyperlink{option#2}{#2}}
+\title{The glossaries package v4.50:
+a guide for beginners}
+\author{Nicola L.C. Talbot\\\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/}{\nolinkurl{dickimaw-books.com}}}
+\date{2022-10-14}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
-The \styfmt{glossaries} package is very flexible, but this means
+The \sty{glossaries} package is very flexible, but this means
that it has a~lot of options, and since a user guide is supposed to
provide a complete list of all the high-level user commands, the main
user manual is quite big. This can be rather
@@ -81,400 +1067,428 @@ under certain circumstances}.
\section{Getting Started}
\label{sec:start}
-As with all packages, you need to load \styfmt{glossaries} with
-\cs{usepackage}, but there are certain packages that must be loaded
+As with all packages, you need to load \sty+{glossaries} with
+\csfmt{usepackage}, but there are certain packages that must be loaded
before \styfmt{glossaries}, \emph{if} they are required: \sty{hyperref},
\sty{babel}, \sty{polyglossia}, \sty{inputenc} and \sty{fontenc}.
(You don't have to load these packages, but if you want them, you
-must load them before \styfmt{glossaries}.)
+must load them before \sty{glossaries}.)
\begin{important}
If you require multilingual support you must also install
the relevant language module. Each language module is called
-\file{glossaries-}\meta{language}, where \meta{language} is the
+\file{glossaries-language}, where \meta{language} is the
root language name. For example, \file{glossaries-french}
or \file{glossaries-german}. If a language module is required,
-the \styfmt{glossaries} package will automatically try to load it
+the \sty{glossaries} package will automatically try to load it
and will give a warning if the module isn't found.
\end{important}
-Once you have loaded \styfmt{glossaries}, you need to define
+Once you have loaded \sty{glossaries}, you need to define
your terms in the preamble and then you can use them throughout the
document. Here's a simple example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries}
-
- \newglossaryentry{ex}{name={sample},description={an example}}
-
- \begin{document}
- Here's my \gls{ex} term.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\comment{define a term:}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{ex}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{sample},\gloskeyval{description}{an example}}
+\cbeg{document}
+Here's my \gls{gls}\marg{ex} term.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
This produces:
-\begin{quote}
+\begin{resultbox}
Here's my sample term.
-\end{quote}
-Here's another example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries}
-
- \setacronymstyle{long-short}
-
- \newacronym{svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}. Second use: \gls{svm}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{resultbox}
+Another example:
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{setacronymstyle}\marg{\acrstyle{long-short}}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}. Second use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
This produces:
-\begin{quote}
+\begin{resultbox}
First use: support vector machine (SVM). Second use: SVM.
-\end{quote}
-In this case, the text produced by \verb|\gls{svm}| changed after the first
-use. The first use produced the long form followed by the short form
-in parentheses because I set the acronym style to
-\code{long-short}. I suggest you try the above two examples to
-make sure you have the package correctly installed.
-If you get an \code{undefined control sequence} error, check that
-the version number at the top of this document matches the version
-you have installed. (Open the \file{.log} file and search for the
-line that starts with \code{Package: glossaries} followed by a
-date and version.)
+\end{resultbox}
+In this case, the text (the \qt{\gls{linktext}}) produced by
+\code{\gls{gls}\marg{svm}}
+changed after the \idx{firstuse}. The \idx{firstuse} produced the
+long form followed by the short form in parentheses because I set
+the acronym style to \acrstyle{long-short}. The \idx{subsequentuse}
+just showed the short form.
+
+I suggest you try the above two examples to make sure you have the
+package correctly installed. If you get an \qt{undefined control
+sequence} error, check that the version number at the top of this
+document matches the version you have installed. (Open the
+\ext+{log} file and search for the line that starts with
+\qt{Package: glossaries} followed by a date and version.)
\begin{important}
Be careful of fragile commands. If a command causes a problem when
-used in one of the \cs{newglossaryentry} fields, consider adding
-\cs{glsnoexpandfields} before you start defining your entries.
+used in one of the \gls{newglossaryentry} fields, consider adding
+\gls{glsnoexpandfields} before you start defining your entries.
+Where possible use robust \idxpl{semanticcommand}.
\end{important}
Abbreviations are slightly different if you use the extension package
-\sty{glossaries-extra} (which needs to be installed separately):
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries-extra}
-
- \setabbreviationstyle{long-short}% glossaries-extra.sty
-
- \newabbreviation{svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}% glossaries-extra.sty
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}. Second use: \gls{svm}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
-Since \code{long-short} happens to be the default for
-\cs{newabbreviation} (if you haven't set the \code{category} key)
-you may omit the \cs{setabbreviationstyle} line in this example.
-
-If you still want to use \cs{newacronym} (rather than
-\cs{newabbreviation}) then you need the optional
-argument of \cs{setabbreviationstyle}:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries-extra}
-
- \setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short}% glossaries-extra.sty only
-
- \newacronym{svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}. Second use: \gls{svm}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
-In this example, if you omit the \cs{setabbreviationstyle} line you
-will notice a difference because the \code{short-nolong} style (not
-the \code{long-short} style) is the default with \cs{newacronym}.
-With the \code{short-nolong} style the first use simply shows just
+\sty+{glossaries-extra} (which needs to be installed separately):
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\comment{glossaries.sty is automatically loaded by glossaries-extra.sty}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\comment{commands provided by \sty{glossaries-extra}:}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\marg{\abbrstyle{long-short}}
+\gls{newabbreviation}\marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}. Second use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
+Since \abbrstyle{long-short} happens to be the default for
+\gls{newabbreviation} you may omit the \gls{setabbreviationstyle}
+line in this example.
+
+If you still want to use \gls{newacronym} (rather than
+\gls{newabbreviation}) then you need the optional
+argument of \gls{setabbreviationstyle}:
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{\cat{acronym}}\marg{\abbrstyle{long-short}}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}. Second use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
+In this example, if you omit the \gls{setabbreviationstyle} line you
+will notice a difference because the \abbrstyle{short-nolong} style (not
+the \abbrstyle{long-short} style) is the default with \gls{newacronym}.
+With the \abbrstyle{short-nolong} style the first use simply shows just
the short form.
\begin{important}
-You can't use \cs{setacronymstyle} with \sty{glossaries-extra}.
+You can't use \gls{setacronymstyle} with \sty{glossaries-extra}.
\end{important}
If you like, you can put all your definitions in another file (for
-example, \file{defns.tex}) and load that file in the preamble using
-\cs{loadglsentries} with the filename as the argument. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\loadglsentries{defns}
-\end{verbatim}
+example, \filefmt{defns.tex}) and load that file in the preamble using
+\gls{loadglsentries} with the filename as the argument. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{loadglsentries}\marg{defns}
+\end{codebox}
If you find you have a really large number of definitions that are
-hard to manage in a \file{.tex} file, you might want to have a
+hard to manage in a \ext+{tex} file, you might want to have a
look at \app{bib2gls} (installed separately) which requires
-a \file{.bib} format instead that can be managed by an application
+a \ext+{bib} format instead that can be managed by an application
such as JabRef.
Don't try inserting formatting commands into the definitions as they
can interfere with the underlying mechanism. Instead, the
formatting should be done by the style. For example, suppose I~want
-to replace \code{SVM} with \verb|\textsc{svm}|, then
-I~need to select a style that uses \cs{textsc}, like this (for the
-base \styfmt{glossaries} style):
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries}
-
- \setacronymstyle{long-sc-short}
-
- \newacronym{svm}{svm}{support vector machine}
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}. Second use: \gls{svm}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+to replace \code{SVM} with \code{\gls{textsc}\marg{svm}}, then
+I~need to select a style that uses \gls{textsc}, like this (for the
+base \sty{glossaries} style):
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{setacronymstyle}\marg{\acrstyle{long-sc-short}}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{svm}\marg{svm}\marg{support vector machine}
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}. Second use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
The abbreviation styles have a different naming scheme with
\sty{glossaries-extra}:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries-extra}
-
- \setabbreviationstyle{long-short-sc}% glossaries-extra.sty
-
- \newabbreviation{svm}{svm}{support vector machine}% glossaries-extra.sty
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}. Second use: \gls{svm}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\marg{\abbrstyle{long-short-sc}}\comxr
+\gls{newabbreviation}\marg{svm}\marg{svm}\marg{support vector machine}
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}. Second use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
With \sty{glossaries-extra} you can have multiple abbreviation
styles for different categories. Many of these styles have their
own associated formatting commands that can be redefined
for minor adjustments. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries-extra}
-
- \setabbreviationstyle[statistical]{long-short-sc}
- \setabbreviationstyle[bacteria]{long-only-short-only}
-
- % Formatting commands used by 'long-only-short-only' style:
- \renewcommand*{\glsabbrvonlyfont}[1]{\emph{#1}}
- \renewcommand*{\glslongonlyfont}[1]{\emph{#1}}
-
- % Formatting command used by 'long-short-sc' style:
- % (make sure abbreviation is converted to lower case)
- \renewcommand*{\glsabbrvscfont}[1]{\textsc{\MakeLowercase{#1}}}
-
- \newabbreviation
- [
- category={statistical}% glossaries-extra.sty key
- ]
- {svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-
- \newabbreviation
- [
- category={bacteria}% glossaries-extra.sty key
- ]
- {cbot}{C.~botulinum}{Clostridium botulinum}
-
- \begin{document}
- First use: \gls{svm}, \gls{cbot}.
-
- Next use: \gls{svm}, \gls{cbot}.
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{statistical}\marg{\abbrstyle{long-short-sc}}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{bacteria}\marg{\abbrstyle{long-only-short-only}}
+\comment{Formatting commands used by '\abbrstyle{long-only-short-only}' style:}
+\cmd{renewcommand}*\marg{\gls{glsabbrvonlyfont}}[1]\marg{\cmd{emph}\marg{\#1}}
+\cmd{renewcommand}*\marg{\gls{glslongonlyfont}}[1]\marg{\cmd{emph}\marg{\#1}}
+\codepar
+\comment{Formatting command used by '\abbrstyle{long-short-sc}' style:}
+\comment{(the following converts the abbreviation to \idx{lowercase})}
+\cmd{renewcommand}*\marg{\gls{glsabbrvscfont}}[1]\marg{\gls{textsc}\marg{\gls{glslowercase}\marg{\#1}}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newabbreviation}
+ \oarg{
+ \gloskeyval{category}{statistical}\comxrkey
+ }
+ \marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\codepar
+\gls{newabbreviation}
+ \oarg{
+ \gloskeyval{category}{bacteria}\comxrkey
+ }
+ \marg{cbot}\marg{C.\glssymbol{idx.nbsp}botulinum}\marg{Clostridium botulinum}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+First use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}, \gls{gls}\marg{cbot}.
+\codepar
+Next use: \gls{gls}\marg{svm}, \gls{gls}\marg{cbot}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox*}
This produces:
-\begin{quote}
+\begin{resultbox}
First use: support vector machine (\textsc{svm}), \emph{Clostridium
botulinum}.
Next use: \textsc{svm}, \emph{C.~botulinum}.
-\end{quote}
+\end{resultbox}
As you can hopefully see from the above examples, there are two main ways of
-defining a term: as a general entry (\cs{newglossaryentry}) or as an
-abbreviation (\cs{newacronym} or, with \sty{glossaries-extra},
-\cs{newabbreviation}).
+defining a term: as a general entry (\gls{newglossaryentry}) or as an
+abbreviation (\gls{newacronym} or, with \sty{glossaries-extra},
+\gls{newabbreviation}).
Regardless of the method of defining a term, the term is always
given a label. In the first example, the label was
\code{ex} and in the other examples the label was \code{svm}
(and \code{cbot} in the last example). The
label is used to uniquely identify the term (like the standard
-\cs{label}\slash\cs{ref} or \cs{cite} mechanism). It's best to just use the
-following alphanumerics in the labels: \code{a}, \ldots,
-\code{z}, \code{A}, \ldots, \code{Z}, \code{0}, \ldots,
-\code{9}. Sometimes you can also use punctuation characters but
-not if another package (such as \sty{babel}) makes them active.
-Don't try using any characters outside of the basic Latin set with
-\sty{inputenc} (for example, \'e or \ss) or things will go horribly
-wrong. This warning only applies to the label. It doesn't apply to
-the text that appears in the document. If you really need UTF-8
-characters in your labels then you'll need to use \XeLaTeX\ or
-\LuaLaTeX.
+\csfmt{label}\slash\csfmt{ref} or \csfmt{cite} mechanism). The label may be
+the same as the text produced with \gls{gls} (provided it doesn't
+contain any formatting commands) or may be completely different.
+
+The labels are identified in bold in the following:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{\strong{elite}}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{\'elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group}}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{\strong{set}}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{set},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{collection of distinct elements}}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{\strong{sym.set}}\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{a set}}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{\strong{tool.cnc}}\marg{CNC}\marg{computer numerical control}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{\strong{police.cnc}}\marg{CNC}\marg{civil nuclear constabulary}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{\strong{miltary.cnc}}\marg{CNC}\marg{commander in chief}
+\end{codebox}
+
+With modern \TeX\ installations you may now be able to use UTF-8
+characters in the label, but beware of active characters. For
+example, \sty{babel} makes some punctuation characters, such as
+\idx{sym.colon}, active. This means that the character behaves like a
+command, which allows extra spacing to be inserted before or after
+the punctuation mark or provides a shortcut to apply an accent to a
+following character.
+
+For example, the following works:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{sym:set}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{a set}}
+\cbeg{document}
+\gls{gls}\marg{sym:set}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
+However, if \sty{babel} is loaded with \optfmt{french} then the
+\idx{sym.colon} character becomes active.
