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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thalie/thalie.dtx b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thalie/thalie.dtx
index 40a898daedd..87c5e6fcd63 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thalie/thalie.dtx
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thalie/thalie.dtx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % \iffalse meta-comment
-% Copyright 2010-2015 Louis Paternault
+% Copyright 2010-2017 Louis Paternault
 %
 % This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
 % conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 %<package>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
 %<package>\ProvidesPackage{thalie}
 %<*package>
-    [2015/12/30 v0.8 A package to typeset drama plays]
+    [2017/04/22 v0.9a A package to typeset drama plays]
 %</package>
 %
 %<*driver>
@@ -34,14 +34,13 @@
 \CodelineIndex
 \RecordChanges
 \usepackage{array}
-\usepackage{attachfile}
 \usepackage{enumerate}
 \usepackage{multirow}
 \usepackage{hyperref}
 \usepackage{thalie}
 \usepackage{showexpl}
 \lstset{language=[LaTeX]TeX, numbers=left, numberstyle=\tiny}
-\usepackage[francais,english]{babel}
+\usepackage[english]{babel}
 \begin{document}
 \DocInput{thalie.dtx}
 \end{document}
@@ -67,56 +66,65 @@
 %
 % \GetFileInfo{thalie.dtx}
 %
-% \DoNotIndex{\@backslashchar, \@ifnextchar, \@ifundefined, \\, \protect\`, \(, \)}
-% \DoNotIndex{\addcontentsline, \addto, \ae, \AND, \arabic}
-% \DoNotIndex{\begin, \bfseries, \boolean}
+% \DoNotIndex{\@backslashchar, \@ifnextchar, \protect\`}
+% \DoNotIndex{\#,\$,\%,\&,\@,\\,\{,\},\^,\_,\~,\ ,\!,\(,\),\,}
+% \DoNotIndex{\addcontentsline, \addto, \ae, \AND, \arabic, \abovedisplayshortskip, \abovedisplayskip, \addtolength}
+% \DoNotIndex{\begin, \bfseries, \boolean, \baselineskip, \belowdisplayskip, \belowdisplayshortskip, \boolfalse, \booltrue}
 % \DoNotIndex{\captionsenglish, \captionsfrench, \center, \centering, \ClassError, \cleardoublepage, \csname, \csundef}
-% \DoNotIndex{\def, \defcharcommand@with, \defcharcommand@without}
-% \DoNotIndex{\emph, \end, \endcsname, \equal, \expandafter}
-% \DoNotIndex{\framebox}
-% \DoNotIndex{\gappto, \gdef, \global}
+% \DoNotIndex{\def, \defcharcommand@with, \defcharcommand@without, \dimen, \dimexpr}
+% \DoNotIndex{\emph, \end, \endcsname, \equal, \expandafter, \endlist, \endmath, \endminipage}
+% \DoNotIndex{\framebox, \fi}
+% \DoNotIndex{\gappto, \gdef, \global, \GetTranslation}
 % \DoNotIndex{\hspace}
-% \DoNotIndex{\ifthenelse, \@ifpackageloaded, \indent, \isundefined}
-% \DoNotIndex{\LARGE, \Large, \left, \leftskip}
-% \DoNotIndex{\medskip, \MakeUppercase, \markboth, \markright}
+% \DoNotIndex{\@ifpackageloaded, \indent, \if@xspace, \ifbool, \ifboolexpr, \ifcsundef, \ifcsdef, \ifdef, \ifdefempty, \ifdefstring, \ifstrempty, \ifstrequal, \ifundef, \ignorespacesafterend, \item}
+% \DoNotIndex{\LARGE, \Large, \left, \leftskip, \leftmargin, \list, \linewidth, \LoadDictionaryFor, \LoadDictionary}
+% \DoNotIndex{\medskip, \MakeUppercase, \markboth, \markright, \MakeLowercase, \math, \minipage}
 % \DoNotIndex{
 %   \@actlevel,
 %   \@actstyle,
-%   \@character,
-%   \@characterstyle,
 %   \@clearpage,
+%   \@cmd,
 %   \@definecharactercommand,
+%   \@desc,
 %   \@displaytitle,
+%   \@drama,
 %   \@dramatis@clear,
-%   \@dramatis@hook,
+%   \@empty@,
+%   \@grouplength,
 %   \@groupname,
 %   \@interludelevel,
 %   \@label,
+%   \@maybexspace,
+%   \@ne,
 %   \@playlevel,
 %   \@playstyle,
 %   \@scenelevel,
 %   \@scenestyle,
 %   \@short,
+%   \@spaceaftergroup,
 %   \@speaks,
+%   \@verseadjust,
 % }
-% \DoNotIndex{\newcommand, \newcounter, \newenvironment, \noindent, \noexpand, \NOT}
+% \DoNotIndex{\newcommand, \newcounter, \newenvironment, \noindent, \noexpand, \NOT, \newif, \newlength, \newline, \nopagebreak}
 % \DoNotIndex{\OR}
-% \DoNotIndex{\par, \pgfkeys, \ProcessPgfPackageOptions, \protect, \provideboolean, \protected@xappto}
-% \DoNotIndex{\refstepcounter, \renewcommand, \RequirePackage, \right, \Roman}
-% \DoNotIndex{\section, \setboolean, \setlength, \sffamily}
-% \DoNotIndex{\tabularnewline, \textrm, \textsc, \textwidth, \thispagestyle}
+% \DoNotIndex{\par, \pgfkeys, \ProcessPgfPackageOptions, \protect, \protected@xappto, \parindent, \parskip, \predisplaysize, \prevgraf, \providebool}
+% \DoNotIndex{\quad},
+% \DoNotIndex{\refstepcounter, \renewcommand, \RequirePackage, \right, \Roman, \relax, \rightmargin}
+% \DoNotIndex{\section, \setboolean, \setlength, \sffamily, \smallskip}
+% \DoNotIndex{\tabularnewline, \textrm, \textsc, \textwidth, \thispagestyle, \textbf, \the, \tmp}
 % \DoNotIndex{\undef}
-% \DoNotIndex{\vspace}
+% \DoNotIndex{\vspace, \vskip}
 % \DoNotIndex{\WithSuffix}
-% \DoNotIndex{\xappto, \xspace}
+% \DoNotIndex{\xappto, \xspace, \xdef}
+% \DoNotIndex{\z@}
 %
 % \newcommand{\bbackslash}{\symbol{92}}
 %
 % \title{The \textsf{thalie} package\thanks{
 %   This document corresponds to \textsf{thalie}~\fileversion, dated \filedate.
