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[Daniel Schury <Surst@xxxxxxx>]

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Question about the plural Forms: Does it only add a "s" at the end?

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Daniel Schury

Am 07.03.2010 23:05, schrieb Kevin Godby:
> Hello, all.
> 
> I've just added a glossary to the manual.  You'll need to run the
> pkgs/install-pkgs.sh script to make sure you have all the required
> packages installed.
> 
> If you want to add entries to the glossary, add them in the
> frontmatter/glossary-entries.tex file.
> 
> A glossary entry looks like this:
> 
>   \newglossaryentry{label}{name={entry-name}, description={the
> definition or description}}
> 
> The label should only contain Latin characters---that is, letters a-z
> and an occasional hyphen (-).  The name is the head word or the term
> being defined.  If the name starts with a non-Latin letter (that is, a
> letter with an accent or from another script/language), put it in
> braces ({}) by itself:
> 
>   \newglossaryentry{elite}{name={é}lite, description={select group of people}}
> 
> If you leave out the braces, the glossary program will freak out and
> things will break.  (Scary, no?)
> 
> The description is the description or definition of the term.
> 
> For the translators, you can edit the name and description parts.  If
> you edit the label, you'll need to be sure to update it throughout the
> document (otherwise the links won't work right).
> 
> Now, in the manual itself, when you want to link to a glossary entry,
> you have a few commands at your disposal:
> 
>   \gls{label} % inserts the name associated with <label> and links it
> to the glossary
>   \glspl{label} % inserts the plural name associated with the <label>
> and links it to the glossary
>   \Gls{label} % inserts the capitalized name associated with <label>
> and links it to the glossary. useful for the beginning of sentences
>   \Glspl{label} % take a wild guess
> 
> Examples:
> 
>   \gls{elite} % élite
>   \glspl{elite} % élites
>   \Gls{elite} % Élite
>   \Glspl{elite} % Élite
> 
> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  You can also read
> the full docs on the glossary stuff by typing 'texdoc glossaries' at
> the prompt.
> 
> --Kevin
> 
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