% This file is embedded in glossaries-extra-manual.pdf % Example 117 Alternatives to buffering % Label: "ex:protectinnertextformat" % arara: pdflatex % arara: pdfcrop \documentclass[12pt]{article} \pagestyle{empty} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage{soul} \usepackage{glossaries-extra} \newabbreviation{html}{HTML}{hypertext markup language} % custom command to expand content before using \ul: \newrobustcmd{\xpul}[1]{\GlsXtrExpandedFmt{\ul}{#1}} \begin{document} First approach (inner formatting): {% scope \renewcommand{\glsxtrdefaultentrytextfmt}[1]{\ul{#1}}% \ul{Some text about \protect\gls{html}. Next use: \protect\gls{html}} } Next use: \gls{html}. Second approach (middle formatting with expanded link text): \glsresetall {% scope \renewcommand{\glsxtrabbreviationfont}[1]{\xpul{#1}}% \renewcommand{\glsxtrregularfont}[1]{\xpul{#1}}% \ul{Some text about \protect\gls{html}. Next use: \gls{html}.} } Next use: \gls{html}. \end{document}