-%   Home page, bug requests, etc. at \url{http://git.framasoft.org/spalax/thalie}
+%   Home page, bug requests, etc. at \url{http://framagit.org/spalax/thalie}
 %   }\\A package to typeset drama plays}
-% \author{Louis Paternault\\ \texttt{spalax(at)gresille(dot)org}}
+% \author{Louis Paternault\\ \texttt{spalax+thalie(at)gresille(dot)org}}
 %
 % \maketitle
 %
@@ -170,9 +178,10 @@
 %
 % In short (but this paragraph has no legal value), you can use this package
 % freely to render your drama plays, and modify it almost freely. Nevertheless,
-% if you like my work, you can send me smiles, cakes or poetry, or, better, the
-% text of the plays you write using my package\footnote{Seriously, it would
-% make me \emph{really} happy!}.
+% if you like my work, you can invite me to the performance of the play you
+% typeset using my package\footnote{You will not take a big risk, since there
+% is little chance I travel half the world to see a play. But if by chance I
+% can attend it, it would make me really happy.}.
 %
 % \subsection{Acknowledgements}
 % I borrowed ideas and lines of code from the \LaTeX{} packages
@@ -184,76 +193,76 @@
 %
 % \subsection{Examples}
 %
-% All the examples are taken from Edmond Rostand's \emph{Cyrano de Bergerac}
+% Most of the examples are taken from Edmond Rostand's \emph{Cyrano de Bergerac}
 % \cite{cyrano} or from William Shakespeare's \emph{A Midsummer Night's Dream}
 % \cite{midsummer}. The snippets of \emph{Cyrano de Bergerac} are from the
 % original (French) version of this play, roughly translated by myself (which
 % means that they must be of poor quality).
 %
-% A part of this play (now in public domain), is
-% \textattachfile[mimetype=text/plain,color=0 0 1]{examples/cyrano.tex}{attached to this
-% file}, as a working example of this package.
-%
 % \subsection{Overview}
+% Installation instruction are given in section \ref{sec:install}.
 % Documentation about how to use this package is given in section
 % \ref{sec:usage}. In particular, section \ref{sec:sectioning} explains how to
-% use acts and scenes, section \ref{sec:characters} explains how to define
+% use acts and scenes, sections \ref{sec:dramatis} and \ref{sec:characters} explains how to define
 % characters, and use these definitions to introduce characters' lines, and
 % section \ref{sec:directions} describes commands used to render stage
-% directions.
+% directions. At last, specific instruction about how to use this package with
+% a language other than English (or a non-latin alphabet) are given in section
+% \ref{sec:i18n}. Examples are given in section \ref{sec:examples}.
 %
 % Implementation is given in section \ref{sec:implementation}.
 %
-% \section{Usage}
-% \label{sec:usage}
+% \section{Download and Install}
+% \label{sec:install}
 %
-% \subsection{Localization}
-% \DescribeMacro{\playname}
-% \DescribeMacro{\actname}
-% \DescribeMacro{\scenename}
-% \DescribeMacro{\interludename}
-% \DescribeMacro{\pausename}
-% \DescribeMacro{\curtainname}
-% Language cannot be defined directly in this package. Instead, the language
-% currently used by the |babel| package (i.e. the language returned by
-% |babel|'s |\languagename| command) is used to display names.
 %
-% Package |babel|, and its languages you want to use, must be loaded
-% \emph{before} this package, otherwise localization will not be available.
+% \subsection{\textsc{Gnu}/Linux Distribution}
 %
-% The effect of choosing a language or another is to translate some words. The
-% corresponding commands, and the words they correspond to, are listed in table
-% \ref{table:l10n}.
+% If applicable, the easiest way to get |thalie| working is by installing it by your distribution package. With Debian (and Ubuntu, and surely other distributions that inherit from Debian), simply run: 
 %
-% \begin{table}
-%   \centering
-%   \begin{tabular}{ccc}
-%   \hline
-%   Command & Result (in English) & Result (in French) \\
-%   \hline
-%   |\playname| & Play & Pi\`ece \\
-%   |\actname| & Act & Acte \\
-%   |\scenename| & Scene & Sc\`ene \\
-%   |\interludename| & Interlude & Interm\`ede \\
-%   |\pausename| & Pause & Pause \\
-%   |\curtainname| & Curtain & Rideau \\
-%   \hline
-%   \end{tabular}
-%   \caption{Localization commands}
-%   \label{table:l10n}
-% \end{table}
+% \begin{quote}
+% |sudo apt-get install texlive-humanities|
+% \end{quote}
 %
-% If the option for your language does not exist\footnote{You can also send me
-% the translation for your language, to improve this package.}, or if you want
-% to change the default words used here, you can redefine the commands listed
-% in table \ref{table:l10n}. For instance use
-% |\renewcommand{\curtainname}{Tel\`on}| for Spanish (if I am not wrong).
+% \subsection{LaTeX distribution}
+%
+% This package is included both in \TeX{}Live and MiK\TeX{}. It can be installed by their respective package managers.
+%
+% \subsection{Manual installation}
+%
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item Download the lastest archive :
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[Stable version] \url{http://mirrors.ctan.org/install/macros/latex/contrib/thalie.tds.zip}
+% \item[Development version] \url{https://framagit.org/spalax/thalie/repository/archive.zip?ref=master}
+% \end{description}
+% \item Unzip the archive.
+% \item If you got the archive from CTAN (stable version), move file \texttt{tex/latex/thalie/thalie.sty} in a \LaTeX{} path.
+% \item If you got the development version, |cd| to the main archive directory, and run |latex thalie.ins| to build |thalie.sty|. Move this file into a \LaTeX{} path.
+% \end{itemize}
+%
+% \section{Usage}
+% \label{sec:usage}
+%
+% \subsection{Localization}
+% \changes{v0.9a}{2017/04/22}{Add section \emph{Localization}.}
+%
+% By default, commands |\act|, |\scene|, etc. use English words, but they are
+% translated to the current language used by |babel| or
+% |polyglossia|\footnote{Given that someone provided the translation. Right
+% now, the only available languages are English and French.}. More information
+% is given in section \ref{sec:l10n}.
 %
 % \subsection{Package options}
 % \label{sec:options}
 %
 % Package options are summed up in table \ref{table:packageoptions}.
 %
+% Note that any package option can be redefined anywhere in the document. This
+% makes it possible to have several plays collected in a single document, while
+% applying different styles or options to each play. See section
+% \ref{sec:redefine} for more detail.
+%
 % \begin{table}
 % \centering
 % \begin{tabular}{c|c|c}
@@ -326,6 +335,38 @@
 % sectioning levels as the level, you may choose |play|, |act| or |scene|. It
 % defines if an interlude is at the same level as a play, an act or a scene.
 %
+% \subsubsection{Redefining options}
+% \label{sec:redefine}
+% \DescribeMacro{\setthalieoptions}
+%
+% Packages options can be reset in the document body using command
+% |\setthalieoptions|\marg{package options}. Its only argument has the same
+% syntax as the package options.
+%
+% For instance, if you are writing a collections of plays, some in prose, some in verses, you might want to write something like the following.
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{lstlisting}
+\documentclass{book}
+...
+\usepackage{thalie}
+...
