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efrenlopes
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glossaries | Style for List of Acronyms

Post by efrenlopes »

Hello!

I am using the glossaries package to make a list of acronyms. But I'm not liking the format that is being generated. I have to generate a format like this?
ListOfAcronyms.jpg
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This format I generated using the acronym package, but I want to do this with the glossaries package.

There is another more complete package than these two?

Thank you!
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nlct
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glossaries | Style for List of Acronyms

Post by nlct »

You can define a new glossary style similar to the listdotted style:

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Code, edit and compile here:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{glossaries}
\makeglossaries
\newglossarystyle{dottedlocations}{%
\glossarystyle{list}%
\renewcommand*{\glossaryentryfield}[5]{%
\item[\glsentryitem{##1}\glstarget{##1}{##2}] \emph{##3}%
\unskip\leaders\hbox to 2.9mm{\hss.}\hfill##5}%
\renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{}%
}
\glossarystyle{dottedlocations}
\newacronym{manet}{MANET}{Mobile Ad hoc NETwork}
\newacronym{rwp}{RWP}{Random WayPoint}
\newacronym{rw}{RW}{Random Walk}
\glsaddall
\begin{document}
\printglossaries
\end{document}
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Regards
Nicola Talbot
efrenlopes
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glossaries | Style for List of Acronyms

Post by efrenlopes »

I tried to run this example, but I got the following error:

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(./Exemplo.aux) (./Exemplo.gls
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \glsentryitem
{manet}\glstarget {manet}{\glsnamefont {MANET}}
l.5 \setentrycounter{page}\glsnumberformat{1}}}
\glsgroupskip
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \glsentryitem
{rw}\glstarget {rw}{\glsnamefont {RW}}
l.8 \setentrycounter{page}\glsnumberformat{1}}}
%
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \glsentryitem
{rwp}\glstarget {rwp}{\glsnamefont {RWP}}
l.10 \setentrycounter{page}\glsnumberformat{1}}}
%
) [1] (./Exemplo.aux) )
(see the transcript file for additional information)
Output written on Exemplo.dvi (1 page, 1156 bytes).
Transcript written on Exemplo.log.
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What can be?

Thanks!!
efrenlopes
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glossaries | Style for List of Acronyms

Post by efrenlopes »

I got! Just leave it at that:

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Code, edit and compile here:
\newglossarystyle{dottedlocations}{%
\glossarystyle{list}%
\renewcommand*{\glossaryentryfield}[5]{%
\item[\glstarget{##1}{##2}]\emph{##3}%
\unskip\leaders\hbox to 2.9mm{\hss.}\hfill##5}%
\renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{}%
}
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It was perfect:)
Thank you.
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nlct
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Post by nlct »

efrenlopes wrote:

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! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \glsentryitem
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You are using an old version of glossaries. I recommend you update it.

Regards
Nicola Talbot
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