+\begin{badcodebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}[T1]\marg{fontenc}
+\cmd{usepackage}[french]\marg{babel}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\codepar
+\comment{the colon : is a normal character here}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{sym:set}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{a set}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+\comment{the colon : is now an active character}
+\gls{gls}\marg{sym:set}
+\cend{document}
+\end{badcodebox}
+You may find that the above example seems to work, but a problem
+will occur if \sty{hyperref} and a \idx{glossary} are added to the
+document as the active character will interfere with the hyperlink
+target name.
\begin{important}
-Don't use \cs{gls} in chapter or section headings as it can have
-some unpleasant side-effects. Instead use \cs{glsentrytext} for
-regular entries and one of \cs{glsentryshort}, \cs{glsentrylong}
-or \cs{glsentryfull} for acronyms. Alternatively use
+Don't use \gls{gls} in chapter or section headings as it can have
+some unpleasant side-effects. Instead use \gls{glsentrytext} for
+regular entries and either \gls{glsentryshort} or \gls{glsentrylong}
+for acronyms. Alternatively use
\sty{glossaries-extra} which provides special commands for use in
-section headings and captions, such as \cs{glsfmtshort}\marg{label}.
+section headings and captions, such as \gls{glsfmttext} and \gls{glsfmtshort}.
\end{important}
The above examples are reasonably straightforward. The difficulty
comes if you want to display a \emph{sorted} list of all the entries you
have used in the document. The \sty{glossaries-extra} package
-provides a really easy way of listing all the defined entries:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage[sort=none]{glossaries-extra}
-
- \newglossaryentry{potato}{name={potato},plural={potatoes},
- description={starchy tuber}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{cabbage}{name={cabbage},
- description={vegetable with thick green or purple leaves}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{turnip}{name={turnip},
- description={round pale root vegetable}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{carrot}{name={carrot},
- description={orange root}}
-
- \begin{document}
- Chop the \gls{cabbage}, \glspl{potato} and \glspl{carrot}.
-
- \printunsrtglossaries % list all entries
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+provides an easy way of listing all the defined entries:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{sort}{none}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{potato}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{potato},\gloskeyval{plural}{potatoes},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{starchy tuber}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{cabbage}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{cabbage},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{vegetable with thick green or purple leaves}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{turnip}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{turnip},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{round pale root vegetable}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{carrot}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{carrot},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{orange root}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+Chop the \gls{gls}\marg{cabbage}, \gls{glspl}\marg{potato} and \gls{glspl}\marg{carrot}.
+\codepar
+\gls+{printunsrtglossaries} \comment{list all entries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
However this method doesn't sort the entries (they're listed in
order of definition) and it will display all the defined entries,
regardless of whether or not you've used them all in the document,
so \qt{turnip} appears in the glossary even though there's
-no \verb|\gls{turnip}| (or similar) in the document.
+no \code{\gls{gls}\marg{turnip}} (or similar) in the document.
-The \pkgopt[none]{sort} option isn't essential in this case (there's
+The \optval{sort}{none} option isn't essential in this case (there's
no other sort option available for this document), but it prevents
the automatic construction of the sort value and so slightly
improves the document build time.
Note that this example document uses the same command
-(\cs{printunsrtglossaries}) that's used with \app{bib2gls} (\opt4)
+(\gls{printunsrtglossaries}) that's used with \app{bib2gls} (\option{b2g})
but with \app{bib2gls} you instead need to use the
-\pkgopt{record} package option and one or more instances of
-\cs{GlsXtrLoadResources} in the preamble (see below).
+\opt{record} package option and one or more instances of
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources} in the preamble (see below).
Most users prefer to have an automatically sorted list that only
-contains entries that have been used in the document.
-The \styfmt{glossaries} package provides
-three options: use \TeX\ to perform the sorting (\opt1); use
-\app{makeindex} to perform the sorting (\opt2); use \app{xindy} to
-perform the sorting (\opt3). The extension package \sty{glossaries-extra}
-provides a fourth method: use \app{bib2gls} (\opt4).
+contains entries that have been used in the document, optionally
+with a page list (\gls{indexing}).
+The \sty{glossaries} package provides
+three options: use \TeX\ to perform the sorting (\option{noidx}); use
+\app{makeindex} to perform the sorting (\option{mkidx}); use \app{xindy} to
+perform the sorting (\option{xdy}). The extension package \sty{glossaries-extra}
+provides a fourth method: use \app{bib2gls} (\option{b2g}).
The first option (using \TeX) is the simplest method, as it doesn't
require an external tool, but it's very inefficient and the sorting
is done according to lower case character code (which matches basic Latin
alphabets, such as English, but not extended Latin alphabets, such
-as Icelandic). To use this method, add
-\cs{makenoidxglossaries} to the preamble and put
-\cs{printnoidxglossaries} at the place where you want your glossary.
+as Icelandic) or non-Latin alphabets. To use this method, add
+\gls{makenoidxglossaries} to the preamble and put
+\gls{printnoidxglossaries} at the place where you want your glossary.
For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \documentclass{article}
-
- \usepackage{glossaries}
-
- \makenoidxglossaries % use TeX to sort
-
- \newglossaryentry{potato}{name={potato},plural={potatoes},
- description={starchy tuber}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{cabbage}{name={cabbage},
- description={vegetable with thick green or purple leaves}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{turnip}{name={turnip},
- description={round pale root vegetable}}
-
- \newglossaryentry{carrot}{name={carrot},
- description={orange root}}
-
- \begin{document}
- Chop the \gls{cabbage}, \glspl{potato} and \glspl{carrot}.
-
- \printnoidxglossaries
- \end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\codepar
+\gls{makenoidxglossaries} \comment{use TeX to sort}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{potato}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{potato},\gloskeyval{plural}{potatoes},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{starchy tuber}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{cabbage}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{cabbage},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{vegetable with thick green or purple leaves}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{turnip}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{turnip},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{round pale root vegetable}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{carrot}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{carrot},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{orange root}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+Chop the \gls{gls}\marg{cabbage}, \gls{glspl}\marg{potato} and \gls{glspl}\marg{carrot}.
+\codepar
+\gls{printnoidxglossaries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
\begin{important}
-The \cs{makenoidxglossaries} method is very slow, uses an ASCII
+The \gls{makenoidxglossaries} method is very slow, uses an ASCII
comparator and often breaks if there are commands in the
\code{name} key. See
-\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/glossaries-performance.shtml}{Glossaries
+\dickimawhrefnofn{gallery/glossaries-performance.shtml}{Glossaries
Performance} for a comparison.
\end{important}
Try this out and run \LaTeX\ (or pdf\LaTeX) \emph{twice}. The first
-run won't show the glossary. It will only appear on the second run.
-This doesn't include \qt{turnip} in the glossary because that term
-hasn't been used (with commands like \verb|\gls{turnip}|) in the document.
+run won't show the \idx{glossary}. It will only appear on the second run.
+This doesn't include \qt{turnip} in the \idx{glossary} because that term
+hasn't been used (with commands like \code{\gls{gls}\marg{turnip}}) in the document.
The glossary has a vertical gap between the \qt{carrot} term and the
\qt{potato} term. This is because the entries in the glossaries are
grouped according to their first letter. If you don't want this gap,
-just add \pkgopt{nogroupskip} to the package options:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nogroupskip]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+just add \opt{nogroupskip} to the package options:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nogroupskip}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
or you may want to try out a style that shows the group headings:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[style=indexgroup]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{style}{\glostyle{indexgroup}}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox*}
If you try out this example you may also notice that the description
is followed by a full stop (period) and a number. The number is the
location in the document where the entry was used (page~1 in this
-case), so you can lookup the term in the glossary and be directed to
+case), so you can lookup the term in the \idx{glossary} and be directed to
the relevant pages. It may be that you don't want this
back-reference, in which case you can suppress it using the
-\pkgopt{nonumberlist} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nonumberlist]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\opt{nonumberlist} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nonumberlist}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
If you don't like the terminating full stop, you can suppress that
-with the \pkgopt{nopostdot} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+with the \opt{nopostdot} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
If you try out the earlier example with \sty{glossaries-extra}
-and \cs{printunsrtglossaries} you may notice that the terminating full stop is missing
+and \gls{printunsrtglossaries} you may notice that the terminating full stop is missing
and there are no number lists. You can add the full stop back with
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot=false]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{nopostdot}{false}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox*}
or
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[postdot]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{postdot}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox*}
If you want the number lists then you need to use an indexing option.
You may have noticed that I've used another command in the above examples:
-\cs{glspl}. This displays the plural form. By default, this is just
+\glsadd{glslike}\gls{glspl}. This displays the plural form. By default, this is just
the singular form with the letter \qt{s} appended, but in the case of
\qt{potato} I had to specify the correct plural using the
-\code{plural} key.
+\gloskey{plural} key.
As I mentioned earlier, using \TeX\ to sort the entries is the
-simplest but least efficient method. If you have a large glossary or
+simplest but least efficient method. If you have a large \idx{glossary} or
if your terms contain non-Latin or extended Latin characters, then
you will have a much faster build time if you use \app{makeindex}
-(\opt2) or \app{xindy} (\opt3) or \app{bib2gls} (\opt4). If
+(\option{mkidx}) or \app{xindy} (\option{xdy}) or \app{bib2gls} (\option{b2g}). If
you are using extended Latin or non-Latin characters, then
\app{xindy} or \app{bib2gls} are the recommended methods.
These methods are described in more detail in
\sectionref{sec:printglossaries}.
The rest of this document briefly describes the main commands
-provided by the \styfmt{glossaries} package. (Most of these are also
+provided by the \sty{glossaries} package. (Most of these are also
available with \sty{glossaries-extra} but may behave slightly
differently.)
@@ -482,24 +1496,28 @@ differently.)
\label{sec:defterm}
When you use the \sty{glossaries} package, you need to define
-glossary entries in the document preamble. These entries could be
-a~word, phrase, abbreviation or symbol. They're usually accompanied by
-a~description, which could be a short sentence or an in-depth
-explanation that spans multiple paragraphs. The simplest method of
-defining an entry is to use:
-\begin{definition}
-\begin{alltt}
-\cs{newglossaryentry}\marg{label}
-\verb|{|
- name=\marg{name},
- description=\marg{description},
+glossary entries before you can reference them. This is best
+done in the document preamble, as shown in the earlier examples, or
+in a separate file that's input in the preamble.
+
+These entries could be a~word, phrase, abbreviation or symbol.
+They're usually accompanied by a~description, which could be a short
+sentence or an in-depth explanation that spans multiple paragraphs.
+The simplest method of defining an entry is to use:
+\cmddef{newglossaryentry}
+The two most important keys are \gloskey{name} and
+\gloskey{description}:
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\margm{label}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\meta{name}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{\meta{description}},
\meta{other options}
-\verb|}|
-\end{alltt}
-\end{definition}
+}
+\end{compactcodebox}
where \meta{label} is a unique label that identifies this entry.
(Don't include the angle brackets \meta{ }. They just indicate the parts of
-the code you need to change when you use this command in your document.)
+the code that you need to change when you use this command in your document.)
The \meta{name} is the word, phrase or symbol you are defining,
and \meta{description} is the description to be displayed in the
glossary.
@@ -507,372 +1525,359 @@ glossary.
This command is a \qt{short} command, which means that
\meta{description} can't contain a~paragraph break. If you have
a~long description, you can instead use:
-\begin{definition}
-\begin{alltt}
-\cs{longnewglossaryentry}\marg{label}
-\verb|{|
- name=\marg{name},
+\cmddef{longnewglossaryentry}
+In this case the \gloskey{name} key is in the second argument but the
+description is supplied in the third argument instead of via a key.
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\gls{longnewglossaryentry}\margm{label}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\meta{name}},
\meta{other options}
-\verb|}|
-\marg{description}
-\end{alltt}
-\end{definition}
+}
+\margm{description}
+\end{compactcodebox}
Examples:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Define the term \qt{set} with the label \code{set}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{set}
-{
- name={set},
- description={a collection of objects}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{set}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{set},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{a collection of objects}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
\item Define the symbol $\emptyset$ with the label
\code{emptyset}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{emptyset}
-{
- name={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- description={the empty set}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{emptyset}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the empty set}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-(This will also need a \code{sort} key if you use \optsor13, see
+\end{codebox}
+(This will also need a \gloskey{sort} key if you use \optionsor{noidx,xdy}, see
below.)
\item Define the phrase \qt{Fish Age} with the label
\code{fishage}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\longnewglossaryentry{fishage}
-{name={Fish Age}}
-{%
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{longnewglossaryentry}\marg{fishage}
+\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{Fish Age}}
+\marg{\%
A common name for the Devonian geologic period
spanning from the end of the Silurian Period to
the beginning of the Carboniferous Period.
-
+\codepar
This age was known for its remarkable variety of
fish species.
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
(The percent character discards the end of line character that would
otherwise cause an unwanted space to appear at the start of the
description.)
-\item Take care if the first letter is an extended Latin or
-non-Latin character (either specified via a~command such as
-\verb|\'e| or explicitly via the \sty{inputenc} package such
-as \code{\'e}). This first letter must be placed in a~group:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{elite}
-{
- name={{\'e}lite},
- description={select group or class}
+\item If you are using UTF-8 characters with the \sty{inputenc}
+package, make sure you have \sty{mfirstuc} v2.08+ installed:
+\begin{codebox}
+\comment{\sty{mfirstuc} v2.08+}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\'elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-or
-\begin{alltt}
-\verb|\newglossaryentry{elite}|
-\verb|{|
- name=\verb|{{|\'e\verb|}lite}|,
- description=\verb|{select group or class}|
-\verb|}|
-\end{alltt}
+\end{codebox}
+If you have an older version of \sty{mfirstuc} then any initial
+character that is an extended Latin or non-Latin character must be
+grouped in order to work with sentence-casing commands, such as
+\gls{Gls}:
+\begin{codebox}
+\comment{\sty{mfirstuc} v2.07 or older}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\marg{\'e}lite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
+}
+\end{codebox}
+Or
+\begin{codebox}
+\comment{\sty{mfirstuc} v2.07 or older}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\marg{\cmd{'}e}lite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
+}
+\end{codebox}
\end{enumerate}
-(This isn't necessary for UTF-8 characters with \XeLaTeX\ or
-\LuaLaTeX. For further details, see the section \qt{UTF-8} of the
-\href{https://ctan.org/pkg/mfirstuc}{\styfmt{mfirstuc}} user manual.)
