Hi Hraban, I deteced, that infull is giving a protected error in the log. Did you see it too?
Best Willi Sent from Apple device... > 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 >>> """ >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >>> the Wiki! >>> >>> maillist : [email protected] / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ >>> ntg-context.ntg.nl >>> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) >>> archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context >>> wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to >> the Wiki! >> maillist : [email protected] / >> https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl >> webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) >> archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context >> wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the > Wiki! > > maillist : [email protected] / > https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl > webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) > archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context > wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : [email protected] / https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/ntg-context.ntg.nl webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / https://context.aanhet.net (mirror) archive : https://github.com/contextgarden/context wiki : https://wiki.contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
