Re: two-column dialogue markup function(s)

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi David,

> The wrong quotes, Sir!

That was some weird email or editor translation… sorry.

> Apart from that #:properties ((line-width 12)) will only use the 12 as a
> default if it is left unspecified, and it never is unspecified.  You
> need to use a non-predefined name for that kind of thing.

*That* was the main problem, apparently.
But I would like the user to be able to specify the line-width — how can I 
accomplish that?

> At any rate, the following should get you a bit further:

Thanks!

> I'd actually lean towards _not_ using a markup? as the last argument but
> a markup-list?.  Then the argument can be given as
> 
> \markup \dialogue Kieren { This long line ... }
> 
> which is more natural.

Yes! Thanks again.

Kieren.