+\begin{document}
+...
+\play{First play}
+\setthalieoptions{characterstyle=imprimerie-verse}
+...
+\play{Second play}
+\setthalieoptions{characterstyle=impriemie-prose}
+...
+\end{document}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
 % \subsection{Sectioning}
 % \label{sec:sectioning}
 % Here begin the parts explicitly relating to drama.
@@ -378,8 +419,8 @@
 %
 % \DescribeMacro{\curtain}
 % At last, to mark the end of an act or of the play, you can use command
-% |\curtain|, which prints the word |\curtainname| in the middle of its own
-% line.
+% |\curtain|, which prints the word |\GetTranslation{Curtain}| in the middle of its
+% own line.
 %
 % \subsubsection{Title styles}
 % \label{sec:sectionstyles}
@@ -401,13 +442,17 @@
 % \begin{lstlisting}
 \newcommand\customact[2]{
   \begin{center}
-    \textsc{#1}
+    \textsc{\GetTranslation{Act} #1}
 
     #2
   \end{center}
 }
-\WithSuffix\newcommand\customact*[1]{\customact{}{#1}}
-% \end{lstlisting}
+\WithSuffix\newcommand\customact*[1]{
+  \begin{center}
+    #1
+  \end{center}
+}
+\end{lstlisting}
 % \iffalse
 %</example>
 % \fi
@@ -453,12 +498,12 @@
 % case if you did not choose the default option for |playlevel|, |actlevel| or
 % |scenelevel|), you can redefine them.
 %
-% \subsection{Characters}
-% \label{sec:characters}
-% This part explains how to define characters, introduce character's lines, and
-% build and display the dramatis person\ae{}.
+% Examples are given in section \ref{sec:examples:headers}.
+%
+% \subsection{Dramatis person\ae}
+% \label{sec:dramatis}
+% This part explains how to build and display the dramatis person\ae{}.
 %
-% \subsubsection{Dramatis person\ae{}}
 % Definition of characters is done in document body.
 % As it is possible to have several plays in a single documents (for a
 % collection of plays or sketches), it is possible to define several
@@ -542,15 +587,15 @@ Wait for the crowd to leave.  \did{To \bellerosename} Can I stay?
 %     \multicolumn{2}{c||}{}                            & no \meta{cmd}                 & \meta{cmd} & no \meta{cmd}               & \meta{cmd} \\
 %     \hline
 %     \hline
-%     \multirow{4}{*}{no \meta{drama}} & \multirow{2}{*}{no \meta{desc}} &                               &                          & silent\up{\ref{character:silent}}    & default\up{\ref{character:default}} \\
-%                                      &                &                               &                          &                                    & hidden\up{\ref{character:hidden}}\\
+%     \multirow{4}{*}{no \meta{drama}} & \multirow{2}{*}{no \meta{desc}} &                               &                          & silent\textsuperscript{\ref{character:silent}}    & default\textsuperscript{\ref{character:default}} \\
+%                                      &                &                               &                          &                                    & hidden\textsuperscript{\ref{character:hidden}}\\
 %     \cline{2-6}
-%                                      & \multirow{2}{*}{   \meta{desc}} & description                        &                          & silent\up{\ref{character:silent}}    & default\up{\ref{character:default}} \\
-%                                      &                & only\up{\ref{character:description}} &                          &                                    &                                   \\
+%                                      & \multirow{2}{*}{   \meta{desc}} & description                        &                          & silent\textsuperscript{\ref{character:silent}}    & default\textsuperscript{\ref{character:default}} \\
+%                                      &                & only\textsuperscript{\ref{character:description}} &                          &                                    &                                   \\
 %     \hline
-%     \multirow{2}{*}{   \meta{drama}} & no \meta{desc} & silent\up{\ref{character:silent}}      &                          &                             & default\up{\ref{character:default}} \\
+%     \multirow{2}{*}{   \meta{drama}} & no \meta{desc} & silent\textsuperscript{\ref{character:silent}}      &                          &                             & default\textsuperscript{\ref{character:default}} \\
 %     \cline{2-6}
-%                                      &    \meta{desc} & silent\up{\ref{character:silent}}      &                          &                             & default\up{\ref{character:default}} \\
+%                                      &    \meta{desc} & silent\textsuperscript{\ref{character:silent}}      &                          &                             & default\textsuperscript{\ref{character:default}} \\
 %     \hline
 %   \end{tabular}
 %
@@ -576,40 +621,173 @@ Wait for the crowd to leave.  \did{To \bellerosename} Can I stay?
 % \DescribeEnv{charactergroup}
 % It is possible to group several characters' definition if they have the same
 % description. This is done with environment
-% |charactergroup|\marg{description}. For example, one can use code of figure
-% \ref{fig:charactergroup} to define the three sons of another character.
+% |charactergroup|\oarg{width}\marg{description}. The optional argument sets
+% the group width (on the left of the brace).
+% See an example on figure \ref{fig:charactergroup}.
 % 
 % \begin{figure}[p]
 % \centering
 % \iffalse
 %<*example>
 % \fi
-% \begin{LTXexample}
+% \begin{LTXexample}[pos=b]
 \begin{dramatis}
-\begin{charactergroup}{Two musicians}
-  \character[desc={Gaston Henry}]{}
-  \character[desc={Damon}]{}
+\begin{charactergroup}[2.5cm]{Officers}
+  \character[desc={a soldier}]{Marcellus}
+  \character[desc={a soldier}]{Bernardo}
 \end{charactergroup}
 \end{dramatis}
 % \end{LTXexample}
 % \iffalse
 %</example>
 % \fi
-% \caption[Defining a group of characters]{Defining a group of characters\footnotemark}
+% \caption[Defining a group of characters]{Defining a group of characters}
 % \label{fig:charactergroup}
 % \end{figure}
-% \footnotetext{
-% I admit I am cheating here. As it was difficult to find a single play that
-% illustrates every feature of this package, this snippet, in the original
-% \emph{Cyrano de Bergerac}, is used to give the names of the actors playing the
-% two musicians, which is a bit different from the purpose of the
-% |charactergroup| environment. Still, you can see how it is rendered,
-% which is the important part here.
-% }
 %
 % The effect of this code will be, in the dramatis person\ae{}, to have a
 % nice brace mapping the three characters to their common description.
 %
+% The behaviour of nested |charactergroup| environments is
+% undefined\footnote{It might work; it might not. It might work now, but stop
+% working in the future; it might not work now, but work by accident in the
+% future. Etc.}.
+%
+% \subsubsection{Customize style of dramatis person\ae}
+% \DescribeEnv{dramatisenv}
+% \DescribeMacro{\dramatischaracter}
+% \DescribeMacro{\dramatischaractername}
+% \DescribeMacro{\dramatischaracterdescription}
+%
+% A default style is used to display the dramatis person\ae, but is it made to
+% be customized.
