The synonym "sym" defined by \definesynonyms[sym][syms][\symdesc] can take 2
entries by default:
\sym[<RefName>]{<ShortName>}{<LongName>}
For theses and whitepapers in the natural sciences and in engineering it is
needed to introduce another entry for the unit:
\sym[<RefName>]{<ShortName>}{<Unit>}{<LongName>} (<-- This does of course not
compile, take it as a feature request)
e.g.
\sym[Salpha]{\alpha\ }{$[W~m^{-2}~K^{-1}]$}{Heat Transfer Coefficient}
where
\sym[Salpha]{\alpha\ }{$[W~m^{-2}~K^{-1}]$ Heat Transfer Coefficient}
cannot be a good workaround since \symdesc{Salpha} should not include the unit.
And of course I want the unit entry to be in a separate column when calling
\placelistofsynonyms[sym]
In LaTeX I accomplished this with glossaries and glossary-mcols. Is there some
neat trick to get this behaviour "the ConTeXt way" (maybe with some Lua +
*.aux)?
The next step would be to define the table headers of the list of symbols such
as "Symbol \NC Unit \NC Description"...
Thanks in advance and kind regards,
Thomas
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