short names do not seem to work in tocloft package for added lists

Question

I added a new list (requirements) but the short names do not appear in the List of Requirements (LOR). Instead, all that appears in the LOR is the initial '['

The setup code is:

\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage[titles,subfigure]{tocloft}% to define requirements list for TOC,F,T
\newcommand{\listrequirementsname}{LIST OF REQUIREMENTS}
\newlistof[subsubsection]{requirement}{rqt}{\listrequirementsname}
\newcommand{\requirement}[1]{%
\refstepcounter{requirement}
\par\noindent\textbf{Rqt \therequirement. #1}
\addcontentsline{rqt}{requirement}{\protect\numberline{\therequirement}#1}\par}

The usage is:

\requirement[short name]{Interface 1 Connector hfjdkh jfdhf kjfd fjdjf jfd jfdj fjdfj fjda jfjdafih eiufhda fdaf fda oif}

The output in the LOR is:

3.2.1.1.1 [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

And the output in the actual requirement is:

Rqt 3.2.1.1.1. [
short name]Interface 1 Connector hfjdkh jfdhf kjfd fjdjf jfd jfdj fjdfj fjda jfjdafih eiufhda fdaf fda oif

Answer 1

The problem with your current definition of \requirement is that it only takes one mandatory argument, that is used for both the document and for the entry in the new list.

You need to define \requirement with one optional argument (that, if present, will be used for the list) and a mandatory one; something along these lines (I also increased the space reserved for the numbers in the new list):

\documentclass[titles,subfigure]{article}
\usepackage{tocloft}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{xifthen}

\newcommand{\listrequirementsname}{LIST OF REQUIREMENTS}
\newlistof[subsubsection]{requirement}{rqt}{\listrequirementsname}

\newcommand{\requirement}[2][]{%
\refstepcounter{requirement}
\par\noindent\textbf{Rqt \therequirement. #2}
\ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}{}}
  {\addcontentsline{rqt}{requirement}{\protect\numberline{\therequirement}#2}\par}
  {\addcontentsline{rqt}{requirement}{\protect\numberline{\therequirement}#1}\par}
}

\setlength\cftrequirementnumwidth{4em}

\begin{document}
\listofrequirement
\requirement[short name]{Interface 1 Connector}
\requirement{Interface 2 Connector}

\end{document}