MakeIndex, Nomenclature, Glossaries and Acronyms ⇒ glossaries | Column Width

[Clavigo]

Hi folks,

I am using the "glossaries" package in order to generate a symbols list for my thesis. This symbols list is supposed to be divided into sub-categories (parents) and it should also display units of each referenced symbol.
I was able to comply both requirements by defining a new "longtable"-style. However, I am not yet pleased with the current style of my symbols list because the width of the headline of my first sub-category defines the entire width of the first column of my table. For this reason the unit is not indented which means it is always located to the "right" in respect to the headline of the sub-category (parent). I would like to indent the entire column that belongs to the units in order to generate more space for the description-column.

The following minimal working example illustrates this issue:

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\documentclass[12pt,oneside,a4paper,fleqn]{book}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[nonumberlist,acronym,toc]{glossaries}


\newglossary[slg]{symbolslist}{syi}{syg}{Symbols List} % user-defined symbols list
\renewcommand*{\glspostdescription}{}

%
% -- Glossary-Style -- %%
%

% -- Symbols List -- %%

\newglossarystyle{symbol}{
\renewenvironment{theglossary}
{\begin{longtable}[l]{lp{2.5cm}p{\glsdescwidth}}}
{\end{longtable}}

\renewcommand*{\glossaryheader}{}

\renewcommand*{\glossaryentryfield}[4]{
\vspace{0.2cm}%
\glstarget{##1}{##2} & & \\%
}

\renewcommand*{\glossarysubentryfield}[5]{
\hspace{1.0cm} \glstarget{##2}{##3} & ##5 & ##4\glspostdescription\space \\%
}

\renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{} 
}


%
% -- Glossary-Groups -- %%%
%

% Sub-Category Greek Letters
\newglossaryentry{greekletter}{
name={\large{\textbf{Greek Letters}}},
description={\nopostdesc},
sort=parenta,
}

% Sub-Category Roman Letters
\newglossaryentry{romanletter}{
name={\large{\textbf{Roman Letters}}},
description={\nopostdesc},
sort=parentb,
}

\makeglossaries

% -- Glossary-Entries -- %%%


\newglossaryentry{symb:k}{
name=\ensuremath{k},
symbol=\ensuremath{\rm m^2/s^2},
description=turbulent kinetic energy,
type=symbolslist,
parent=romanletter,
sort=k
}

\newglossaryentry{symb:beta}{
name=\ensuremath{\beta},
symbol=\ensuremath{\rm -},
description=Constant,
type=symbolslist,
parent=greekletter,
sort=betamodell
}


\begin{document}

\printglossary[type=symbolslist,style=symbol]

\chapter{Lorem}
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\gls{symb:k}
\gls{symb:beta} 

\end{document}

Unfortunately I have to admit that I am no expert when it comes to LaTeX so I would highly appreciate any useful tips.

Thank you very much for your help!

Greetings,
Clavigo

[nlct]

Maybe make the first level span all three columns. For example:

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\renewcommand*{\glossaryentryfield}[4]{%
  \vspace{0.2cm}\\%
  \multicolumn{3}{l}{\glstarget{##1}{##2}}\\%
}

Regards
Nicola Talbot

[Clavigo]

Great! Thank you very much!!!

Your advice helped me a lot. I was able to tweak the style a little bit and now the glossary looks exactly the way I want it!

[dieter]

Hi Clavigo,

I could make use of your working example to produce a similar list of symbols. Thanks for that. However, I noticed it produces very little space between both groups (roman and greek letters).
I would like to increase a blank row after each group using
\renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{&&&\\}
but this does not work.
Do you have an idea how to do this?

Thanks,

Dieter