How to show full definition with acronym AND update acronym status in acrostiche

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1

Hello, I’m using acrostiche package for acronyms. I’d like to print full definition of an acronym together with the acronym itself AND update the acronym status. Is it possible? Basically what #acrf(“…”) does but with status updating. Thanks!

2

Hi @Vaclav_Bocan ,

What do you mean by update status? Do you mean mark as used or reset?

#import "@preview/acrostiche:0.6.0": *

#init-acronyms((
  "WTP": ("Wonderful Typst Package"),
))

Acrostiche is a #acr("WTP") and abbreviation is #acr("WTP").\ 
Long version is #acrf("WTP") and abbreviation is #acr("WTP").\ 
*Reset* #racr("WTP") leads to full version #acr("WTP"). \

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For reset, from the docs:

At any point in the document, you can reset acronyms with the functions #reset-acronym(...) (for a single acronym) or reset-all-acronyms() (to reset all acronyms). After a reset, the next use of the acronym is expanded. Both functions have shortcuts with #racr(...) and #raacr(...).

3

Hello! I meant mark as used. Because if I use #acrf(…) and then #acr(…), full definition will be printed in both cases. I want to force full definition AND mark as used.

4

It doesn’t if you do it like the first line of my example. You don’t need to write acrf(). Just acr() from the start.

5

I am aware, the point is that I’m using acrf() in a table where some of the definitions appear for the first time and some for second, but I want all to be full, and all to be considered used after. So I guess the only option is to use both acrf() and acused(…)

6

Is using #raacr() before building the table a solution? Then use acr() for all, which will all be considered first use?

7

That wouldn’t help since there might be acronyms that are not used in the table and should not be affected. I conclude that a function that does what I want is missing in acrostiche and acrf() + acused() are the closest two-function solution.

8

Perhaps this could be suggested to the package owner.

#let your-func(acro) = {
  acrf(acro)
  acused(acro)
}
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