If you use \app{bib2gls} with \sty{glossaries-extra} then the
-terms must be defined in a \file{.bib} file. For example:
-\begin{alltt}
-\% Encoding: UTF-8
-
-@entry\{set,
- name=\{set\},
- description=\{a collection of objects\}
-\}
-
-@entry\{emptyset,
- name=\verb|{\ensuremath{\emptyset}}|,
- description=\{the empty set\}
-\}
-
-@entry\{fishage,
- name=\{Fish Age\},
- description=\{A common name for the Devonian geologic period
+terms must be defined in a \ext+{bib} file. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\comment{Encoding: UTF-8}
+\codepar
+\atentry{entry}\marg{set,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{set},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{a collection of objects}
+}
+\codepar
+\atentry{entry}\marg{emptyset,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the empty set}
+}
+\codepar
+\atentry{entry}\marg{fishage,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{Fish Age},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{A common name for the Devonian geologic period
spanning from the end of the Silurian Period to
the beginning of the Carboniferous Period.
-
+\codepar
This age was known for its remarkable variety of
- fish species.\}
-\}
-
-@entry\{elite,
- name=\verb|{{|\'e\verb|}lite}|,
- description=\verb|{select group or class}|
-\}
-\end{alltt}
-(The \file{.bib} format doesn't allow spaces in labels so you can't
+ fish species.}
+}
+\codepar
+\atentry{entry}\marg{elite,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\'elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
+}
+\end{codebox}
+(The \ext+{bib} format doesn't allow spaces in labels so you can't
have \code{fish age} as the label, but you can have
\code{fish-age}.)
-This method requires the \sty{glossaries-extra}'s \pkgopt{record}
+This method requires \sty{glossaries-extra}['s] \opt{record}
package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[record]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
-and the \file{.bib} file is specified in the resource command. For
-example, if the \file{.bib} file is called \file{entries.bib}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{record}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox}
+and the \ext{bib} file is specified in the resource command. For
+example, if the \ext{bib} file is called \filefmt{entries.bib}
then put the following line in the document preamble:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[src={entries}]
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{\resourceoptvalm{src}{entries}}
+\end{codebox}
You can have a comma-separated list. For example, if you also
-have entries defined in the file \file{entries2.bib}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[src={entries,entries2}]
-\end{verbatim}
+have entries defined in the file \filefmt{entries2.bib}:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{\resourceoptvalm{src}{entries,entries2}}
+\end{codebox}
There are other keys you can use when you define an entry. For
-example, the \code{name} key indicates how the term
-should appear in the list of entries (glossary), but if the term should
-appear differently when you reference it with \cs{gls}\marg{label} in
-the document, you need to use the \code{text} key as well.
+example, the \gloskey{name} key indicates how the term
+should appear in the list of entries (\idx{glossary}), but if the term should
+appear differently when you reference it with \code{\gls{gls}\margm{label}} in
+the document, you need to use the \gloskey{text} key as well.
For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{latinalph}
-{
- name={Latin Alphabet},
- text={Latin alphabet},
- description={alphabet consisting of the letters
- a, \ldots, z, A, \ldots, Z}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{latinalph}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{Latin Alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{text}{Latin alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{alphabet consisting of the letters
+ a, \cmd{ldots}, z, A, \cmd{ldots}, Z}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
This will appear in the text as \qt{Latin alphabet} but will be listed in
the glossary as \qt{Latin Alphabet}.
-With \app{bib2gls} this entry is defined in the \file{.bib}
+With \app{bib2gls} this entry is defined in the \ext{bib}
file as:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@entry{latinalph,
- name={Latin Alphabet},
- text={Latin alphabet},
- description={alphabet consisting of the letters
- a, \ldots, z, A, \ldots, Z}
+\begin{codebox}
+\atentry{entry}\marg{latinalph,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{Latin Alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{text}{Latin alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{alphabet consisting of the letters
+ a, \cmd{ldots}, z, A, \cmd{ldots}, Z}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
-Another commonly used key is \code{plural} for specifying the
-plural of the term. This defaults to the value of the \code{text}
+Another commonly used key is \gloskey{plural} for specifying the
+plural of the term. This defaults to the value of the \gloskey{text}
key with an \qt{s} appended, but if this is incorrect, just use the
-\code{plural} key to override it:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{oesophagus}
-{
- name={{\oe}sophagus},
- plural={{\oe}sophagi},
- description={canal from mouth to stomach}
+\gloskey{plural} key to override it:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{oesophagus}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\oe{}sophagus},
+ \gloskeyval{plural}{\oe{}sophagi},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{canal from mouth to stomach}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-(Remember from earlier that the initial ligature \cs{oe} needs to
-be grouped.)
+\end{codebox}
Abbreviations can be defined using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{newacronym}\oarg{options}\marg{label}\marg{short}\marg{long}
-\end{definition}
-where \meta{label} is the label (as per \cs{newglossaryentry}),
+\cmddef{newacronym}
+where \meta{label} is the label (as per \gls{newglossaryentry}),
\meta{short} is the short form and \meta{long} is the long form.
For example, the
following defines an abbreviation:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newacronym{svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
-This internally uses \cs{newglossaryentry} to define an entry with
-the label \code{svm}. By default, the \code{name} key is set to
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox}
+This internally uses \gls{newglossaryentry} to define an entry with
+the label \code{svm}. By default, the \gloskey{name} key is set to
\meta{short} (\qt{SVM} in the above example) and the
-\code{description} key is set to \meta{long} (\qt{support vector
+\gloskey{description} key is set to \meta{long} (\qt{support vector
machine} in the above example). If, instead, you want to be able to
specify your own description you can do this using the optional
argument:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newacronym
- [description={statistical pattern recognition technique}]
- {svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
-
-Before you define your acronyms (or other types of abbreviations), you
-need to specify which style to use with:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{setacronymstyle}\marg{style name}
-\end{definition}
-where \meta{style name} is the name of the style. There are a number
-of predefined styles, such as: \code{long-short} (on first use
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newacronym}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{description}{statistical pattern recognition technique}}
+ \marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox}
+
+Before you define your acronyms, you need to specify which style to use with:
+\cmddef{setacronymstyle}
+where \meta{style-name} is the name of the style. There are a number
+of predefined styles, such as: \acrstyle{long-short} (on \idx{firstuse}
display the long form with the short form in parentheses);
-\code{short-long} (on first use display the short form with the
-long form in parentheses); \code{long-short-desc} (like
-\code{long-short} but you need to specify the description); or
-\code{short-long-desc} (like \code{short-long} but you need to
+\acrstyle{short-long} (on \idx{firstuse} display the short form with the
+long form in parentheses); \acrstyle{long-short-desc} (like
+\acrstyle{long-short} but you need to specify the description); or
+\acrstyle{short-long-desc} (like \acrstyle{short-long} but you need to
specify the description). There are some other styles as well that
-use \cs{textsc} to typeset the acronym or that use a footnote on
+use \gls{textsc} to typeset the acronym in small-caps or that use a footnote on
first use. See the main user guide for further details.
The \sty{glossaries-extra} package provides improved abbreviation
-handling with \href{http://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/sample-abbr-styles.shtml}{a lot more predefined styles}.
+handling with \dickimawhref{gallery/sample-abbr-styles.shtml}{a lot more predefined styles}.
With this extension package, abbreviations are defined using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{newabbreviation}\oarg{options}\marg{label}\marg{short}\marg{long}
-\end{definition}
-You can still use \cs{newacronym} but it's redefined to
+\cmddef{newabbreviation}
+You can still use \gls{newacronym} but it's redefined to
use the new abbreviation interface. The style must now be set using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{category}\marg{style name}
-\end{definition}
-The default \meta{category} is \code{abbreviation}. If you use
-\cs{newacronym} the category is \code{acronym}, which is why you
+\cmddef{setabbreviationstyle}
+The default \meta{category} is \cat{abbreviation}. If you use
+\gls{newacronym} the category is \cat{acronym}, which is why you
need to use the optional argument if you define abbreviations with
-\cs{newacronym} when \sty{glossaries-extra} has been loaded:
-\begin{alltt}
-\cs{setabbreviationstyle}[acronym]\marg{style name}
-\end{alltt}
+\gls{newacronym} when \sty{glossaries-extra} has been loaded:
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\oarg{\cat{acronym}}\margm{style name}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
If you use \app{bib2gls} then abbreviations are defined in the
-\file{.bib} file in the format:
-\begin{alltt}
-@abbreviation\{\meta{label},
- long=\marg{long form},
- short=\marg{short form}
-\}
-\end{alltt}
+\ext{bib} file in the format:
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\atentry{abbreviation}\marg{\meta{label},
+ \gloskeyval{long}{long form},
+ \gloskeyval{short}{short form}
+}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
The plural forms for abbreviations can be specified using the
-\code{longplural} and \code{shortplural} keys. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newacronym
- [longplural={diagonal matrices}]
- {dm}{DM}{diagonal matrix}
-\end{verbatim}
+\gloskey{longplural} and \gloskey{shortplural} keys. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newacronym}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{longplural}{diagonal matrices}}
+ \marg{dm}\marg{DM}\marg{diagonal matrix}
+\end{codebox}
or (with \sty{glossaries-extra}):
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newabbreviation % glossaries-extra.sty
- [longplural={diagonal matrices}]
- {dm}{DM}{diagonal matrix}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newabbreviation} \comxr
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{longplural}{diagonal matrices}}
+ \marg{dm}\marg{DM}\marg{diagonal matrix}
+\end{codebox}
If omitted, the defaults are again obtained by appending an \qt{s} to
-the singular versions. With \app{bib2gls}, the definition in the
-\file{.bib} file is:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@abbreviation{dm,
- short={DM},
- long={diagonal matrix},
- longplural={diagonal matrices}
+the singular versions. (The \sty{glossaries-extra} package provides
+a way of not appending \qt{s} for abbreviation plurals via category
+attributes.) With \app{bib2gls}, the definition in the
+\ext{bib} file is:
+\begin{codebox}
+\atentry{abbreviation}\marg{dm,
+ \gloskeyval{short}{DM},
+ \gloskeyval{long}{diagonal matrix},
+ \gloskeyval{longplural}{diagonal matrices}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
It's also possible to have both a~name and a~corresponding symbol.
-Just use the \code{name} key for the name and the \code{symbol} key
+Just use the \gloskey{name} key for the name and the \gloskey{symbol} key
for the symbol. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{emptyset}
-{
- name={empty set},
- symbol={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- description={the set containing no elements}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{emptyset}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{empty set},
+ \gloskeyval{symbol}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-or with \app{bib2gls} the definition in the \file{.bib} file is:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@entry{emptyset,
- name={empty set},
- symbol={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- description={the set containing no elements}
+\end{codebox}
+or with \app{bib2gls} the definition in the \ext{bib} file is:
+\begin{codebox}
+\atentry{entry}\marg{emptyset,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{empty set},
+ \gloskeyval{symbol}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-
-If you want the symbol in the \code{name} field then you must
-supply a \code{sort} value with \optsand13 otherwise you'll end up
-with errors from \TeX\ or \app{xindy}. With \opt2
+\end{codebox}
+If you want the symbol in the \gloskey{name} field then you must
+supply a \gloskey{sort} value with \options{noidx,xdy} otherwise you'll end up
+with errors from \TeX\ or \app{xindy}. With \option{mkidx}
(\app{makeindex}) it's not quite so important but you may find
the resulting order is a little odd. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{emptyset}
-{
- name={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- sort={empty set},
- description={the set containing no elements}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{emptyset}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{sort}{empty set},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
This displays the symbol as $\emptyset$ but sorts according to
\qt{empty set}. You may want to consider using
-\sty{glossaries-extra}'s \pkgopt{symbols} package option which
+\sty{glossaries-extra}['s] \opt{symbols} package option which
provides
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{glsxtrnewsymbol}\oarg{options}\marg{label}\marg{symbol}
-\end{definition}
-This internally uses \cs{newglossaryentry} but automatically sets
-the \code{sort} key to the \meta{label}. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage[symbols]{glossaries-extra}
-
-\makeglossaries
-
-\glsxtrnewsymbol % requires glossaries-extra.sty 'symbols' option
- [description={the set containing no elements}]
- {emptyset}% label (and sort value)
- {\ensuremath{\emptyset}}% symbol
-
-\begin{document}
-\gls{emptyset}
-
-\printglossaries
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
-Now the sort value is \qt{emptyset} rather than the previous
-\qt{empty set}.
-
-With \app{bib2gls} you can define this in the \file{.bib} file
+\cmddef{glsxtrnewsymbol}
+This internally uses \gls{newglossaryentry} but automatically sets
+the \gloskey{sort} key to the \meta{label}. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{symbols}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{makeglossaries}
+\gls{glsxtrnewsymbol} \comxropt{symbols}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}}
+ \marg{emptyset}\comment{label (and sort value)}
+ \marg{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}}\comment{symbol}
+\cbeg{document}
+\gls{gls}\marg{emptyset}
+\gls{printglossaries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
+Now the sort value is set to the label \qt{emptyset}.
+
+With \app{bib2gls} you can define this entry in the \ext{bib} file
as
-\begin{verbatim}
-@entry{emptyset,
- name={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- description={the set containing no elements}
+\begin{codebox}
+\atentry{entry}\marg{emptyset,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-in which case \app{bib2gls} will try to interpret the \code{name}
+\end{codebox}
+in which case \app{bib2gls} will try to interpret the \gloskey{name}
field to determine the sort value. Alternatively you can use:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@symbol{emptyset,
- name={\ensuremath{\emptyset}},
- description={the set containing no elements}
+\begin{codebox}
+\atentry{symbol}\marg{emptyset,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
which will use the label (\code{emptyset}) as the sort value.
