Re: synonyms

Hi JP,
thank you very much, then I can document it accordingly.
Best, Hraban

Am 14.08.26 um 08:54 schrieb Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context:
>     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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