% This file is public domain % If you want to use arara, you need the following directives: % arara: pdflatex: { synctex: on } % arara: makeglossaries % arara: pdflatex: { synctex: on } % arara: pdflatex: { synctex: on } % %http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/glossaries/glossaries-user.html#sampleAcrDesc \documentclass[a4paper]{report} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}% need support for bold smallcaps \usepackage[colorlinks,plainpages=false]{hyperref} \usepackage[acronym,% create 'acronym' glossary type % The package option "nomain" is used here to suppress the % main glossary, since this example doesn't use it. If you % want to use the main glossary, remove the "nomain" option. nomain,% style=altlist, % use altlist style toc, % add the glossary to the table of contents ]{glossaries} \makeglossaries % Change the acronym style to long-sc-short-desc: \setacronymstyle{long-sc-short-desc} % Change the "see" items so that they use \acronymfont: \renewcommand*{\glsseeitemformat}[1]{\acronymfont{\glsentrytext{#1}}} \newacronym[description={Statistical pattern recognition technique~\protect\cite{svm}} % acronym's description ]{svm}{svm}{support vector machine} \newacronym [description={Statistical pattern recognition technique using the ``kernel trick''},% acronym's description see={[see also]{svm}} ] {ksvm}{ksvm}{kernel support vector machine} \begin{document} \tableofcontents \chapter{Support Vector Machines} The \gls{svm} is used widely in the area of pattern recognition. % plural form with initial letter in uppercase: \Glspl{svm} are \ldots\ (but beware, converting the initial letter to upper case for a small caps acronym is sometimes considered poor style). Short version: \acrshort{svm}. Long version: \acrlong{svm}. Full version: \acrfull{svm}. Description: \glsentrydesc{svm}. This is the entry in uppercase: \GLS{svm}. \chapter{Kernel Support Vector Machines} % Instead of using the clumsy \ifglsused, you might find it simpler % to use glossaries-prefix.sty The \gls{ksvm} is \ifglsused{svm}{an}{a} \gls{svm} that uses the so called ``kernel trick''. This is the entry's description without a link: \glsentrydesc{ksvm}. \glsresetall Possessive: \gls{ksvm}['s]. Make the glossary entry number bold for this one \gls[format=hyperbf]{svm}. \begin{thebibliography}{1} \bibitem{svm} \ldots \end{thebibliography} \printglossary \end{document}