-(You don't need the \pkgopt{symbols} package option in this case,
+(You don't need the \opt{symbols} package option in this case,
unless you want a separate symbols list.) The corresponding document
-(where the definition is in the file \file{entries.bib}) is now:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage[record]{glossaries-extra}
-
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[src=entries]
-
-\begin{document}
-\gls{emptyset}
-
-\printunsrtglossaries
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
-
-Note that while the \code{sort} key is advised for symbols when
-using \cs{makeglossaries} or \cs{makenoidxglossaries} it shouldn't
+(where the definition is in the file \filefmt{entries.bib}) is now:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{record}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{\resourceoptvalm{src}{entries}}
+\cbeg{document}
+\gls{gls}\marg{emptyset}
+\gls{printunsrtglossaries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
+
+Note that while the \gloskey{sort} key is advised for symbols when
+using \gls{makeglossaries} or \gls{makenoidxglossaries} it shouldn't
be used with \app{bib2gls}. Instead, \app{bib2gls} has its own
algorithm for determining the sort value based on the entry type
-(\code{@entry}, \code{@symbol} etc). See
-\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/index.php?label=bib2gls-sorting}{bib2gls
-gallery: sorting} for further details.
+(\atentry{entry}, \atentry{symbol} etc). See
+\gallerypage{bib2gls-sorting}{bib2gls gallery: sorting} for further
+details.
\section{Using Entries}
\label{sec:useterm}
@@ -880,75 +1885,82 @@ gallery: sorting} for further details.
Once you have defined your entries, as described above, you can
reference them in your document. There are a~number of commands to
do this, but the most common one is:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{gls}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
+\cmddef{gls}
where \meta{label} is the label you assigned to the entry when you
-defined it. For example, \verb|\gls{fishage}| will display \qt{Fish
+defined it. For example, \code{\gls{gls}\marg{fishage}} will display \qt{Fish
Age} in the text (given the definition from the previous section).
-If you are using \app{bib2gls} then this will display ?? (like
-\cs{ref} and \cs{cite}) until \app{bib2gls} has created the
+If you are using \app{bib2gls} then this will display \idx{unknowntag} (like
+\csfmt{ref} and \csfmt{cite}) until \app{bib2gls} has created the
relevant files and \LaTeX\ is rerun.
If you are using the \sty{hyperref} package (remember to load it
-before \styfmt{glossaries}) \cs{gls} will create a hyperlink to the
+before \sty{glossaries}) \gls{gls} will create a hyperlink to the
corresponding entry in the glossary. If you want to suppress the
-hyperlink for a particular instance, use the starred form \cs{gls*}
-for example, \verb|\gls*{fishage}|. The other commands described in
+hyperlink for a particular instance, use the starred form \code{\gls{gls}*}
+for example, \code{\gls{gls}*\marg{fishage}}. The other commands described in
this section all have a similar starred form.
-If the entry was defined as an acronym (using \cs{newacronym} with
-\styfmt{glossaries} described above) or an abbreviation (using
-\cs{newabbreviation} with \sty{glossaries-extra}), then \cs{gls}
-will display the full form the first time it's used and just the
-short form on subsequent use. For example, if the style is
-set to \code{long-short}, then \verb|\gls{svm}| will display
+If the entry was defined as an acronym (using \gls{newacronym} with
+\sty{glossaries} described above) or an abbreviation (using
+\gls{newabbreviation} with \sty{glossaries-extra}), then \gls{gls}
+will display the full form the first time it's used (\idx{firstuse}) and just the
+short form on \idx{subsequentuse}. For example, if the style is
+set to \acrstyle{long-short}, then \code{\gls{gls}\marg{svm}} will display
\qt{support vector machine (SVM)} the first time it's used, but the
-next occurrence of \verb|\gls{svm}| will just display \qt{SVM}.
-(If you use \cs{newacronym} with \sty{glossaries-extra} the default
-doesn't show the long form on first use. You'll need to change the
+next occurrence of \code{\gls{gls}\marg{svm}} will just display \qt{SVM}.
+(If you use \gls{newacronym} with \sty{glossaries-extra} the default
+doesn't show the long form on \idx{firstuse}. You'll need to change the
style first, as described earlier.)
If you want the plural form, you can use:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{glspl}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
-instead of \cs{gls}\marg{label}. For example, \verb|\glspl{set}|
-displays \qt{sets}.
+\cmddef{glspl}
+instead of \code{\gls{gls}\margm{label}}. For example,
+\code{\gls{glspl}\marg{set}} displays \qt{sets}.
If the term appears at the start of a~sentence, you can convert the
-first letter to upper case using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{Gls}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
+first letter to \idx{uppercase} (\idx{sentencecase}) using:
+\cmddef{Gls}
for the singular form or
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{Glspl}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
+\cmddef{Glspl}
for the plural form. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\Glspl{set} are collections.
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{Glspl}\marg{set} are collections.
+\end{codebox}
produces \qt{Sets are collections}.
-If you've specified a symbol using the \code{symbol} key, you can
+If you've specified a symbol using the \gloskey{symbol} key, you can
display it using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{glssymbol}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
+\cmddef{glssymbol}
+For example
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{emptyset}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{empty set},
+ \gloskeyval{symbol}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{the set containing no elements}
+}
+\cbeg{document}
+The \gls{gls}\marg{emptyset} is denoted \gls{glssymbol}\marg{emptyset}.
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
+\begin{resultbox}
+The empty set is denoted $\emptyset$.
+\end{resultbox}
\section{Displaying a List of Entries}
\label{sec:printglossaries}
In \sectionref{sec:start}, I mentioned that there are three options
you can choose from to create an automatically sorted glossary with the base
-\styfmt{glossaries} package. These are also available with the
-extension package \styfmt{glossaries-extra} along with a fourth
+\sty{glossaries} package. These are also available with the
+extension package \sty{glossaries-extra} along with a fourth
option. These four options are listed below in a little more detail.
\Tableref{tab:optionsp+c} summarises the main advantages and
disadvantages. (There's a more detailed summary in the main
-\styfmt{glossaries} user manual.) See also
-\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating makeglossaries or makeglossaries-lite or bib2gls into the document build}.
+\sty{glossaries} user manual.) See also
+\dickimawhref{latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating makeglossaries or makeglossaries-lite or bib2gls into the document build}.
\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{Comparison of Glossary Options}
@@ -956,8 +1968,10 @@ disadvantages. (There's a more detailed summary in the main
{%
\centering
\begin{tabular}{>{\raggedright}p{0.3\textwidth}cccc}
- & \bfseries \opt1 & \bfseries \opt2 & \bfseries \opt3 & \bfseries
-\opt4\\
+ & \bfseries \option{noidx}
+ & \bfseries \option{mkidx}
+ & \bfseries \option{xdy}
+ & \bfseries \option{b2g}\\
Requires \sty{glossaries-extra}? &
\conno & \conno & \conno & \conyes\\
Requires an external application? &
@@ -978,78 +1992,81 @@ disadvantages. (There's a more detailed summary in the main
Can form ranges in the location lists? &
\prono & \proyes & \proyes & \proyes\\
Can have non-standard locations? &
- \proyes & \prono & \proyes\textsuperscript{\textdagger} & \proyes
+ \proyes & \prono & \proyes\tablefnmark{\textdagger} & \proyes
\end{tabular}
- \par}\medskip\footnotesize\textsuperscript{\textdagger} Requires some setting up.
+ \par}\medskip\tablefntext{\textdagger}{Requires some setting up.}
\end{table}
+\begin{deflist}
+\itemtitle{\idxoptiondef{noidx}}
-\begin{description}
-\item[]\optionlabel1:
-
+\begin{itemdesc}
This is the simplest option but it's slow and if
you want a sorted list, it doesn't work for extended or non-Latin alphabets.
- The \code{name} mustn't contain commands (or, if it does, the
- \code{sort} value must be supplied) unless you
- have the package option \pkgopt{sanitizesort} or \pkgopt[def]{sort}
- or \pkgopt[use]{sort}.
+ The \gloskey{name} mustn't contain commands (or, if it does, the
+ \gloskey{sort} value must be supplied) unless you
+ have the package option \opt{sanitizesort} or \optval{sort}{def}
+ or \optval{sort}{use}.
\begin{enumerate}
- \item Add \cs{makenoidxglossaries} to your preamble (before you
+ \item Add \gls{makenoidxglossaries} to your preamble (before you
start defining your entries, as described in
\sectionref{sec:defterm}).
\item Put
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printnoidxglossary}[sort=\meta{order},\meta{other options}]
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printnoidxglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{sort}{\meta{order}},\meta{other options}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
where you want your list of entries to appear. The sort
\meta{order} may be one of: \code{word} (word ordering),
\code{letter} (letter ordering), \code{case} (case-sensitive
letter ordering), \code{def} (in order of definition) or
\code{use} (in order of use). Alternatively, use
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printnoidxglossaries}
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printnoidxglossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
to display all your glossaries (if you have more than one). This
command doesn't have any arguments.
This option allows you to have different sort methods. For
example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\printnoidxglossary[sort=word]% main glossary
-\printnoidxglossary[type=symbols,sort=use]% symbols glossary
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{printnoidxglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{sort}{word}}\comment{main glossary}
+\gls{printnoidxglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{symbols},\comment{symbols glossary}
+ \printglossoptval{sort}{use}}
+\end{codebox}
\item Run \LaTeX\ twice on your document. (As you would do to
make a~table of contents appear.) For example, click twice on
the \qt{typeset} or \qt{build} or \qt{PDF\LaTeX} button in your editor.
\end{enumerate}
-Here's a complete document (\file{myDoc.tex}):
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage{glossaries}
-
-\makenoidxglossaries % use TeX to sort
-
-\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},
- description={an example}}
-
-\begin{document}
-A \gls{sample}.
-
-\printnoidxglossaries % iterate over all indexed entries
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+Here's a complete document (\filefmt{myDoc.tex}):
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\codepar
+\gls{makenoidxglossaries} % use TeX to sort
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{sample}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{sample},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{an example}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+A \gls{gls}\marg{sample}.
+\codepar
+\gls{printnoidxglossaries} \comment{iterate over all indexed entries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
Document build:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
+\end{itemdesc}
-\item[]\optionlabel2:
+\itemtitle{\idxoptiondef{mkidx}}
+\begin{itemdesc}
This option uses an application called \app{makeindex} to sort
the entries. This application comes with all modern \TeX\ distributions,
but it's hard-coded for the non-extended Latin alphabet. This process
@@ -1059,69 +2076,69 @@ pdflatex myDoc
reads this file on the next run. The \app{makeindex}
application is automatically invoked by the helper
\app{makeglossaries} script, which works out all the
- appropriate settings from the \file{.aux} file.
+ appropriate settings from the \ext+{aux} file.
\begin{enumerate}
- \item If you are using \sty{ngerman}\footnote{deprecated, use
-\sty{babel} instead} or some other package that
-makes the double-quote character \verb|"| a shorthand, then use
-\cs{GlsSetQuote} to change this to some other character. For
+ \item If you are using a package that
+makes the double-quote character \verb|"| a shorthand (an active
+character), then use
+\gls{GlsSetQuote} to change this to some other character. For
example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\GlsSetQuote{+}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{GlsSetQuote}\marg{+}
+\end{codebox}
Use this as soon as possible after you've loaded the
-\styfmt{glossaries} package.
+\sty{glossaries} package. (This may not be necessary if you define
+all your entries in the preamble.)
- \item Add \cs{makeglossaries} to your preamble (before you start
+ \item Add \gls{makeglossaries} to your preamble (before you start
defining your entries).
\item Put
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossary}\oarg{options}
-\end{definition}
- where you want your list of entries (glossary) to appear. (The
- \code{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}.)
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printglossary}\oargm{options}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
+ where you want your list of entries (\idx{glossary}) to appear. (The
+ \printglossopt{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}.)
Alternatively, use
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossaries}
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printglossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
which will display all glossaries (if you have more than one).
This command doesn't have any arguments.
\begin{important}
All glossaries are sorted using the same method
which may be identified with one of the package options:
-\pkgopt[standard]{sort} (default), \pkgopt[use]{sort}
-or \pkgopt[def]{sort}.
+\optval{sort}{standard} (default), \optval{sort}{use}
+or \optval{sort}{def}.
\end{important}
\item Run \LaTeX\ on your document. This creates files with the
- extensions \file{.glo} and \file{.ist} (for example, if your
- \LaTeX\ document is called \file{myDoc.tex}, then you'll have
- two extra files called \file{myDoc.glo} and \file{myDoc.ist}).
+ extensions \ext+{glo} and \ext+{ist} (for example, if your
+ \LaTeX\ document is called \filefmt{myDoc.tex}, then you'll have
+ two extra files called \filefmt{myDoc.glo} and \filefmt{myDoc.ist}).
If you look at your document at this point, you won't see the
- glossary as it hasn't been created yet.
+ \idx{glossary} as it hasn't been created yet.
\item Run \app{makeglossaries} with the base name of your
- document (without the \file{.tex}) extension. If
- you have access to a terminal or a command prompt (for example, the
- MSDOS command prompt for Windows users or the bash console for
- Unix-like users) then you need to run the command:
-\begin{verbatim}
+ document (without the \ext{tex} extension). If
+ you have access to a terminal or a command prompt then you need
+ to run the command:
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
- (Replace \file{myDoc} with the base name of your \LaTeX\
- document file without the \file{.tex} extension.
+\end{terminal}
+ (Replace \filefmt{myDoc} with the base name of your \LaTeX\
+ document file without the extension.
Avoid spaces in the file name.) If you don't have Perl installed
use \app{makeglossaries-lite} instead:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries-lite myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
\begin{important}
Some beginners get confused by \app{makeglossaries} the
-application (run as a system command) and \cs{makeglossaries}
+application (run as a system command) and \gls{makeglossaries}
the \LaTeX\ command which should be typed in the document
preamble. These are two different concepts that happen to have
similar looking names.
@@ -1132,355 +2149,377 @@ similar looking names.
