Page Layout ⇒ glossary wider than page

[alicehs]

I have had to change from using the far better 'glossaries' package to the (I know, 'now obsolete'...) 'glossary' package. I have many page references for various entries, and using the following style:

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\usepackage[style=long,header=plain,border=none,cols=3,hypertoc=true,
hyper=true]{glossary}

I have the inevitable problem that my page numbers flow off the right hand side of my page. When consulting the manual, it suggests "redefine \glossaryalignment to change the column specifications". I'm not really sure how to go about doing this, and can't find any more instruction. Any ideas?

Thanks

[nlct]

Try changing \glsdescwidth (the width of the description column) or \glspagelistwidth (the width of the number list column). These are both lengths so you need to use \setlength. For example:

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\setlength{\glsdescwidth}{0.5\linewidth}

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[alicehs]

Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately, all I get is:

!Undefined control sequence

looks like LaTeX doesn't recognize \glsdescwidth or \glspagelistwidth

[nlct]

Sorry, I didn't notice that you were using the obsolete glossary package. I mistook it for the glossaries package. You'd be better off updating to glossaries as it's far more flexible.

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[alicehs]

I know I know

Unfortunatly due to the constraints of the work I am doing I have been forced to 'downgrade' to the old-school "glossary" package and have no choice on the matter. My hands are tied!

Can anyone help..?

[nlct]

Try changing \descriptionwidth. For example

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\setlength{\descriptionwidth}{0.5\linewidth}

or

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\setlength{\descriptionwidth}{3in}

(Sorry I didn't read your first sentence properly!)

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[alicehs]

Thank you thank you!

Don't spose there's a similar command for the width of the 'page number' column that you know of? Couldn't find anything in the glossary.sty file... although maybe its not set - probably why the page numbers flow freely of the right hand side normally!

No worries if not. They'll just have to deal with having narrow descriptions and loooong lists of page numbers if they want the glossary package

Thanks again. Much help.

[nlct]

With the help of caffine I think I might be able to answer your original question Try the following somewhere before the glossary is printed

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\renewcommand\glossaryalignment{%
@{\hspace{\tabcolsep}\bfseries}lp{\descriptionwidth}p{1cm}}

Change 1cm as required. Hopefully that should do the trick.

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[alicehs]

absolutely beautiful!
thank you so much!