Re: synonyms

Hi Hraban,

I deteced, that infull is giving a protected error in the log. Did you see it too?

Best
Willi
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> On 14 Aug 2026, at 12:42, Henning Hraban Ramm <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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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