\app{makeglossaries} (or \app{makeglossaries-lite})
as a build tool, but each editor has a
different method of doing this, so I~can't give a~general
- description. You will have to check your editor's manual.
- (There are some guidelines in
-\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating
+ description. However, there are some guidelines in
+\dickimawhref{latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating
makeglossaries or makeglossaries-lite or bib2gls into the document
-build}.)
- If you still have problems, try adding the \pkgopt{automake}
+build}.
+ If you still have problems, try adding the \opt{automake}
package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[automake]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{automake}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox}
The default sort is word order (\qt{sea lion} comes before \qt{seal}).
If you want letter ordering you need to add the
- \pkgopt[letter]{order} package option
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[order=letter]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+ \optval{order}{letter} package option
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{order}{letter}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox}
\item Once you have successfully completed the previous step,
you can now run \LaTeX\ on your document again.
\end{enumerate}
-Here's a complete document (\file{myDoc.tex}):
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage{glossaries}
-
-\makeglossaries % create makeindex files
-
-\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},
- description={an example}}
-
-\begin{document}
-A \gls{sample}.
-
-\printglossaries % input files created by makeindex
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+Here's a complete document (\filefmt{myDoc.tex}):
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\codepar
+\gls{makeglossaries} \comment{create \app{makeindex} files}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{sample}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{sample},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{an example}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+A \gls{gls}\marg{sample}.
+\codepar
+\gls{printglossaries} \comment{input files created by makeindex}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
Document build:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
makeglossaries myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
or
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
makeglossaries-lite myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
+\end{itemdesc}
+\itemtitle{\idxoptiondef{xdy}}
-\item[]\optionlabel3:
-
+\begin{itemdesc}
This option uses an application called
\app{xindy} to sort the entries. This application is more
flexible than \app{makeindex} and is able to sort extended
Latin or non-Latin alphabets. It comes with both \TeX~Live and
MiK\TeX. Since \app{xindy} is a Perl script, you will also
- need to ensure that Perl is installed. In a~similar way to \opt2, this
+ need to ensure that Perl is installed. In a~similar way to \option{mkidx}, this
option involves making \LaTeX\ write the glossary information to
a~temporary file which \app{xindy} reads. Then \app{xindy}
writes a~new file containing the code to typeset the glossary.
\LaTeX\ then reads this file on the next run. The \app{xindy}
application is automatically invoked by the helper
\app{makeglossaries} script, which works out all the
- appropriate settings from the \file{.aux} file.
+ appropriate settings from the \ext+{aux} file.
\begin{enumerate}
- \item Add the \pkgopt{xindy} option to the \sty{glossaries}
+ \item Add the \opt{xindy} option to the \sty{glossaries}
package option list:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[xindy]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
-
- \item Add \cs{makeglossaries} to your preamble (before you start
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{xindy}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox}
+If you aren't using a Latin script, you may need to suppress the
+default number group:
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optvalm{xindy}{glsnumbers=false}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox}
+
+ \item Add \gls{makeglossaries} to your preamble (before you start
defining your entries).
\item Put
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossary}\oarg{options}
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printglossary}\oargm{options}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
where you want your list of entries (glossary) to appear. (The
- \code{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}.)
+ \printglossopt{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}.)
Alternatively, use
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossaries}
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printglossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
\begin{important}
-All glossaries are sorted using the same method
+All \idxpl{glossary} are sorted using the same method
which may be identified with one of the package options:
-\pkgopt[standard]{sort} (default), \pkgopt[use]{sort}
-or \pkgopt[def]{sort}.
+\optval{sort}{standard} (default), \optval{sort}{use}
+or \optval{sort}{def}.
\end{important}
\item Run \LaTeX\ on your document. This creates files with the
- extensions \file{.glo} and \file{.xdy} (for example, if your
- \LaTeX\ document is called \file{myDoc.tex}, then you'll have
- two extra files called \file{myDoc.glo} and \file{myDoc.xdy}).
+ extensions \ext+{glo} and \ext+{xdy} (for example, if your
+ \LaTeX\ document is called \filefmt{myDoc.tex}, then you'll have
+ two extra files called \filefmt{myDoc.glo} and \filefmt{myDoc.xdy}).
If you look at your document at this point, you won't see the
- glossary as it hasn't been created yet.
+ \idx{glossary} as it hasn't been created yet.
\item Run \app{makeglossaries} with the base name of the
- document (omitting the \file{.tex} extension).
- If you have access to a terminal or a command prompt (for example, the
- MSDOS command prompt for Windows users or the bash console for
- Unix-like users) then you need to run the command:
-\begin{verbatim}
+ document (omitting the \ext{tex} extension).
+ If you have access to a terminal or a command prompt then
+ you need to run the command:
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
- (Replace \file{myDoc} with the base name of your \LaTeX\
- document file without the \file{.tex} extension.
+\end{terminal}
+ (Replace \filefmt{myDoc} with the base name of your \LaTeX\
+ document file without the \ext{tex} extension.)
Avoid spaces in the file name. If you don't know
how to use the command prompt, then as mentioned above, you may
be able to configure your text editor to add
- \app{makeglossaries} as a build tool.
+ \app{makeglossaries} as a build tool. Note that the \opt{automake} option
+ won't work in \TeX's restricted mode, as \app{xindy} isn't on the
+ list of trusted applications.
- The default sort is word order (\qt{sea lion} comes before
-\qt{seal}).
+ The default sort is word order (\qt{sea lion} comes before \qt{seal}).
If you want letter ordering you need to add the
- \code{order=letter} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[xindy,order=letter]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+ \optval{order}{letter} package option:
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{xindy},\optval{order}{letter}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox}
\item Once you have successfully completed the previous step,
you can now run \LaTeX\ on your document again.
\end{enumerate}
-Here's a complete document (\file{myDoc.tex}):
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage[xindy]{glossaries}
-
-\makeglossaries % create xindy files
-
-\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},
- description={an example}}
-
-\begin{document}
-A \gls{sample}.
-
-\printglossaries % input files created by xindy
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
+Here's a complete document (\filefmt{myDoc.tex}):
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{xindy}]\marg{glossaries}
+\codepar
+\gls{makeglossaries} \comment{create \app{xindy} files}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{sample}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{sample},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{an example}}
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+A \gls{gls}\marg{sample}.
+\codepar
+\gls{printglossaries} \comment{input files created by \app{xindy}}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
Document build:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
makeglossaries myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
+\end{itemdesc}
-\item[]\optionlabel4:
+\itemtitle{\idxoptiondef{b2g}}
- This requires the extension package \sty{glossaries-extra} and
+\begin{itemdesc}
+ This requires the extension package \sty+{glossaries-extra} and
an application called \app{bib2gls}. This application is able
to sort extended Latin or non-Latin alphabets. It comes with both
\TeX~Live and MiK\TeX\ but requires at least Java~8. This method
- works differently to \optsand23. Instead of creating a file
+ works differently to \options{mkidx,xdy}. Instead of creating a file
containing the code to typeset the glossary it creates a
- \file{.glstex} file containing the entry definitions fetched
- from the \file{.bib} file (or files), but only those entries
+ \ext+{glstex} file containing the entry definitions fetched
+ from the \ext+{bib} file (or files), but only those entries
that are required in the document are defined and they are
defined in the order obtained from the chosen sort method.
This means that you can just use
- \cs{printunsrtglossary} to display each glossary (or
- \cs{printunsrtglossaries} to display them all).
+ \gls{printunsrtglossary} to display each glossary (or
+ \gls{printunsrtglossaries} to display them all).
\begin{enumerate}
- \item Add the \pkgopt{record} option to the \sty{glossaries-extra}
+ \item Add the \opt{record} option to the \sty{glossaries-extra}
package option list:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[record]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}\oarg{\opt{record}}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{compactcodebox}
\item Add one or more
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{GlsXtrLoadResources}[src=\marg{bib list},\meta{options}]
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{\resourceoptvalm{src}{\meta{bib list}},\meta{options}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
to your preamble where \meta{bib list} is the
- list of \file{.bib} files containing the entries. You may
+ list of \ext{bib} files containing the entries. You may
use different sort methods for each resource set. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[record,% using bib2gls
- abbreviations,
- symbols,
- numbers
-]{glossaries-extra}
-
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={terms},% entries in terms.bib
- type=main,% put these entries in the 'main' (default) list
- sort={de-CH-1996}% sort according to this locale
-]
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={abbrvs},% entries in abbrvs.bib
- type=abbreviations,% put these entries in the 'abbreviations' list
- sort={letter-case}% case-sensitive letter (non-locale) sort
-]
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={syms},% entries in syms.bib
- type=symbols,% put these entries in the 'symbols' list
- sort={use}% sort according to first use in the document
-]
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={constants},% entries in constants.bib
- type=numbers,% put these entries in the 'numbers' list
- sort-field={user1},% sort according to this field
- sort={double}% double-precision sort
-]
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}\oarg{record,\comment{using \app{bib2gls}}
+ \opt{abbreviations},\comment{create abbreviations list}
+ \opt{symbols},\comment{create symbols list}
+ \opt{numbers}\comment{create numbers list}
+}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\codepar
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{terms},\comment{entries in terms.bib}
+ \comment{put these entries in the 'main' (default) list:}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{main},
+ \resourceoptval{sort}{de-CH-1996}\comment{sort according to this locale}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{abbrvs},\comment{entries in abbrvs.bib}
+ \comment{put these entries in the 'abbreviations' list:}
+ \resourceoptvalm{type}{abbreviations},
+ \comment{case-sensitive letter (non-locale) sort:}
+ \resourceoptval{sort}{letter-case}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{syms},\comment{entries in syms.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{symbols},\comment{put these entries in the 'symbols' list}
+ \resourceoptval{sort}{use}\comment{sort according to first use in the document}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{constants},\comment{entries in constants.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{numbers},\comment{put these entries in the 'numbers' list}
+ \resourceoptval{sort-field}{user1},\comment{sort according to this field}
+ \resourceoptval{sort}{double}\comment{double-precision sort}
+}
+\end{codebox*}
The last resource set assumes that the entries defined in the
-file \file{constants.bib} have a number stored in the \code{user1}
+file \filefmt{constants.bib} have a number stored in the \gloskey{user1}
field. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@number{pi,
- name={\ensuremath{\pi}},
- description={pi},
- user1={3.141592654}
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\atentry{number}\marg{pi,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{pi}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{pi},
+ \gloskeyval{user1}{3.141592654}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{compactcodebox}
\item Put
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printunsrtglossary}[type=\marg{type},\meta{options}]
-\end{definition}
- where you want your list of entries (glossary) to appear. (The
- \code{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}. It needs to be
- used in \cs{GlsXtrLoadResources} instead.)
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printunsrtglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}},\meta{options}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
+ where you want your list of entries (\idx{glossary}) to appear. (The
+ \printglossopt{sort} key isn't available in \meta{options}. The
+ \resourceopt{sort} setting needs to be
+ used in \gls{GlsXtrLoadResources} instead.)
Alternatively, use
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printunsrtglossaries}
-\end{definition}
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printunsrtglossaries}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
- \item Run \LaTeX\ on your document. The \pkgopt{record} option
- adds information to the \file{.aux} file that provides
+ \item Run \LaTeX\ on your document. The \opt{record} option
+ adds information to the \ext+{aux} file that provides
\app{bib2gls} with all required details for each resource set.
- For example, if the file is called \file{myDoc.tex}:
-\begin{verbatim}
+ For example, if the file is called \filefmt{myDoc.tex}:
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
\item Run \app{bib2gls}
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
bib2gls myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
or (if you need letter groups)
-\begin{verbatim}
-bib2gls --group myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
+bib2gls \switch{group} myDoc
+\end{terminal}
\item Run \LaTeX\ again.
\end{enumerate}
-Here's a complete document (\file{myDoc.tex}):
-\begin{verbatim}
-\documentclass{article}
-
-\usepackage[record]{glossaries-extra}
-
-\GlsXtrLoadResources % input file created by bib2gls
- [% instructions to bib2gls:
- src={entries}, % terms defined in entries.bib
- sort={en-GB}% sort according to this locale
- ]
-
-\newglossaryentry{sample}{name={sample},
- description={an example}}
-
-\begin{document}
-A \gls{sample}.
-
-\printunsrtglossaries % iterate over all defined entries
-\end{document}
-\end{verbatim}
-The accompanying \file{entries.bib} file:
-\begin{verbatim}
-@entry{sample,
- name = {sample},
- description = {an example}
+Here's a complete document (\filefmt{myDoc.tex}):
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\codepar
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{record}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\comment{input the \ext{glstex} file created by \app{bib2gls}:}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}
+ \oarg{\comment{instructions to \app{bib2gls}:}
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{entries}, \comment{terms are defined in entries.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{sort}{en-GB}\comment{sort according to this locale}
+ }
+\codepar
+\cbeg{document}
+A \gls{gls}\marg{sample}.
+\codepar
+\gls{printunsrtglossaries} \comment{iterate over all defined entries}
+\cend{document}
+\end{codebox}
+The accompanying \filefmt{entries.bib} file:
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\atentry{entry}\marg{sample,
+ \gloskeyval{name}{sample},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{an example}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{compactcodebox}
Document build:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
bib2gls myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
+\end{itemdesc}
-\end{description}
+\end{deflist}
-If you are having difficulty integrating \app{makeglossaries}
+If you are having difficulty integrating \app{makeglossaries} (or
+\app{makeglossaries-lite}) or \app{bib2gls}
into your document build process, you may want to consider using
\app{arara}, which is a Java application that searches the
document for special comment lines that tell \app{arara} which
-applications to run. For example, the file \file{myDoc.tex} might
+applications to run. For example, the file \filefmt{myDoc.tex} might
start with:
-\begin{verbatim}
- % arara: pdflatex
- % arara: makeglossaries
- % arara: pdflatex
- \documentclass{article}
- \usepackage{glossaries}
- \makeglossaries
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\araraline{pdflatex}
+\araraline{makeglossaries}
+\araraline{pdflatex}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{makeglossaries}
+\end{codebox}
then to build the document you just need the single system call:
-\begin{verbatim}
- arara myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
-(As from version 4.0, \app{arara} also has
-directives for \app{makeglossaries-lite} and \app{bib2gls}. See the
-\app{arara} manual for further details.)