+% The following commands can be redefined to make dramatis person\ae look
+% different. They do nothing apart from displaying text (no internal
+% definition, etc.).
+%
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item |dramatisenv|: This environment wraps the dramatis person\ae.
+% \item |\dramatischaracter|\marg{name}\marg{description} Renders the character name and description. It should take care of cases where name or descsription (but not both) is missing.
+% \item |\dramatischaractername|\marg{name} Renders the character name.
+% \item |\dramatischaracterdescription|\marg{description} Renders the character description.
+% \item Environment |charactergroup|\oarg{width}\marg{description} Renders a group of characters.
+% \item |\characterspace| Adds a vertical character space.
+% \end{itemize}
+
+% Figure \ref{fig:dramatisconversion} illustrates how those commands are used.
+%
+% \begin{figure}[p]
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}
+\begin{dramatis}
+  \character{The queen}
+  \character[desc={the queen's husband.}]{The king}
+  \begin{charactergroup}{Lords and ladies}
+    \character{Lord Foo}
+    \character[desc={Lord Foo's sister.}]{Lady Bar}
+    \character[desc={Lord and Lady Baz.}]{}
+  \end{charactergroup}
+  \characterspace
+  \character[desc={Several servants}]{}
+\end{dramatis}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% To display the dramatis person\ae{} above, the commands below are called.
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}
+\begin{dramatisenv}
+  \dramatischaracter{The queen}{}
+  \dramatischaracter{The king}{the queen's husband.}
+  \begin{charactergroup}{Lords and ladies}
+    \dramatischaracter{Lord Foo}{}
+    \dramatischaracter{Lady Bar}{Lord Foo's sister.}
+    \dramatischaracter{}{Lord and Lady Baz.}
+  \end{charactergroup}
+  \characterspace
+  \dramatischaracter{}{Several servants}
+\end{dramatisenv}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% And command |\dramatischaracter|\marg{Name}\marg{Description} is defined as something like the following code (excepted that parts taking care of cases where there is no character name or description is omitted here).
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}
+\newcommand{\dramatischaracter}[2]{ %
+  \dramatischaractername{#1}, \dramatischaracterdescription{#2}\\
+}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+% \caption{Commands used to display the dramatis person\ae.}
+% \label{fig:dramatisconversion}
+% \end{figure}
+%
+% For example, to render character names in small caps, one would define :
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}[numbers=none]
+\renewcommand{\dramatischaractername}[1]{\textsc{#1}}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% Or to make dramatis
+% person\ae{} include a title, one can define :
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}[numbers=none]
+\renewenvironment{dramatisenv}{%
+  \list{}{\rightmargin1cm\leftmargin2cm}\item[]
+  \act*{Dramatis person\ae}%
+}{%
+  \endlist%
+}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% \subsection{Characters}
+% \label{sec:characters}
+% This part explains how to define characters, and introduce character's lines.
+%
+% It has been explained that definition of a character in the dramatis
+% person\ae{} (previous subsection) also creates commands used to introduce
+% lines of characters. For instance, defining a character using
+% |\character[cmd=cyrano]{Cyrano}| means than Cyrano's lines can now be
+% introduced using the following code.
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+\begin{lstlisting}
+\cyrano
+No! It's a bit short, young man\ldots
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+% This would display the name \emph{Cyrano} using the current character style, then
+% his line.
+%
+% \subsubsection{Custom characters}
+%
 % \paragraph{Disposable character}
 % \DescribeMacro{\disposablecharacter}
 % One can need to define characters that are used only once (or a few times).
@@ -620,6 +798,10 @@ Wait for the crowd to leave.  \did{To \bellerosename} Can I stay?
 % nothing is added to the dramatis person\ae{}. It is used in figure
 % \ref{fig:setcharactername_example}.
 %
+% This command is also useful to introduce lines of characters in non standard
+% ways, for instance if several characters speak at once. See examples in
+% section \ref{sec:examples:characterslines}.
+%
 % \subsubsection{Changing character's name}
 % \label{setcharactername}
 % \DescribeMacro{\setcharactername}
@@ -679,12 +861,18 @@ Wait for the crowd to leave.  \did{To \bellerosename} Can I stay?
 % Several styles are available, to typeset character's name and lines in
 % different ways. Change the style by loading package using option
 % |characterstyle=|\marg{style} (available styles are |bold|, |center|,
-% |margin|, |simple|, |imprimerie-verse|, |imprimerie-prose|).
-% Note that |imprimerie-verse| and |imprimerie-prose| styles are French
+% |margin|, |simple|, |imprimerie-verse|, |imprimerie-prose|). A few notes:
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item Default style is |simple|.
+% \item |imprimerie-verse| and |imprimerie-prose| styles are French
 % \emph{de facto} standards for typesetting drama plays, respectively in verse
 % and in prose, as defined by the \emph{Imprimerie nationale}
-% \cite{imprimerienationale}, and |arden| tries to mimick typesetting of the
-% Arden Shakespeare series.  Default style is |simple|.
+% \cite{imprimerienationale}.
+% \item |arden| tries to mimick typesetting of the Arden Shakespeare series.
+% \item |bold| needs a sans serif font to be defined (it should be done by
+% default with latin alphabets, but must be done by hand with languages using
+% non latin characters (greek, hindi, etc.)).
+% \end{itemize}
 %
 % \paragraph{Customize style}
 % \DescribeMacro{\speakswithoutdirection}
@@ -726,7 +914,7 @@ Wait for the crowd to leave.  \did{To \bellerosename} Can I stay?
 %
 % \DescribeMacro{\pause}
 % As we often need to mark pauses in theater, we created the command |\pause|,
-% which is a shortcut for |\did{\pausename}|.
+% which is a shortcut for |\did{\GetTranslation{Pause}}|.
 %
 % \subsection{Splitting verses}
 % \DescribeMacro{\pauseverse}
@@ -788,159 +976,213 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % in \LaTeX, so, defining these commands by default might conflict with other
 % packages, while most of |thalie| users will not use them.
 %
+% \section{Localization and Internationalization}
+% \label{sec:i18n}
+%
+% \subsection{Localization}
+% \label{sec:l10n}
+%
+% \changes{v0.9a}{2017/04/22}{Use package |translations| for localization.}
+%
+% Language cannot be defined directly in this package. Instead, the language
+% currently used by |babel| or |polyglossia| is used to translate the following
+% words (with or without capital letter, singular or plural): \emph{play},
+% \emph{act}, \emph{scene}, \emph{interlude}, \emph{pause}, \emph{curtain}.
+%
+% If the option for your language does not exist\footnote{You can also send me
+% the translation for your language, to improve this package.}, or if you want
+% to change the default words used here, you can set your own translation
+% using command |\DeclareTranslation| (see the |translations| package for more
+% information). For instance use
+% |\DeclareTranslation{Spanish}{Curtain}{Tel\`on}| for Spanish\footnote{I may
+% be wrong: I cannot speak Spanish.}.
