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after searching for like an hour, I still cannot find out how to do the following: 

\documentclass[11pt, twoside, a4paper, openright]{report}

\usepackage[acronym]{glossaries}

\makenoidxglossaries

\newglossaryentry{test}{name={TEST},description={This is a test entry}}

\begin{document}

\printnoidxglossaries

First: \gls{test}.
Second: \gls{test}.

\end{document}

This prints: This is a test entry (TEST) in the glossary, TEST on first use (and TEST on subsequent uses).

How can I change the appearance of the first use from TEST to TEST (This is a test entry)? I think that there is a short-long style option to do this, but I do not know how to apply it to my first entry (or if this even is the way to go).

Thanks a ton in advance for any help supplied.

(I use LuaTeX to compile because I also use the minted package)

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  • Welcome to TeX.SX! Please make your code compilable (if possible), or at least complete it with \documentclass{...}, the required \usepackage's, \begin{document}, and \end{document}. That may seem tedious to you, but think of the extra work it represents for TeX.SX users willing to give you a hand. Help them help you: remove that one hurdle between you and a solution to your problem. – BambOo Sep 8 '18 at 12:27
  • I updated the code sample to be a working, minimal example. I tested it and the output indeed is as described. – user7320688 Sep 8 '18 at 12:44
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This is a simple version using glossaries-extra.

% arara: lualatex
% arara: lualatex

\documentclass[11pt, twoside, a4paper, openright]{report}

\usepackage{glossaries-extra}
\setabbreviationstyle{short-long}
\makenoidxglossaries

\newabbreviation{test}{TEST}{This is a test entry}


\begin{document}

\printnoidxglossaries

First: \gls{test}.
Second: \gls{test}.

\end{document}
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  • You need to put \setabbreviationstyle before \newabbreviation. – Nicola Talbot Sep 24 '18 at 13:09
  • @NicolaTalbot Thank you. I should recompile with auxiliary files deleted nex time :) – TeXnician Sep 24 '18 at 13:29
  • In this case it's not noticeable because long-short is the default for the abbreviation category, so it's already set (but it's useful to include it in examples for illustrative purposes). :-) – Nicola Talbot Sep 24 '18 at 14:21

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