+\begin{terminal}
+arara myDoc
+\end{terminal}
+Alternatively, if you want to use \app{makeglossaries-lite}, change
+the second line to:
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\araraline{makeglossarieslite}
+\end{compactcodebox}
+There's also a rule for \app{bib2gls}. For example, the following
+indicates that letter groups are required:
+\begin{codebox}
+\araraline{pdflatex}
+\araraline{bib2gls: \marg{ group: on }}
+\araraline{pdflatex}
+\cmd{documentclass}\marg{article}
+\cmd{usepackage}\oarg{\opt{record}}\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}
+\end{codebox}
When sorting the entries, the string comparisons are made according
-to each entry's \code{sort} key. If this is omitted, the
-\code{name} key is used. For example, recall the earlier
+to each entry's \gloskey{sort} key. If this is omitted, the
+\gloskey{name} key is used. For example, consider the
definition:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \newglossaryentry{elite}
- {
- name={{\'e}lite},
- description={select group or class}
- }
-\end{verbatim}
-No \code{sort} key was used, so it's set to the same as the
-\code{name} key: \verb|{\'e}lite|. How this is interpreted depends
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{'}elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
+}
+\end{codebox}
+The \gloskey{sort} key isn't present, so it's set to the same as the
+\gloskey{name} key: \code{\cmd{'}elite}. How this is interpreted depends
on which option you have used:
\begin{description}
-\item[\opt1:] By default, the accent command will be stripped so the
+\item[\option{noidx}] By default, the accent command will be stripped so the
sort value will be \code{elite}. This will put the entry in the
\qt{E} letter group. However if you use the
-\pkgopt[true]{sanitizesort} package option, the sort value will be
-interpreted as the sequence of characters: \verb|{| \verb|\| \code{'} \code{e}
-\verb|}| \code{l} \code{i} \code{t} and \code{e}. This will place
+\optval{sanitizesort}{true} package option, the sort value will be
+interpreted as the sequence of characters: \verb|\| \code{'} \code{e}
+\code{l} \code{i} \code{t} and \code{e}. This will place
this entry in the \qt{symbols} group since it starts with a symbol.
-\item[\opt2:] The sort key will be interpreted the sequence of characters:
-\verb|{| \verb|\| \verb|'| \code{e} \verb|}| \code{l} \code{i} \code{t}
-and \code{e}. The first character is an opening curly brace
-\verb|{| so \app{makeindex} will put this entry in the
+\item[\option{mkidx}] The sort value will be interpreted as the sequence of characters:
+\verb|\| \verb|'| \code{e} \code{l} \code{i} \code{t}
+and \code{e}. The first character is a backslash
+so \app{makeindex} will put this entry in the
\qt{symbols} group.
-\item[\opt3:]
+\item[\option{xdy}]
\app{xindy} disregards \LaTeX\ commands so it sorts on
\code{elite}, which puts this entry in the \qt{E} group.
If stripping all commands leads to an empty string (such as
-\verb|\ensuremath{\emptyset}|) then \app{xindy} will fail, so in
-these situations you need to provide an appropriate \code{sort}
+would happen with \code{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{emptyset}}}) then \app{xindy} will fail, so in
+those situations you need to provide an appropriate \gloskey{sort}
value that \app{xindy} will accept.
\begin{important}
\app{xindy} merges entries with duplicate sort values.
@@ -1489,509 +2528,501 @@ A sort value may degrade into an empty or duplicate value once
\app{xindy} has stripped all commands and braces.
\end{important}
-\item[\opt4:]
+\item[\option{b2g}]
\app{bib2gls} has a primitive \LaTeX\ parser that recognises a
limited set of commands, which includes the standard accent commands
-and some maths commands, so it can convert \verb|{\'e}lite| to
+and some maths commands, so it can convert \code{\cmd{'}elite} to
\code{\'elite}. It disregards unknown commands. This may lead to
-an empty sort value, but \app{bib2gls} doesn't mind that.
+an empty sort value, but \app{bib2gls} doesn't mind that. (It has
+fallbacks, depending on the sort method and various settings, that
+can be used to determine the order if the sort value is empty or a
+duplicate.)
-Note that even if the name is given as \verb|{\'e}lite|, the letter
-group heading (if the \verb|--group| switch is used) may end up with
+Note that even if the name is given as \code{\cmd{'}elite}, the letter
+group heading (if the \switch{group} switch is used) may end up with
the character \'E depending on the locale used by the sort
comparator. In this case you will need to ensure the document can
support this character either with \sty{inputenc} or by switching to
-a \LaTeX\ engine with native UTF-8 support.
+a \LaTeX\ engine with native UTF-8 support. (Modern \LaTeX\ kernels
+default to UTF-8.)
There's more information on how \app{bib2gls} obtains the sort value
in
-\href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/index.php?label=bib2gls-sorting}{bib2gls
-gallery: sorting}.
+\gallerypage{label=bib2gls-sorting}{bib2gls gallery: sorting}.
\end{description}
If the \sty{inputenc} package is used:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[utf8]\marg{inputenc}
+\end{codebox}
and the entry is defined as:
-\begin{alltt}
- \verb|\newglossaryentry{elite}|
- \verb|{|
- name=\verb|{{|\'e\verb|}lite},|
- description=\verb|{select group or class}|
- \verb|}|
-\end{alltt}
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\'elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
+}
+\end{compactcodebox}
then:
\begin{description}
-\item[\opt1:] By default the sort value will be interpreted as
-\code{elite} so the entry will be put in the \qt{E} letter group.
-If you use the \pkgopt[true]{sanitizesort} package option, the
-sort value will be interpreted as \code{\'elite} where \'e has
-been sanitized (so it's no longer an active character and is in fact
-seen as two octets 0xC3 0xA9) which will
-put this entry before the \qt{A} letter group. (The group is
-determined by the first octet 0xC3.)
-
-\item[\opt2:] \app{makeindex} sees \code{\'e} as two octets
-(0xC3 0xA9) rather than a single character so it tries to put
+\item[\option{noidx}:] With old \LaTeX\ kernels, this entry was placed in the
+\qt{E} letter group. With new \LaTeX\ kernels you will have to set
+the \gloskey{sort} key to Basic Latin (for example,
+\code{\gloskeyval{sort}{elite}}) but, where possible, it's better to
+use \app{xindy} or \app{bib2gls}.
+
+\item[\option{mkidx}] \app{makeindex} sees \code{\'e} as two octets (0xC3
+0xA9) rather than a single character so it tries to put
\code{\'elite} in the 0xC3 (\qt{\~A}) letter group (which, in this
-case, comes after \qt{Z}).
+case, comes after \qt{Z}). You will either have to set the
+\gloskey{sort} key to Basic Latin (for example,
+\gloskeyval{sort}{elite}) or switch to \app{xindy} or
+\app{bib2gls}.
-\item[\opt3:] \app{xindy} will correctly recognise the sort value
+\item[\option{xdy}] \app{xindy} will correctly recognise the sort value
\code{\'elite} and will place it in whatever letter group is
appropriate for the given language setting. (In English, this would
just be the \qt{E} letter group, but another language
might put it in the \qt{\'E} letter group.)
-\item[\opt4:] The \sty{inputenc} package doesn't affect the
-encoding used with \file{.bib} entry definitions, since these are dependent
-on the encoding used to save the \file{.bib} file (although the
-labels must still be ASCII unless you use \XeLaTeX/\LuaLaTeX). You can help \app{bib2gls} (and
-JabRef) by putting an encoding comment at the start of the \file{.bib} file:
-\begin{alltt}
+\item[\option{b2g}] The \sty{inputenc} package doesn't affect the
+encoding used with \ext{bib} entry definitions, since these are dependent
+on the encoding used to save the \ext{bib} file. The \ext{glstex}
+file created by \app{bib2gls} will be written in the encoding
+required by your document. (In general, it's best to use the same
+encoding across all files.)
+
+You can help \app{bib2gls} by putting an encoding comment at the
+start of the \ext{bib} file:
+\begin{codebox}
\% Encoding: UTF-8
-\end{alltt}
+\end{codebox}
-With the correct encoding set up, \app{bib2gls} will determine
-that the sort value is \code{\'elite} and will place it in
-whatever letter group is appropriate for the given sort rule.
-For example, \verb|sort=en-GB| (or just \verb|sort=en|) will put
-\code{\'elite} in the \qt{E} letter group, but another language
-might put it in the \qt{\'E} letter group.
+With the correct encoding set up, \app{bib2gls} will determine that
+the sort value is \code{\'elite} and will place it in whatever
+letter group is appropriate for the given sort rule. For example,
+\resourceoptval{sort}{en-GB} (or just \resourceoptval{sort}{en})
+will put \code{\'elite} in the \qt{E} letter group, but another
+language might put it in the \qt{\'E} letter group.
\end{description}
Therefore if you have extended Latin or non-Latin characters, your
-best option is to use either \app{xindy} (\opt3) or
-\app{bib2gls} (\opt4) with the \sty{inputenc} or \sty{fontspec} package.
-If you use \app{makeindex} (\opt2) you need to specify the
+best option is to use either \app{xindy} (\option{xdy}) or \app{bib2gls}
+(\option{b2g}).
+If you use \app{makeindex} (\option{mkidx}) you need to specify the
\code{sort} key like this:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{elite}
-{
- name={{\'e}lite},
- sort={elite},
- description={select group or class}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{elite}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\'elite},
+ \gloskeyval{sort}{elite},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{select group or class}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-or
-\begin{alltt}
-\cs{newglossaryentry}\{elite\}
-\{
- name=\{\{\'e\}lite\},
- sort=\{elite\},
- description=\{select group or class\}
-\}
-\end{alltt}
-If you use \opt1, you may or may not need to use the \code{sort}
+\end{codebox}
+If you use \option{noidx}, you may or may not need to use the \gloskey{sort}
key, but you will need to be careful about fragile commands in the
-\code{name} key if you don't set the \code{sort} key.
-
-If you use \opt3 and the \code{name} only contains a command or
-commands (such as \cs{P} or \verb|\ensuremath{\pi}|) you must add the
-\code{sort} key. This is also advisable for the other options
-(except \opt4), but is essential for \opt3. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \newglossaryentry{P}{name={\P},sort={P},
- description={paragraph symbol}}
-\end{verbatim}
+\gloskey{name} key if you don't set the \gloskey{sort} key.
+
+If you use \option{xdy} and the \gloskey{name} only contains a command or
+commands (such as \csfmt{P} or
+\code{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{pi}}}) you must add the
+\gloskey{sort} key. This is also advisable for the other options
+(except \option{b2g}), but is essential for \option{xdy}. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{P}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{P}},\gloskeyval{sort}{P},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{paragraph symbol}}
+\end{codebox}
\section{Customising the Glossary}
\label{sec:glosstyle}
The default glossary style uses the \env{description} environment
to display the entry list. Each entry name is set in the optional
-argument of \cs{item} which means that it will typically be
+argument of \gls{item} which means that it will typically be
displayed in bold. You can switch to medium weight by redefining
-\cs{glsnamefont}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\renewcommand*{\glsnamefont}[1]{\textmd{#1}}
-\end{verbatim}
+\gls{glsnamefont}:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{renewcommand}*\marg{\gls{glsnamefont}}[1]\marg{\cmd{textmd}\marg{\#1}}
+\end{codebox}
Some classes and packages redefine the \env{description} environment
-in such as way that's incompatible with the \styfmt{glossaries}
+in such as way that's incompatible with the \sty{glossaries}
package. In which case you'll need to select a different glossary
style (see below).
By default, a~full stop is appended to the description (unless you
use \sty{glossaries-extra}). To prevent
-this from happening use the \pkgopt{nopostdot} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
-or to add it with \styfmt{glossaries-extra}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[postdot]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+this from happening use the \opt{nopostdot} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
+or to add it with \sty{glossaries-extra}:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{postdot}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox}
By default, a~location list is displayed for each entry (unless you
-use \cs{printunsrtglossary} without \app{bib2gls}). This refers
+use \gls{printunsrtglossary} without \app{bib2gls}). This refers
to the document locations (for example, the page number) where the
-entry has been referenced. If you use \optsor23 described in
-\sectionref{sec:printglossaries} or \opt4 (with \app{bib2gls} and
+entry has been referenced. If you use \optionsor{mkidx,xdy} described in
+\sectionref{sec:printglossaries} or \option{b2g} (with \app{bib2gls} and
\sty{glossaries-extra}) then location ranges will be compressed.
For example, if an entry was used on pages~1, 2 and~3, with
-\optsor23 or \opt4 the location list will appear as 1--3, but with \opt1 it
+\optionsor{mkidx,xdy,b2g} the location list will appear as 1--3, but
+with \option{noidx} it
will appear as 1, 2, 3. If you don't want the locations displayed
-you can hide them using the \pkgopt{nonumberlist} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nonumberlist]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
-or with \app{bib2gls} use \code{save-locations=false} in the
-optional argument of the appropriate \cs{GlsXtrLoadResources}
+you can hide them using the \opt{nonumberlist} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nonumberlist}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
+or with \app{bib2gls} use \resourceoptval{save-locations}{false} in the
+optional argument of the appropriate \gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}
(it's possible to have some resource sets with locations and some
without).