+%
+% \subsubsection{Common translations}
+% \DescribeMacro{\playname}
+% \DescribeMacro{\actname}
+% \DescribeMacro{\scenename}
+% \DescribeMacro{\interludename}
+% \DescribeMacro{\pausename}
+% \DescribeMacro{\curtainname}
+%
+% Commands defined here are shorter versions of strings commonly translated.
+%
+% For instance, |\playname| is a shortcut for |\GetTranslation{Play}|,
+% |\actname| is a shortcut for |\GetTranslation{Act}|, and so on.
+%
+% \subsection{Non-latin alphabets}
+%
+% This package should work with languages using non-latin alphabets (greek,
+% hindi, etc.). However, here are a few remarks.
+%
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item The |bold| character style (see section \ref{sec:lines}) can only be used if a sans serif font has been defined. For instance, for hindi, you might write in the preamble: |\newfontfamily\hindifontsf{Noto Sans Devanagari}|
+% \end{itemize}
+%
+% \subsection{Language specific comments}
+%
+% \subsubsection{English}
+%
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item The |arden| character style tries to mimick the typestting of the Arden Shakespeare series.
+% \end{itemize}
+%
+% \subsubsection{French}
+%
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item The |imprimerie-verse| and |imprimerie-prose| character styles implements the French \emph{de facto} standards for typesetting drama plays, respectively in verse and in prose, as defined by the \emph{Imprimerie nationale} \cite{imprimerienationale}.
+% \item The same book (\cite{imprimerienationale}) states that act numbers should be typeset in capital roman numerals (which is done by default with |thalie|), and that scene numbers should be typeset in small capital roman numerals, which is \emph{not} the default, but can be achieved by adding the following line in the preamble: |\renewcommand{\thescene}{\textsc{\roman{scene}}}|
+% \end{itemize}
+%
+% \subsubsection{Other languages}
+%
+% I do not know anything related to other languages. If you have interesting advice for those languages that you would like to share (preferably with a reference to a reliable source), I would be happy to add them to this list!
+%
+% \section{Examples}
+% \label{sec:examples}
+% \changes{v0.9a}{2017/04/22}{Add section \emph{Examples}.}
+%
+% \subsection{Characters' lines}
+% \label{sec:examples:characterslines}
+%
+% \subsubsection{Introduce lines of several characters at the same time.}
+%
+% Since |\disposablecharacter| can display arbitrary text using the style of
+% character names, it can be used to render a custom text when two characters
+% are speaking together.
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{LTXexample}[pos=b, preset={
+\begin{dramatis}[hidden]
+  \character[cmd=alice]{Alice}
+  \character[cmd=bob]{Bob}
+  \character[cmd=eve]{Eve}
+\end{dramatis}
+}]
+\alice
+Let's open it.
+
+\disposablecharacter{\bobname and \evename}
+No!
+% \end{LTXexample}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% \subsubsection{Add a footnote on a character name}
+%
+% Adding a footnote on the character name introducing its line cannot be done on the character command defined by the dramatis person\ae. Instead, the |\disposablecharacter| command can be used instead.
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{lstlisting}
+\disposablecharacter{\alicename\footnote{An interesting note.}}
+Hello, world!
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% \subsubsection{Add a footnote in a stage direction}
+%
+% Footnote must be protected to be included in stage directions.
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{lstlisting}
+\cyrano[clapping his hands\protect\footnote{An interesting footnote.}]
+One!
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% \subsection{Headers and footers}
+% \label{sec:examples:headers}
+%
+% By default, with the |article| class, the header of the left page contains
+% the play name, and the header of the right page contains the act number.
+%
+% \subsubsection{Act number on left, scene number on right}
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{lstlisting}
+\renewcommand{\actmark}[1]{%
+  {\markboth{\MakeUppercase{\GetTranslation{Act}}\ \theact\ #1}{}}%
+}
+\renewcommand{\scenemark}[1]{%
+  {\markright{\MakeUppercase{\GetTranslation{Scene}}\ \thescene\ #1}}%
+}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
+% \subsubsection{Play name of left, act and scene name on right}
+%
+% \iffalse
+%<*example>
+% \fi
+% \begin{lstlisting}
+\usepackage{fancyhdr}
+\pagestyle{fancy}
+\fancyhf{}
+\fancyhead[RO]{%
+  \textit{\MakeUppercase{%
+    \GetTranslation{Act} \theact{}, %
+    \GetTranslation{Scene} \thescene%
+  }}%
+}
+\fancyhead[LE]{\leftmark}
+\end{lstlisting}
+% \iffalse
+%</example>
+% \fi
+%
 % \section{Implementation}
 % \label{sec:implementation}
 %
 % \subsection{Required packages}
 % Loading some packages.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\RequirePackage{ifthen}
 % Chapters, sections, etc
 \RequirePackage{etoolbox}
 \RequirePackage{suffix}
-% Dramatis person\ae{} is written using a table. Package "longtable" is used to be
-% able to write it on several pages.
-\RequirePackage{longtable}
+% Dramatis person\ae{} is written using a table.
+\RequirePackage{tabularx}
 % Handling spaces after having introduced characters' lines.
 \RequirePackage{xspace}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
-% \subsection{Package options}
-% Manage package options.
