Re: synonyms

    Hi Hraban,

    I think your observation is correct — but fortunately it seems to be
    a feature rather than another mysterious ConTeXt gremlin.

    The point is that |\infull| is not a generic command that searches
    through every synonym list. It is tied to the predefined
    |abbreviation| list. So this works:

    \abbreviation{CG}{context group}
    \CG\ is \infull{CG}

    because |CG| belongs to that predefined list.

    With a user-defined synonym list, however, the third argument of
    |\definesynonyms| is important: it defines the command that
    retrieves the full form for that particular list.

    I tested the following complete MWE with current LMTX:

    % ========= Beginning of MWE =====

    \abbreviation{CG}{context group}
    \abbreviation[kuk]{k.u.k.}{königlich und kaiserlich}
    \definesynonyms
    [Abk]
    [Aküs]
    [\AbkFull]
    \setupsynonyms
    [Abk]
    [style=,
    color=green,
    textstyle=bold,
    textcolor=red]
    \Abk{TUG}{\TeX\ Users Group}
    \Abk[zB]{z.\,B.}{zum Beispiel}
    \starttext
    \subject{Predefined abbreviations}
    \CG\ is \infull{CG}.
    \kuk
    \blank[big]
    \subject{User-defined synonyms}
    \zB\ is \AbkFull{zB}.
    \TUG\ is \AbkFull{TUG}.
    \blank[big]
    \subject{Lists}
    \completelistofabbreviations
    \placelistofAküs
    \stoptext

    % ==== End of MWE ====


    The output is as expected:

    CG is CONTEXT GROUP.
    k.u.k.
    z. B. is zum Beispiel.
    TUG is TEX Users Group.

    and the two lists remain separate: the predefined abbreviations list
    contains |CG| and |k.u.k.|, while the custom |Abk| list contains
    |TUG| and |z. B.|.

    So I would avoid reusing |\infull| for the custom list, especially
    if both predefined abbreviations and user-defined synonyms are used
    in the same document. A dedicated command such as |\AbkFull| makes
    the relationship explicit and avoids surprises.

    The current source confirms this: the third argument of
    |\definesynonyms| is used to define the command that inserts the
    meaning for that specific synonym list. The /Excursion/ manual uses
    the same mechanism with:

    \definesynonyms[Shortcut][Shortcuts][\infull]

    So perhaps the only real culprit here is the documentation: this
    connection between the third argument and the synonym list could be
    made a little more explicit.

    Best,
    JP

PS : I kept your |k.u.k.| example — Musil would surely approve of giving 
abbreviations their proper administrative treatment.



Le 13/08/2026 à 21:04, Henning Hraban Ramm a écrit :
> Hi,
> I recognized I didn’t have synonyms/abbreviations in my book and 
> tested them.
> Apparently, \infull doesn’t work with self-defined synonym lists. Is 
> this to be expected?
>
> Hraban
>
>
> """
> \abbreviation{CG}{context group}
> \abbreviation[kuk]{k.u.k.}{königlich und kaiserlich}
>
> \definesynonyms[Abk][Aküs] % Singular/Plural
> \setupsynonyms[Abk][
>   style=,color=green, % list format
>   textstyle=bold,textcolor=red, % text format
> ]
> \Abk{TUG}{\TeX\ Users Group}
> \Abk[zB]{z.\,B.}{zum Beispiel}
>
> \starttext
>
> \samplefile{knuth}\TUG
>
> \zB\ is \infull{zB} /// \CG\ is \infull{CG}
> %       ^^^^^^^^^^^ is empty
>
> \kuk
>
> %\page
> %\placelistofabbreviations
>
> \completelistofabbreviations
>
> \placelistofabbreviations % empty
>
> \placelistofAküs % or \placelistofsynonyms[Abk]
>
> \stoptext
> """
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