Entries are grouped according to the first letter of
-each entry's \code{sort} key. By default a~vertical gap is placed
+each entry's \gloskey{sort} key. By default a~vertical gap is placed
between letter groups for most of the predefined styles. You can suppress this with the
-\pkgopt{nogroupskip} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nogroupskip]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\opt{nogroupskip} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nogroupskip}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
If the default style doesn't suit your document, you can change the
style using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{setglossarystyle}\marg{style name}
-\end{definition}
-\href{http://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/glossaries-styles/}{There are a~number of predefined styles.} Glossaries can vary from
+\cmddef{setglossarystyle}
+\dickimawhref{gallery/glossaries-styles/}{There are a~number of predefined styles.} Glossaries can vary from
a~list of symbols with a~terse description to a~list of words or
phrases with descriptions that span multiple paragraphs, so there's
no \qt{one style fits all} solution. You need to choose a~style that
suits your document. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\setglossarystyle{index}
-\end{verbatim}
-You can also use the \pkgopt{style} package option for the preloaded
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{setglossarystyle}\marg{\glostyle{index}}
+\end{codebox*}
+You can also use the \opt{style} package option for the preloaded
styles. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[style=index]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{style}{index}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
Examples:
\begin{enumerate}
\item You have entries where the name is a~symbol and the
description is a~brief phrase or short sentence. Try one of the
\qt{mcol} styles defined in the \sty{glossary-mcols} package. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot]{glossaries}
-\usepackage{glossary-mcols}
-\setglossarystyle{mcolindex}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot}]\marg{glossaries}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossary-mcols}
+\gls{setglossarystyle}\marg{\glostyle+{mcolindex}}
+\end{codebox}
or
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[stylemods={mcols},style=mcolindex]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{stylemods}{mcols},\optval{style}{mcolindex}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox*}
\item You have entries where the name is a~word or phrase and the
description spans multiple paragraphs. Try one of the \qt{altlist} styles. For
example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot]{glossaries}
-\setglossarystyle{altlist}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot}]\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{setglossarystyle}\marg{\glostyle+{altlist}}
+\end{codebox}
or
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[stylemods,style=altlist]{glossaries-extra}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{stylemods},\optval{style}{altlist}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\end{codebox}
\item You have entries where the name is a~single word, the
description is brief, and an associated symbol has been set.
Use one of the styles that display the symbol (not all of them do).
For example, one of the tabular styles:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot,nonumberlist,style=long4col]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot},\opt{nonumberlist},\optval{style}{\glostyle+{long4col}}]{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
or one of the \qt{tree} styles:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[nopostdot,nonumberlist,style=tree]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{nopostdot},\opt{nonumberlist},\optval{style}{tree}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
\end{enumerate}
If your glossary consists of a~list of abbreviations and you also want to
specify a~description as well as the long form, then you need to use
an abbreviation style that will suit the glossary style. For example,
-use the \code{long-short-desc} acronym style:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\setacronymstyle{long-short-desc}
-\end{verbatim}
+use the \acrstyle{long-short-desc} acronym style:
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{setacronymstyle}\marg{\acrstyle{long-short-desc}}
+\end{codebox*}
Define the acronyms with a~description:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newacronym
- [description={statistical pattern recognition technique}]
- {svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{newacronym}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{description}{statistical pattern recognition technique}}
+ \marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox*}
Alternatively with \sty{glossaries-extra}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\setabbreviationstyle{long-short-desc}
-
-\newabbreviation
- [description={statistical pattern recognition technique}]
- {svm}{SVM}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{setabbreviationstyle}\marg{\acrstyle{long-short-desc}}
+\codepar
+\gls{newabbreviation}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{description}{statistical pattern recognition technique}}
+ \marg{svm}\marg{SVM}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox*}
Choose a~glossary style that suits wide entry names. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\setglossarystyle{altlist}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{setglossarystyle}\marg{\glostyle{altlist}}
+\end{codebox*}
\section{Multiple Glossaries}
\label{sec:multigloss}
The \sty{glossaries} package predefines a~default \code{main}
-glossary. When you define an entry (using one of the commands
+\idx{glossary}. When you define an entry (using one of the commands
described in \sectionref{sec:defterm}), that entry is automatically
-assigned to the default glossary, unless you indicate otherwise
-using the \code{type} key. However you first need to
-make sure the desired glossary has been defined. This is done using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{newglossary}\oarg{glg}\marg{label}\marg{gls}\marg{glo}\marg{title}
-\end{definition}
-The \meta{label} is a~label that uniquely identifies this new
-glossary. As with other types of identifying labels, be careful not
+assigned to the default \idx{glossary}, unless you indicate otherwise
+using the \gloskey{type} key. However you first need to
+make sure the desired \idx{glossary} has been defined. This is done using:
+\cmddef{newglossary}
+The \meta{glossary-label} is a~label that uniquely identifies this new
+\idx{glossary}. As with other types of identifying labels, be careful not
to use active characters in \meta{label}. The final argument
-\meta{title} is the section or chapter heading used by
-\cs{printglossary} or \cs{printnoidxglossary}. The other arguments
+\meta{title} is the section or chapter title used by
+\gls{printglossary}, \gls{printnoidxglossary} or
+\gls{printunsrtglossary}. The other arguments
indicate the file extensions used by
-\app{makeindex}\slash\app{xindy} (described in
-\sectionref{sec:printglossaries}). If you use \opt1 described
-above (or \app{bib2gls} and \cs{printunsrtglossaries}),
-then the \meta{glg}, \meta{gls} and \meta{glo} arguments aren't
+\app{makeindex} or \app{xindy} (described in
+\sectionref{sec:printglossaries}). If you're not using either
+\app{makeindex} or \app{xindy},
+then the \meta{log-ext}, \meta{in-ext} and \meta{out-ext} arguments aren't
relevant, in which case you may prefer to use the starred version
-where you don't specify the extensions:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{newglossary*}\marg{label}\marg{title}
-\end{definition}
+where those arguments are omitted:
+\cmddef{newglossary*}
-In the case of \optsor23, all glossary definitions must come before
-\cs{makeglossaries}. (\emph{Entry} definitions should come after
-\cs{makeglossaries}.) In the case of \opt4, all glossary definitions
-must come before any \cs{GlsXtrLoadResources} that requires them.
+In the case of \optionsor{mkidx,xdy}, all new \idxpl{glossary} must
+be defined before \gls{makeglossaries}. (\emph{Entry} definitions
+should come after \gls{makeglossaries}.) In the case of
+\option{b2g}, all new \idxpl{glossary} must be defined before any
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources} that requires them.
Since it's quite common for documents to have both a~list of terms
and a~list of abbreviations, the \sty{glossaries} package provides the
-package option \pkgopt{acronym} (or \pkgopt{acronyms}), which
+package option \opt{acronyms} (or \opt{acronym}), which
is a~convenient shortcut for
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossary[alg]{acronym}{acr}{acn}{\acronymname}
-\end{verbatim}
-The option also changes the behaviour of \cs{newacronym} so that acronyms
+\begin{compactcodebox}
+\gls{newglossary}\oarg{\ext+{alg}}\marg{acronym}\marg{\ext+{acr}}\marg{\ext+{acn}}\marg{\gls+{acronymname}}
+\end{compactcodebox}
+The option also changes the behaviour of \gls{newacronym} so that acronyms
are automatically put in the list of acronyms instead of the main
-glossary. The \sty{glossaries-extra} package also provides this
-option for abbreviations defined using \cs{newacronym} but
-additionally has the package option \pkgopt{abbreviations} to create
-a list of abbreviations for \cs{newabbreviation}.
+glossary. The \sty{glossaries-extra} package also supports the
+\opt{acronyms} option for abbreviations defined using \gls{newacronym} but
+additionally has the package option \opt{abbreviations} to create
+a list of abbreviations for \gls{newabbreviation}.
There are some other package options for creating commonly used
-lists: \pkgopt{symbols} (lists of symbols), \pkgopt{numbers} (lists
-of numbers), \pkgopt{index} (index of terms without descriptions defined with
-\cs{newterm}\oarg{options}\marg{label}).
+lists: \opt{symbols} (lists of symbols), \opt{numbers} (lists
+of numbers), \opt{index} (an index). Since indexes don't
+typically have descriptions, the \opt{index} option also defines:
+\cmddef{newterm}
+This is just a shortcut that uses \gls{newglossaryentry} with the
+\gloskey{name} set to \meta{entry-label} and the \gloskey{description} is
+suppressed.
For example, suppose you want a~main glossary for terms, a~list of
acronyms and a~list of notation:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \usepackage[acronyms]{glossaries}
- \newglossary[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}{Notation}
-\end{verbatim}
-After \cs{makeglossaries} (or \cs{makenoidxglossaries}) you can
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{acronyms}]\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{newglossary}\oarg{nlg}\marg{notation}\marg{not}\marg{ntn}\marg{Notation}
+\end{codebox}
+After \gls{makeglossaries} (or \gls{makenoidxglossaries}) you can
define the entries in the preamble. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \newglossaryentry{gls:set}
- {% This entry goes in the `main' glossary
- name=set,
- description={A collection of distinct objects}
- }
-
- % This entry goes in the `acronym' glossary:
- \newacronym{svm}{svm}{support vector machine}
-
- \newglossaryentry{not:set}
- {% This entry goes in the `notation' glossary:
- type=notation,
- name={\ensuremath{\mathcal{S}}},
- description={A set},
- sort={S}}
-\end{verbatim}
-or if you don't like using \cs{ensuremath}:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \newglossaryentry{not:set}
- {% This entry goes in the `notation' glossary:
- type=notation,
- name={$\mathcal{S}$},
- text={\mathcal{S}},
- description={A set},
- sort={S}}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{gls:set}
+\marg{\comment{This entry goes in the `main' glossary}
+ \gloskeyval{name}{set},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{A collection of distinct objects}
+}
+\codepar
+\comment{This entry goes in the `acronym' glossary:}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{svm}\marg{svm}\marg{support vector machine}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{not:set}
+\marg{\comment{This entry goes in the `notation' glossary:}
+ \gloskeyval{type}{notation},
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\cmd{ensuremath}\marg{\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{A set},
+ \gloskeyval{sort}{S}}
+\end{codebox}
+or if you don't like using \csfmt{ensuremath}:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{not:set}
+\marg{\comment{This entry goes in the `notation' glossary:}
+ \gloskeyval{type}{notation},
+ \gloskeyval{name}{\$\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}\$},
+ \gloskeyval{text}{\cmd{mathcal}\marg{S}},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{A set},
+ \gloskeyval{sort}{S}
+}
+\end{codebox}
Each glossary is displayed using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printnoidxglossary}[type=\meta{type}]
-\end{definition}
-(\opt1) or
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossary}[type=\meta{type}]
-\end{definition}
-(\optsand23). Where \meta{type} is the glossary label. If the
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printnoidxglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
+(\option{noidx}) or
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
+(\options{mkidx,xdy}). Where \meta{type} is the glossary label. If the
type is omitted the default \code{main} glossary is assumed.
If you're using \app{bib2gls} then each glossary is displayed
using:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printunsrtglossary}[type=\meta{type}]
-\end{definition}
-With this method you don't use \cs{makeglossaries} or
-\cs{makenoidxglossaries}. Instead you can assign the entry type
+\begin{compactcodebox*}
+\gls{printunsrtglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{\meta{type}}}
+\end{compactcodebox*}
+With this method you don't use \gls{makeglossaries} or
+\gls{makenoidxglossaries}. Instead you can assign the entry type
with the resource command. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \usepackage[record,abbreviations,symbols]{glossaries-extra}
-
- \GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={terms}, % entries defined in terms.bib
- type={main}% put in main glossary
- ]
- \GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={abbrvs}, % entries defined in abbrvs.bib
- type={abbreviations}% put in abbreviations glossary
- ]
- \GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={syms}, % entries defined in syms.bib
- type={symbols}% put in symbols glossary
- ]
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{record},\opt{abbreviations},\opt{symbols}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\codepar
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{terms}, \comment{entries defined in terms.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{main}\comment{put in main glossary}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{abbrvs}, \comment{entries defined in abbrvs.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{abbreviations}\comment{put in abbreviations glossary}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{syms}, \comment{entries defined in syms.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{symbols}\comment{put in symbols glossary}
+}
+\end{codebox*}
Later in the document:
-\begin{verbatim}
- \printunsrtglossary % main
- \printunsrtglossary[type=abbreviations]
- \printunsrtglossary[type=symbols]
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\gls{printunsrtglossary} \comment{main}
+\gls{printunsrtglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{abbreviations}}
+\gls{printunsrtglossary}\oarg{\printglossoptval{type}{symbols}}
+\end{codebox*}
There's a~convenient shortcut that will display all the defined
glossaries depending on the indexing method:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printnoidxglossaries}
-\end{definition}
-(\opt1) or
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printglossaries}
-\end{definition}
-(\optsand23) or (\sty{glossaries-extra} only)
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{printunsrtglossaries}
-\end{definition}
-
-If you use \opt1, you don't need to do anything else. If you use
-\optsor23 with the \app{makeglossaries} Perl script or the
+\cmddef{printnoidxglossaries}
+(\option{noidx}) or
+\cmddef{printglossaries}
+(\options{mkidx,xdy}) or (\sty{glossaries-extra} only)
+\cmddef{printunsrtglossaries}
+
+If you use \optionsor{noidx,b2g}, you don't need to do anything different
+for a document with multiple \idxpl{glossary}. If you use
+\optionsor{mkidx,xdy} with the \app{makeglossaries} Perl script or the
\app{makeglossaries-lite} Lua script, you
-similarly don't need to do anything else. If you use \optsor23
-without the \app{makeglossaries} Perl script or
-\app{makeglossaries-lite} Lua script then you need to
-make sure you run \app{makeindex}\slash\app{xindy} \emph{for
-each defined glossary}. The \meta{gls} and \meta{glo} arguments of
-\cs{newglossary} specify the file extensions to use instead of
-\file{.gls} and \file{.glo}. The optional argument \meta{glg} is
-the file extension for the transcript file. This should be different
-for each glossary in case you need to check for
-\app{makeindex}\slash\app{xindy} errors or warnings if things
-go wrong.
+similarly don't need to do anything different to the document build
+(compared to building a document with only one \idx{glossary}).
