group naming with altlist glossaries style

Question

I am working with the altlist style of the glossaries package and want to produce an output similar to the one here (i.e., using entries and subentries for manual grouping of the symbols). If I try the analogous code for altlist:

\documentclass{report}

\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage[nopostdot,nonumberlist,acronyms,section]{glossaries}

\newglossarystyle{supergroup}{%
  \setglossarystyle{altlist}%
  \renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{}%
  \renewcommand{\glossentry}[2]{%
    \tabularnewline
    \multicolumn{2}{c}{%
     \bfseries\glsentryitem{##1}\glstarget{##1}{\glossentryname{##1}}%
    }% 
    \tabularnewline
    \tabularnewline
  }%
  \renewcommand{\subglossentry}[3]{%
     \glssubentryitem{##2}%
     \glstarget{##2}{\glossentryname{##2}}
     &
     \glossentrydesc{##2}\glspostdescription\space
     ##3\tabularnewline
  }%
}

\newglossary[slg]{symbol}{sot}{stn}{Symbols}
\makenoidxglossaries

\newglossaryentry{alpha}{
  type=symbol,
  name={Alphanumeric},
  description={}}

\newglossaryentry{greek}{
  type=symbol,
  name={Greek letters},
  description={}}

\newglossaryentry{area}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{S}},
  description={reference area},
  sort={S},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{span}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{b}},
  sort={b},
  description={wing span},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{dynp}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{q_\infty}},
  description={dynamic pressure},
  sort={q},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{aoa}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{\alpha}},
  description={angle of attack},
  sort={a},
  parent=greek
}
\newacronym
[sort={a}]
{bcr}{BCR}{Block Compressed Row}
\newacronym
[sort={a}]
{cad}{CAD}{Computer-Aided Design}

\begin{document}
\onehalfspacing

\section*{List of Symbols and Acronyms}
\glsaddall

\printnoidxglossary[type=symbol,style=supergroup]
\printnoidxglossary[type=acronym]

\end{document}

this gives some errors. How can I get this to work?

EDIT:

I have found a partial solution:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb, amsfonts, mathrsfs, amsmath, mathabx}
\usepackage[nopostdot,nonumberlist,acronyms,section]{glossaries}
\newglossary[slg]{symbolslist}{sot}{stn}{Symbols}
\makenoidxglossaries
\newglossaryentry{alpha}{
  type=symbolslist,
  name={\hspace{4cm} Alphanumeric},
  description={},
  sort={A}
  }
\newglossaryentry{greek}{
  type=symbolslist,
  name={Greek letters},
  description={}
  }
\newglossaryentry{area}{
  type=symbolslist,
  name={\ensuremath{S}},
  description={reference area},
  sort={B}
  }
\begin{document}
\glsaddall
\printnoidxglossary[type=symbolslist, style=altlist]
\end{document}

Now the entries with empty description field are boldface and can be shifted (as with the entry alpha) to the right. Is there any possibility to center those entries without manually using \hspace{Xcm}for appropriate X?

The problem is, altlist is a list-based style. You cannot use tabular stuff in a list. For that you must use a long or super style. — Pieter van Oostrum, Dec 23 '16 at 18:29

Pieter van Oostrum · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-27T13:25:35.733

Is this more like it?

\documentclass{report}

\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage[nopostdot,nonumberlist,acronyms,section]{glossaries}

\newglossarystyle{supergroup}{%
  \setglossarystyle{altlist}%
  \renewcommand*{\glsgroupskip}{}%
  \renewcommand{\glossentry}[2]{%
    \item[]%
     \makebox[\linewidth][c]{\bfseries\glsentryitem{##1}\glstarget{##1}\glossentryname{##1}}
  }%
  \renewcommand{\subglossentry}[3]{%
    \item[\glssubentryitem{##2}%
      \glstarget{##2}{\glossentryname{##2}}]%
      \mbox{}\par\nobreak\glossentrydesc{##2}\glspostdescription\space ##3%
   }%
}

\newglossary[slg]{symbol}{sot}{stn}{Symbols}
\makenoidxglossaries

\newglossaryentry{alpha}{
  type=symbol,
  name={Alphanumeric},
  description={}}

\newglossaryentry{greek}{
  type=symbol,
  name={Greek letters},
  description={}}

\newglossaryentry{area}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{S}},
  description={reference area},
  sort={S},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{span}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{b}},
  sort={b},
  description={wing span},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{dynp}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{q_\infty}},
  description={dynamic pressure},
  sort={q},
  parent=alpha
}
\newglossaryentry{aoa}{
  type=symbol,
  name={\ensuremath{\alpha}},
  description={angle of attack},
  sort={a},
  parent=greek
}
\newacronym
[sort={a}]
{bcr}{BCR}{Block Compressed Row}
\newacronym
[sort={a}]
{cad}{CAD}{Computer-Aided Design}

\begin{document}
\onehalfspacing

\section*{List of Symbols and Acronyms}
\glsaddall

\printnoidxglossary[type=symbol,style=supergroup]
\printnoidxglossary[type=acronym]

\end{document}

Thanks for your answer, but I linke the altlist style and with your solution the list of symbols looks completely different — Martin, Dec 27 '16 at 11:22
I just made an edit to my question with a partial solution. I still want the list of symbols have the altlist style but with manual "headers" — Martin, Dec 27 '16 at 11:35
I have made my solution more like altlist. Please check if this is what you want. If not, please specify what should be changed. — Pieter van Oostrum, Dec 27 '16 at 13:26

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