+% \subsection{Localization}
+%
+% Use |translations|. Translations are defined in the |dicts/thalie-<LANGUAGE>.trsl| files.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\RequirePackage{pgfopts}
-
-\pgfkeys{
-  % Character style
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  characterstyle/.value required,
-  characterstyle/.default=simple,
-  characterstyle/.is choice,
-  characterstyle/bold/.code=\def\@characterstyle{bold},
-  characterstyle/center/.code=\def\@characterstyle{center},
-  characterstyle/margin/.code=\def\@characterstyle{margin},
-  characterstyle/simple/.code=\def\@characterstyle{simple},
-  characterstyle/arden/.code=\def\@characterstyle{arden},
-  characterstyle/imprimerie-verse/.code=\def\@characterstyle{imprimerie-verse},
-  characterstyle/imprimerie-prose/.code=\def\@characterstyle{imprimerie-prose},
-  characterstyle,
-}
-
-\pgfkeys{
-  % play style
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  playstyle/.value required,
-  playstyle/.default=box,
-  playstyle/.is choice,
-  playstyle/center/.code=\def\@playstyle{center},
-  playstyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@playstyle{bigcenter},
-  playstyle/box/.code=\def\@playstyle{box},
-  playstyle/custom/.code=\def\@playstyle{custom},
-  playstyle,
-}
-\pgfkeys{
-  % act style
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  actstyle/.value required,
-  actstyle/.default=bigcenter,
-  actstyle/.is choice,
-  actstyle/center/.code=\def\@actstyle{center},
-  actstyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@actstyle{bigcenter},
-  actstyle/box/.code=\def\@actstyle{box},
-  actstyle/custom/.code=\def\@actstyle{custom},
-  actstyle,
-}
-\pgfkeys{
-  % scene style
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  scenestyle/.value required,
-  scenestyle/.default=center,
-  scenestyle/.is choice,
-  scenestyle/center/.code=\def\@scenestyle{center},
-  scenestyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@scenestyle{bigcenter},
-  scenestyle/box/.code=\def\@scenestyle{box},
-  scenestyle/custom/.code=\def\@scenestyle{custom},
-  scenestyle,
-}
-
-\pgfkeys{
-  % play level
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  playlevel/.value required,
-  playlevel/.default=chapter,
-  playlevel/.store in=\@playlevel,
-  playlevel,
-}
-\pgfkeys{
-  % act level
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  actlevel/.value required,
-  actlevel/.default=section,
-  actlevel/.store in=\@actlevel,
-  actlevel,
-}
-\pgfkeys{
-  % scene level
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  scenelevel/.value required,
-  scenelevel/.default=subsection,
-  scenelevel/.store in=\@scenelevel,
-  scenelevel,
-}
-\pgfkeys{
-  % interlude level
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  interludelevel/.value required,
-  interludelevel/.default=act,
-  interludelevel/.is choice,
-  interludelevel/play/.code=\def\@interludelevel{play},
-  interludelevel/act/.code=\def\@interludelevel{act},
-  interludelevel/scene/.code=\def\@interludelevel{scene},
-  interludelevel,
-}
-\newif\if@xspace
-\pgfkeys{
-  % xspace option
-  /THALIE/.cd,
-  xspace/.value required,
-  xspace/.is if=@xspace,
-  xspace/.default=true,
-  xspace,
-}
-
-\ProcessPgfPackageOptions{/THALIE}
+\RequirePackage{translations}
+\LoadDictionary{thalie}
+\LoadDictionaryFor{fallback}{thalie}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
-% \subsection{Localization}
+% \subsection{Obsolete localization commands}
+%
 % \begin{macro}{\playname}
 % \begin{macro}{\actname}
 % \begin{macro}{\scenename}
 % \begin{macro}{\interludename}
 % \begin{macro}{\curtainname}
 % \begin{macro}{\pausename}
-% Definition of the commands used for localization. The \emph{only} way to
-% choose the language to use is by loading the |babel| package before loading
-% this one.
+% Shorter versions of commonly translated strings.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\newcommand{\playname}{Play}
-\newcommand{\actname}{Act}
-\newcommand{\scenename}{Scene}
-\newcommand{\interludename}{Interlude}
-\newcommand{\curtainname}{Curtain}
-\newcommand{\pausename}{Pause}
-\@ifpackageloaded{babel}{
-    \addto\captionsfrench{%
-      \renewcommand{\playname}{Pi\`ece}
-      \renewcommand{\actname}{Acte}
-      \renewcommand{\scenename}{Sc\`ene}
-      \renewcommand{\interludename}{Interm\`ede}
-      \renewcommand{\curtainname}{Rideau}
-      \renewcommand{\pausename}{Pause}
-    }
-    \addto\captionsenglish{%
-      % Useless: these are the default...
-    }
-}{}
+\newcommand{\playname}{\GetTranslation{Play}}
+\newcommand{\actname}{\GetTranslation{Act}}
+\newcommand{\scenename}{\GetTranslation{Scene}}
+\newcommand{\interludename}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}
+\newcommand{\curtainname}{\GetTranslation{Curtain}}
+\newcommand{\pausename}{\GetTranslation{Pause}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 % \end{macro}
@@ -961,7 +1203,10 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
   \markboth{\MakeUppercase{#1}}{}%
 }
 \newcommand{\actmark}[1]{%
-  \markright{\MakeUppercase{#1}}%
+  \markright{\MakeUppercase{%
+    \GetTranslation{Act}\ \theact%
+    \ifdefempty{#1}{}{: #1}%
+  }}%
 }
 \newcommand{\scenemark}[1]{%
 }
@@ -997,20 +1242,20 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
   % - Style
   % - Label (none = not in toc)
   % - Title
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{center}}{
+  \ifdefstring{#1}{center}{
     \begin{center}
       \textsc{#2}
 
       #3
     \end{center}
-  }{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{bigcenter}}{
+  }{\ifdefstring{#1}{bigcenter}{
     \begin{center}
       \Large
       \textsc{#2}
 
       #3
     \end{center}
-  }{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{box}}{
+  }{\ifdefstring{#1}{box}{
     \begin{center}
       \framebox{\begin{minipage}{0.7\textwidth}
       \begin{center}
@@ -1018,7 +1263,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
       \vspace{0.5em}
 
       #2
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{#3}{} \OR \equal{#2}{}}{}{---}
+      \ifboolexpr{test{\ifstrempty{#3}} or test{\ifstrempty{#2}}}{}{---}
       #3
 
       \vspace{0.5em}
@@ -1036,7 +1281,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand\@clearpage[1]{%
   % Clear page if necessary
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{part} \OR \equal{#1}{chapter}}{
+  \ifboolexpr{test{\ifdefstring{#1}{part}} or test{\ifdefstring{#1}{chapter}}}{
     \cleardoublepage
     \thispagestyle{empty}
   }{}
@@ -1052,7 +1297,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\play}[2][]{%
   \refstepcounter{play}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{
     \def\@short{#2}
   }{
     \def\@short{#1}
@@ -1060,7 +1305,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
   \@clearpage{\@playlevel}
   \playmark{\@short}
   \addcontentsline{toc}{\@playlevel}{\@short}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@playstyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@playstyle}{custom}{
     \customplay{\theplay}{#2}
   }{
     \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{}{#2}
@@ -1068,7 +1313,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 }
 \WithSuffix\newcommand\play*[1]{%
   \@clearpage{\@playlevel}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@playstyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@playstyle}{custom}{
     \customplay*{#1}
   }{
     \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{}{#1}
@@ -1084,28 +1329,28 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\act}[2][]{%
   \refstepcounter{act}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{
     \def\@short{#2}
   }{
     \def\@short{#1}
   }
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@short}{}}{
-    \def\@label{\actname{} \theact{}}
+  \ifdefempty{\@short}{
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Act} \theact{}}
   }{
-    \def\@label{\actname{} \theact{}\xspace: }
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Act} \theact{}\xspace: }
