setupsynonym: 2 questions on width

setupsynonym: 2 questions on width

[Michael Bynum]

1.)  I have a list of synonyms that I need to print in an aligned
list.  Is there a way to align the synonym definitions with the
longest synonym entry (width=? option maybe)?  Here is a small example
where the entries do not align.

\definesynonyms[nomenclature][nomenclatures][\infull]
\setupsynonyms[nomenclature][criterium=all,width=broad]

\nomenclature[a]{a}{This is the letter a}
\nomenclature[b]{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}{This is the alphabet}
\nomenclature[c]{c}{This is the letter c}

\starttext
\placelistofnomenclatures
\stoptext


2.)  Also, if the width in setupsynonyms is set to a value smaller
than the length of the longest entry, the entry tries to wrap around,
but it writes over top of the next entry.  Obviously this is not
desirable.  Is there a way to have the next entry below the "wrapped"
long entry instead of on the same line?  An example of this issue.

\definesynonyms[nomenclature][nomenclatures][\infull]
\setupsynonyms[nomenclature][criterium=all]

\nomenclature[a]{a}{This is the letter a}
\nomenclature[b]{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}{This is the alphabet}
\nomenclature[c]{c}{This is the letter c}

\starttext
\placelistofnomenclatures
\stoptext


Thanks,
Mike
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Re: setupsynonym: 2 questions on width

[Wolfgang Schuster]

Am 04.03.2009 um 18:34 schrieb Michael Bynum:

> 1.)  I have a list of synonyms that I need to print in an aligned
> list.  Is there a way to align the synonym definitions with the
> longest synonym entry (width=? option maybe)?  Here is a small example
> where the entries do not align.
>
> \definesynonyms[nomenclature][nomenclatures][\infull]
> \setupsynonyms[nomenclature][criterium=all,width=broad]
>
> \nomenclature[a]{a}{This is the letter a}
> \nomenclature[b]{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}{This is the alphabet}
> \nomenclature[c]{c}{This is the letter c}

\def\setwidthof#1\to#2%
   {\bgroup
    \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}%
    \expanded{\egroup\def\noexpand#2{\the\wd\scratchbox}}}

\setwidthof{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}\to\nomenclaturewidth

\setupsynonyms[nomenclature][width=\nomenclaturewidth]

Wolfgang

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Re: setupsynonym: 2 questions on width

[Michael Bynum]

Right, that works for this example, but if I change what nomenclatures
are in the list then I would have to go in and manually change the
setwidthof{} command.  Am I correct in thinking that?  I guess ideally
I wouldn't have to go in and change the spacing manually every time I
update my nomenclatures list.
Mike



On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Wolfgang Schuster
<schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Am 04.03.2009 um 18:34 schrieb Michael Bynum:
>
>> 1.)  I have a list of synonyms that I need to print in an aligned
>> list.  Is there a way to align the synonym definitions with the
>> longest synonym entry (width=? option maybe)?  Here is a small example
>> where the entries do not align.
>>
>> \definesynonyms[nomenclature][nomenclatures][\infull]
>> \setupsynonyms[nomenclature][criterium=all,width=broad]
>>
>> \nomenclature[a]{a}{This is the letter a}
>> \nomenclature[b]{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}{This is the alphabet}
>> \nomenclature[c]{c}{This is the letter c}
>
> \def\setwidthof#1\to#2%
>  {\bgroup
>   \setbox\scratchbox\hbox{#1}%
>   \expanded{\egroup\def\noexpand#2{\the\wd\scratchbox}}}
>
> \setwidthof{abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz}\to\nomenclaturewidth
>
> \setupsynonyms[nomenclature][width=\nomenclaturewidth]
>
> Wolfgang
>
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