+
+If you use \optionsor{mkidx,xdy} without the \app{makeglossaries}
+Perl script or \app{makeglossaries-lite} Lua script then you need to
+make sure you run \app{makeindex}\slash\app{xindy} \emph{for each
+defined glossary}. The \meta{gls} and \meta{glo} arguments of
+\gls{newglossary} specify the file extensions to use instead of
+\ext+{gls} and \ext+{glo}. The optional argument \meta{glg} is the
+file extension for the transcript file. This should be different for
+each glossary in case you need to check for
+\app{makeindex}\slash\app{xindy} errors or warnings if things go
+wrong.
For example, suppose you have three glossaries in your document
(\code{main}, \code{acronym} and \code{notation}),
specified using:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[acronyms]{glossaries}
-\newglossary[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}{Notation}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{acronyms}]\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{newglossary}\oarg{nlg}\marg{notation}\marg{not}\marg{ntn}\marg{Notation}
+\end{codebox}
Then (assuming your \LaTeX\ document is in a~file called
-\file{myDoc.tex}):
+\filefmt{myDoc.tex}):
\begin{description}
-\item\opt2
+\item\option{mkidx}:
Either use one \app{makeglossaries} or
\app{makeglossaries-lite} call:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
or
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries-lite myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
Or you need to run \app{makeindex} three times:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
makeindex -t myDoc.glg -s myDoc.ist -o myDoc.gls myDoc.glo
makeindex -t myDoc.alg -s myDoc.ist -o myDoc.acr myDoc.acn
makeindex -t myDoc.nlg -s myDoc.ist -o myDoc.not myDoc.ntn
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
-\item\opt3
+\item\option{xdy}:
Either use one \app{makeglossaries} call:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
makeglossaries myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{terminal}
Or you need to run \app{xindy} three times (be careful not to insert
line breaks where the line has wrapped.)
-\begin{verbatim}
-xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.glg
--o myDoc.gls myDoc.glo
-xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.alg
--o myDoc.acr myDoc.acn
-xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.nlg
--o myDoc.not myDoc.ntn
-\end{verbatim}
-
-\item\opt4
+\begin{terminal}
+xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.glg -o myDoc.gls myDoc.glo
+xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.alg -o myDoc.acr myDoc.acn
+xindy -L english -C utf8 -I xindy -M myDoc -t myDoc.nlg -o myDoc.not myDoc.ntn
+\end{terminal}
+
+\item\option{b2g}:
With \app{bib2gls} only one call is required:
-\begin{verbatim}
+\begin{terminal}
pdflatex myDoc
-bib2gls --group myDoc
+bib2gls \switch{group} myDoc
pdflatex myDoc
-\end{verbatim}
-(Omit \verb|--group| if you don't need letter groups.)
+\end{terminal}
+(Omit \switch{group} if you don't need letter groups.)
\end{description}
-
-\section[glossaries and hyperref]{\styfmt{glossaries} and \styfmt{hyperref}}
+\section{Hyperlinks (\stytext{glossaries} and \stytext{hyperref})}
\label{sec:hyperref}
Take care if you use the \sty{glossaries} package with
\sty{hyperref}. Contrary to the usual advice that \sty{hyperref}
should be loaded last, \sty{glossaries} (and \sty{glossaries-extra})
must be loaded \emph{after} \sty{hyperref}:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
-\usepackage{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
-If you use \sty{hyperref} make sure you use PDF\LaTeX\ rather than
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[colorlinks]\marg{hyperref}
+\cmd{usepackage}\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
+If you use \sty{hyperref} make sure you use \pdfLaTeX\ rather than
the \LaTeX\ to DVI engine. The DVI format can't break hyperlinks across
a~line so long glossary entries (such as the full form of acronyms)
won't line wrap with the DVI engine. Also, hyperlinks in sub- or
superscripts aren't correctly sized with the DVI format.
By default, if the \sty{hyperref} package has been loaded, commands
-like \cs{gls} will form a~hyperlink to the relevant entry in the
-glossary. If you want to disable this for \emph{all} your
+like \gls{gls} will form a~hyperlink to the relevant entry in the
+\idx{glossary}. If you want to disable this for \emph{all} your
glossaries, then use:
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{glsdisablehyper}
-\end{definition}
+\cmddef{glsdisablehyper}
If you want hyperlinks suppressed for entries in specific
-glossaries, then use the \pkgopt{nohypertypes} package option. For
+glossaries, then use the \opt{nohypertypes} package option. For
example, if you don't want hyperlinks for entries in the \code{acronym} and
\code{notation} glossaries but you do want them for entries in the
\code{main} glossary, then do:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
-\usepackage[acronym,nohypertypes={acronym,notation}]{glossaries}
-\newglossary[nlg]{notation}{not}{ntn}{Notation}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[colorlinks]\marg{hyperref}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{acronym},\optvalm{nohypertypes}{acronym,notation}]\marg{glossaries}
+\gls{newglossary}\oarg{nlg}\marg{notation}\marg{not}\marg{ntn}\marg{Notation}
+\end{codebox}
If you want the hyperlinks suppressed the first time an entry is
used, but you want hyperlinks for subsequence references then use
-the \pkgopt[false]{hyperfirst} package option:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
-\usepackage[hyperfirst=false]{glossaries}
-\end{verbatim}
+the \optval{hyperfirst}{false} package option:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[colorlinks]\marg{hyperref}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\optval{hyperfirst}{false}]\marg{glossaries}
+\end{codebox}
The \sty{glossaries-extra} extension package provides another method
using category attributes. See the \sty{glossaries-extra} user
manual for further details.
@@ -1999,132 +3030,137 @@ manual for further details.
Take care not to use non-expandable commands in PDF bookmarks. This
isn't specific to the \sty{glossaries} package but is a~limitation
of PDF bookmarks. Non-expandable commands include commands like
-\cs{gls}, \cs{glspl}, \cs{Gls} and \cs{Glspl}. The \sty{hyperref}
+\gls{gls}, \gls{glspl}, \gls{Gls} and \gls{Glspl}. The \sty{hyperref}
package provides a~way of specifying alternative text for the PDF
-bookmarks via \cs{texorpdfstring}. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\section{The \texorpdfstring{\gls{fishage}}{Fish Age}}
-\end{verbatim}
-However, it's not a~good idea to use commands like \cs{gls} in
+bookmarks via \gls{texorpdfstring}. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{section}\marg{The \gls{texorpdfstring}\marg{\gls{gls}\marg{fishage}}\marg{Fish Age}}
+\end{codebox}
+However, it's not a~good idea to use commands like \gls{gls} in
a~section heading as you'll end up with the table of contents page in
-your location list. Instead you can use
-\begin{definition}
-\cs{glsentrytext}\marg{label}
-\end{definition}
-This is expandable provided that the \code{text} key doesn't
+your location list and it will unset the \idx{firstuseflag} too soon.
+Instead you can use
+\cmddef{glsentrytext}
+This is expandable provided that the \gloskey{text} key doesn't
contain non-expandable code. For example, the following works:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\section{The \glsentrytext{fishage}}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{section}\marg{The \gls{glsentrytext}\marg{fishage}}
+\end{codebox}
and it doesn't put the table of contents in the location list.
If you use \sty{glossaries-extra} then use the commands that are
provided specifically for use in section headers. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\section{The \glsfmttext{fishage}}
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox*}
+\cmd{section}\marg{The \gls{glsfmttext}\marg{fishage}}
+\end{codebox*}
\section{Cross-References}
\label{sec:xr}
You can add a~reference to another entry in a~location list using
-the \code{see=}\marg{label list} key when you define an entry.
+the \gloskeyval{see}{\meta{label-list}} key when you define an entry.
The referenced entry (or entries) must also be defined.
For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\longnewglossaryentry{devonian}{name={Devonian}}%
-{%
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{longnewglossaryentry}\marg{devonian}\marg{\gloskeyval{name}{Devonian}}\comment{}
+\marg{\comment{}
The geologic period spanning from the end of the
Silurian Period to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period.
-
+\codepar
This age was known for its remarkable variety of
fish species.
}
-
-\newglossaryentry{fishage}
-{
- name={Fish Age},
- description={Common name for the Devonian period},
- see={devonian}
+\codepar
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{fishage}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{Fish Age},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{Common name for the Devonian period},
+ \gloskeyval{see}{devonian}
}
-\end{verbatim}
+\end{codebox}
The cross-reference will appear as \qt{\emph{see} Devonian}. You can
-change the \qt{see} tag using the format
-\code{see=}\oarg{tag}\meta{label}. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newglossaryentry{latinalph}
-{
- name={Latin alphabet},
- description={alphabet consisting of the letters
- a, \ldots, z, A, \ldots, Z},
- see=[see also]{exlatinalph}
+change the \qt{see} tag for an individual entry using the format
+\gloskeyval{see}{\oargm{tag}\meta{label-list}}. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{latinalph}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{Latin alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{alphabet consisting of the letters
+ a, \cmd{ldots}, z, A, \cmd{ldots}, Z},
+ \gloskey{see}=[see also]\marg{exlatinalph}
}
-\newglossaryentry{exlatinalph}
-{
- name={extended Latin alphabet},
- description={The Latin alphabet extended to include
+\gls{newglossaryentry}\marg{exlatinalph}
+\marg{
+ \gloskeyval{name}{extended Latin alphabet},
+ \gloskeyval{description}{The Latin alphabet extended to include
other letters such as ligatures or diacritics.}
}
-\end{verbatim}
-If you use the \code{see} key in the optional argument of
-\cs{newacronym}, make sure you enclose the value in braces. For
-example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newacronym{ksvm}{ksvm}{kernel support vector machine}
-\newacronym
- [see={[see also]{ksvm}}]
- {svm}{svm}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
-The \sty{glossaries-extra} package provides a \code{seealso}
+\end{codebox}
+In the above, I haven't enclosed the entire value of the
+\gloskey{see} key in braces.
+If you use the \gloskey{see} key in an optional argument, such as
+the optional argument of \gls{newacronym}, make sure you enclose the
+value (including the optional tag) in braces. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newacronym}\marg{ksvm}\marg{ksvm}\marg{kernel support vector machine}
+\gls{newacronym}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{see}{[see also]\marg{ksvm}}}
+ \marg{svm}\marg{svm}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox}
+The \sty{glossaries-extra} package provides a \gloskey{seealso}
key. This doesn't allow a tag but behaves much like
-\code{see=\{[\cs{seealsoname}]\marg{label}\}}. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\newabbreviation{ksvm}{ksvm}{kernel support vector machine}
-\newabbreviation
- [seealso={ksvm}]
- {svm}{svm}{support vector machine}
-\end{verbatim}
+\gloskeyval{see}{[\gls{seealsoname}]\margm{label-list}}. For example:
+\begin{codebox}
+\gls{newabbreviation}\marg{ksvm}\marg{ksvm}\marg{kernel support vector machine}
+\gls{newabbreviation}
+ \oarg{\gloskeyval{seealso}{ksvm}}
+ \marg{svm}\marg{svm}\marg{support vector machine}
+\end{codebox}
Since the cross-reference appears in the location list, if you
-suppress the location list using the \pkgopt{nonumberlist} package
+suppress the location list using the \opt{nonumberlist} package
option, then the cross-reference will also be suppressed. With
-\app{bib2gls}, don't use the \pkgopt{nonumberlist} package
-option. Instead use the \code{save-locations=false} in the resource
+\app{bib2gls}, don't use the \opt{nonumberlist} package
+option. Instead use \resourceoptval{save-locations}{false} in the resource
options. For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-\usepackage[record,abbreviations,symbols]{glossaries-extra}
-
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={terms}, % entries defined in terms.bib
- type={main}% put in main glossary
-]
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={abbrvs}, % entries defined in abbrvs.bib
- type={abbreviations},% put in abbreviations glossary
- save-locations=false% no number list for these entries
-]
-\GlsXtrLoadResources[
- src={syms}, % entries defined in syms.bib
- type={symbols}% put in symbols glossary
-]
-\end{verbatim}
+\begin{codebox}
+\cmd{usepackage}[\opt{record},\opt{abbreviations},\opt{symbols}]\marg{glossaries-extra}
+\codepar
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{terms}, \comment{entries defined in terms.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{main}\comment{put in main glossary}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{abbrvs}, \comment{entries defined in abbrvs.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{abbreviations},\comment{put in abbreviations glossary}
+ \resourceoptval{save-locations}{false}\comment{no number list for these entries}
+}
+\gls{GlsXtrLoadResources}\oarg{
+ \resourceoptvalm{src}{syms}, \comment{entries defined in syms.bib}
+ \resourceoptval{type}{symbols}\comment{put in symbols glossary}
+}
+\end{codebox}
\section{Further Information}
\label{sec:moreinfo}
\begin{itemize}
-\item \href{http://mirrors.ctan.org/support/bib2gls/bib2gls-begin.pdf}{\styfmt{glossaries-extra}
+\item \ctanmirrordocnofn{support/bib2gls/bib2gls-begin}{\styfmt{glossaries-extra}
and \appfmt{bib2gls}: an introductory guide}.
\item The main \sty{glossaries} \docref{user manual}{glossaries-user}.
-\item The \href{http://www.dickimaw-books.com/faqs/glossariesfaq.html}{glossaries FAQ}.
-\item \href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating
+\item The \dickimawhrefnofn{faqs/glossariesfaq.html}{glossaries FAQ}.
+\item \dickimawhrefnofn{latex/buildglossaries/}{Incorporating
makeglossaries or makeglossaries-lite or bib2gls into the document
build}.
\item The \href{https://ctan.org/pkg/glossaries-extra}{\styfmt{glossaries-extra}} package.
\item The \href{https://ctan.org/pkg/bib2gls}{\appfmt{bib2gls}}
application.
\end{itemize}
-The \href{https://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery}{Dickimaw Books
-Gallery} provides additional example documents.
+The \gallery{Dickimaw Books Gallery} provides additional example documents.
+
+\printterms
+\printsummary
+\printuserguideindex
+
\end{document}