   }
   \@clearpage{\@actlevel}
-  \actmark{\@label\@short}
+  \actmark{\@short}
   \addcontentsline{toc}{\@actlevel}{\@label\@short}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@actstyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@actstyle}{custom}{
     \customact{\theact}{#2}
   }{
-    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\actname{} \theact}{#2}
+    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\GetTranslation{Act} \theact}{#2}
   }
 }
 \WithSuffix\newcommand\act*[1]{%
   \@clearpage{\@actlevel}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@actstyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@actstyle}{custom}{
     \customact*{#1}
   }{
     \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{}{#1}
@@ -1121,28 +1366,28 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\scene}[2][]{%
   \refstepcounter{scene}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{
     \def\@short{#2}
   }{
     \def\@short{#1}
   }
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@short}{}}{
-    \def\@label{\scenename{} \thescene{}}
+  \ifdefempty{\@short}{
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Scene} \thescene{}}
   }{
-    \def\@label{\scenename{} \thescene{}\xspace: }
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Scene} \thescene{}\xspace: }
   }
   \@clearpage{\@scenelevel}
-  \scenemark{\@label\@short}
+  \scenemark{\@short}
   \addcontentsline{toc}{\@scenelevel}{\@label\@short}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@scenestyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@scenestyle}{custom}{
     \customscene{\thescene}{#2}
   }{
-    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\scenename{} \thescene}{#2}
+    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\GetTranslation{Scene} \thescene}{#2}
   }
 }
 \WithSuffix\newcommand\scene*[1]{%
   \@clearpage{\@scenelevel}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@scenestyle}{custom}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@scenestyle}{custom}{
     \customscene*{#1}
   }{
     \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{}{#1}
@@ -1157,43 +1402,43 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % Define commands to introduce interludes.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\interlude}[2][]{%
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{
     \def\@short{#2}
   }{
     \def\@short{#1}
   }
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@short}{}}{
-    \def\@label{\interludename{}}
+  \ifdefempty{\@short}{
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}
   }{
-    \def\@label{\interludename{}\xspace: }
+    \def\@label{\GetTranslation{Interlude}\xspace: }
   }
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@interludelevel}{play}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@interludelevel}{play}{
     \@clearpage{\@playlevel}
-    \playmark{\@label\@short}
+    \playmark{\@short}
     \addcontentsline{toc}{\@playlevel}{\@label\@short}
-    \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{\interludename}{#2}
-  }{\ifthenelse{\equal{\@interludelevel}{act}}{
+    \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#2}
+  }{\ifdefstring{\@interludelevel}{act}{
     \@clearpage{\@actlevel}
-    \actmark{\@label\@short}
+    \actmark{\@short}
     \addcontentsline{toc}{\@actlevel}{\@label\@short}
-    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\interludename}{#2}
+    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#2}
   }{% \@interludelevel is scene
     \@clearpage{\@scenelevel}
-    \scenemark{\@label\@short}
+    \scenemark{\@short}
     \addcontentsline{toc}{\@scenelevel}{\@label\@short}
-    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\interludename}{#2}
+    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#2}
   }}
 }
 \WithSuffix\newcommand\interlude*[1]{%
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{\@interludelevel}{play}}{
+  \ifdefstring{\@interludelevel}{play}{
     \@clearpage{\@playlevel}
-    \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{\interludename}{#1}
-  }{\ifthenelse{\equal{\@interludelevel}{act}}{
+    \@displaytitle{\@playstyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#1}
+  }{\ifdefstring{\@interludelevel}{act}{
     \@clearpage{\@actlevel}
-    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\interludename}{#1}
+    \@displaytitle{\@actstyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#1}
   }{% \@interludelevel is scene
     \@clearpage{\@scenelevel}
-    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\interludename}{#1}
+    \@displaytitle{\@scenestyle}{\GetTranslation{Interlude}}{#1}
   }}
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -1208,7 +1453,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % Curtain
 \newcommand\curtain{
   \begin{center}
-    \sffamily\LARGE\bfseries \textsc{\curtainname}
+    \Large\textsc{\GetTranslation{Curtain}}
   \end{center}
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
@@ -1233,7 +1478,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % takes two arguments: the character's name, and optionally, a stage direction.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\@speaks}[2][]{%
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{%
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{%
     \speakswithoutdirection{#2}%
   }{%
     \speakswithdirection{#2}{#1}%
@@ -1246,79 +1491,88 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % Definition of styles for introducing characters' lines. These
 % commands can be overloaded by user.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{bold}}{%
-  % Bold style
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \noindent%
-    {\bfseries\sffamily #1} \emph{(#2)}\xspace:%
-  }
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \noindent%
-    {\bfseries\sffamily #1\xspace:}%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{center}}{%
-  % Center style
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \begin{center}%
-    \textsc{#1},\\\emph{#2}%
-    \end{center}%
-  }%
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \begin{center}%
-    \textsc{#1}%
-    \end{center}%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{imprimerie-verse}}{%
-  % Style for verse plays defined by the French Imprimerie nationale
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \begin{center}%
-    \textsc{#1}, \emph{#2}%
-    \end{center}%
-  }%
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \begin{center}%
-    \textsc{#1}%
-    \end{center}%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{imprimerie-prose}}{%
-  % Style for prose plays defined by the French Imprimerie nationale
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{#1}, \emph{#2}\xspace:%
-  }%
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{#1}\xspace:%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{arden}}{%
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{\MakeLowercase{#1}} [\emph{#2}]\quad%
-  }%
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{\MakeLowercase{#1}}\quad%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{simple}}{%
-  % Simple style
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \indent\textsc{#1}, \emph{#2}\xspace:%
-  }%
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \indent\textsc{#1}\xspace:%
-  }%
-}{}%
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\@characterstyle}{margin}}{%
-  % Margin style
-  \setlength{\leftskip}{3cm}
-  \newcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
-    \hspace{-3cm} #1 #2
-  }
-  \newcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
-    \hspace{-3cm} #1
-  }%
-}{}%
+\newenvironment{@smallcenter}
+    {\par\smallskip\centering}
+    {\par\nopagebreak\ignorespacesafterend}
+\providecommand{\speakswithdirection}{}
+\providecommand{\speakswithoutdirection}{}
+\newcommand{\@setcharacterstyle}[1]{
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{bold}{%
+    % Bold style
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \noindent%
+      {\bfseries\sffamily ##1} \emph{(##2)}\xspace:%
+    }
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \noindent%
+      {\bfseries\sffamily ##1\xspace:}%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{center}{%
+    % Center style
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \begin{center}%
+      \textsc{##1},\\\emph{##2}%
+      \end{center}%
+      \par\ignorespacesafterend%
+    }%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \begin{center}%
+      \textsc{##1}%
+      \end{center}%
+      \par\ignorespacesafterend%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{imprimerie-verse}{%
+    % Style for verse plays defined by the French Imprimerie nationale
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \begin{@smallcenter}%
+      \textsc{##1}, \emph{##2}%
+      \end{@smallcenter}%
+    }%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \begin{@smallcenter}%
+      \textsc{##1}%
+      \end{@smallcenter}%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{imprimerie-prose}{%
+    % Style for prose plays defined by the French Imprimerie nationale
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{##1}, \emph{##2}\xspace:%
+    }%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{##1}\xspace:%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{arden}{%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{\MakeLowercase{##1}} [\emph{##2}]\quad%
+    }%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \noindent\hspace*{-\parindent}\textsc{\MakeLowercase{##1}}\quad%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{simple}{%
+    % Simple style
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \indent\textsc{##1}, \emph{##2}\xspace:%
+    }%
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \indent\textsc{##1}\xspace:%
+    }%
+  }{}%
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{margin}{%
+    % Margin style
+    \setlength{\leftskip}{3cm}
+    \renewcommand\speakswithdirection[2]{%
+      \hspace{-3cm} ##1 ##2
+    }
+    \renewcommand\speakswithoutdirection[1]{%
+      \hspace{-3cm} ##1
+    }%
+  }{}%
+}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 % \end{macro}
@@ -1328,17 +1582,16 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % In this environment are defined characters.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\@dramatis@clear}{}
-\provideboolean{@dramatis@hidden}
+\newcommand{\@empty@}{}
+\providebool{@dramatis@hidden}
 \newenvironment{dramatis}[1][]{
   \@dramatis@clear{}
   \undef{\@dramatis@clear}
-  \undef{\@dramatis@hook}
-  \newcommand{\@dramatis@hook}{}
-  \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{hidden}}{
-    \setboolean{@dramatis@hidden}{true}
-  }{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{
-    \setboolean{@dramatis@hidden}{false}
-    \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\begin{longtable}{l}}
+  \ifstrequal{#1}{hidden}{
+    \booltrue{@dramatis@hidden}
+  }{\ifstrempty{#1}{
+    \boolfalse{@dramatis@hidden}
+    \dramatisenv
   }{
     \ClassError{thalie}{%
       Environment dramatis does not accept option #1.%
@@ -1347,63 +1600,90 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
   }
   }
 }{%
-  \ifthenelse{\boolean{@dramatis@hidden}}{%
-  }{%
-    \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\end{longtable}}
-    \@dramatis@hook{}%
-  }
+  \notbool{@dramatis@hidden}{%
+    \enddramatisenv
+  }{}%
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{environment}
 %
-% Generic character output
+% \begin{environment}{dramatisenv}
+% \changes{v0.9a}{2017/04/22}{It is now possible to customize style of dramatis person\ae.}
+% \begin{macro}{\dramatischaracter}
+% \begin{macro}{\dramatischaractername}
+% \begin{macro}{\dramatischaracterdescription}
+% \begin{macro}{\characterspace}
+% \begin{environment}{charactergroup}
+% \changes{v0.6}{2013/11/02}{Groups of characters are now aligned with other caracters.}
+% Customizable commands to build dramatis person\ae.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\newcommand{\@character}[2]{%
-  \ifthenelse{\( \equal{#1}{} \) \AND \( \equal{#2}{} \)}{%
-    ~%
-  }{}%
-  \ifthenelse{\( \NOT \equal{#1}{} \) \AND \( \equal{#2}{} \)}{%
-    #1%
+% Environment used to *display* dramatis personae.
+\newenvironment{dramatisenv}{%
+  \list{}{\rightmargin1cm\leftmargin2cm}\item[]
+}{%
+  \endlist%
+}
+
+% Display character name
+\newcommand{\dramatischaractername}[1]{\textbf{#1}}
+
+% Display character description
+\newcommand{\dramatischaracterdescription}[1]{#1}
+
+% Adds a vertical space
+\newcommand{\characterspace}{ %
+  \notbool{@dramatis@hidden}{%
+    \smallskip\newline %
+  }{} %
+}
+
+% Display dramatis personae name and description
+\newcommand{\dramatischaracter}[2]{ %
+  \hspace*{-1cm} %
+  \ifboolexpr{(not test {\ifdefempty{#1}}) and test {\ifdefempty{#2}}}{%
+    \dramatischaractername{#1} %
   }{}%
-  \ifthenelse{\( \equal{#1}{} \) \AND \( \NOT \equal{#2}{} \)}{%
-    #2%
+  \ifboolexpr{ test{\ifdefempty{#1}} and not test{\ifdefempty{#2}}}{%
+    \dramatischaracterdescription{#2} %
   }{}%
-  \ifthenelse{\( \NOT \equal{#1}{} \) \AND \( \NOT \equal{#2}{} \)}{%
-    #1, #2%
+  \ifboolexpr{ (not test{\ifdefempty{#1}}) and (not test{\ifdefempty{#2}})}{%
+    \dramatischaractername{#1}, \dramatischaracterdescription{#2} %
   }{}%
-  \tabularnewline
+  \newline %
 }
-%    \end{macrocode}
-%
-% \begin{macro}{\characterspace}
-% Add space in the dramatis person\ae{}.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\newcommand{\characterspace}{%
-  \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\@character{}{~}}
-}
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% \end{macro}
-%
-% \begin{environment}{charactergroup}
-% \changes{v0.6}{2013/11/02}{Groups of characters are now aligned with other caracters.}
-% Gathers definition of characters that share the same description.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\newenvironment{charactergroup}[1]{%
-  \gdef\@groupname{#1}
-  \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{
-    \hspace{-7.2pt}\begin{math}\left.
-    \begin{tabular}{ll}
-  }
+
+% Environment to manage groups of characters
+  \newlength{\@spaceaftergroup}
+\newenvironment{charactergroup}[2][5cm]{%
+  \notbool{@dramatis@hidden}{%
+    \gdef\@groupname{#2} %
+    \gdef\@grouplength{#1} %
+      \hspace*{-1.3pt}\math\left. %
+      \minipage[c]{#1} %
+      \vspace*{2pt} %
+  }{}%
 }{%
-  \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{
-    \end{tabular}
-    \right\} \end{math}
-  }
-  \protected@xappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\@groupname}
-  \gappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\tabularnewline}
+  \notbool{@dramatis@hidden}{%
+    \vspace*{-8pt} %
+    \endminipage %
+    \right\} \endmath %
+    %
+    \setlength{\@spaceaftergroup}{\linewidth}
+    \addtolength\@spaceaftergroup{-\@grouplength}
+    \addtolength\@spaceaftergroup{-20pt}
+    \begin{minipage}[c]{\@spaceaftergroup}
+        \@groupname %
+    \end{minipage}
+  \newline %
+  }{}%
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{environment}
+% \end{macro}
+% \end{macro}
+% \end{macro}
+% \end{macro}
+% \end{environment}
 %
 % \subsubsection{Character definitions}
 % \begin{macro}{\setcharactername}
@@ -1434,17 +1714,16 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % one is the name of the character corresponding to this command.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newcommand{\@definecharactercommand}[2]{%
-  \@ifundefined{#1}{%
-  }{%
+  \ifcsdef{#1}{%
     \ClassError{thalie}{%
       A command named \@backslashchar#1 already exists. We cannot define a new
       one.%
     }{%
       Choose another command name to introduce character #2's lines.%
     }%
-  }%
-  \@ifundefined{#1name}{%
   }{%
+  }%
+  \ifcsdef{#1name}{%
     \ClassError{thalie}{%
       A command named \@backslashchar#1name already exists. We cannot define a
       new one.%
@@ -1453,6 +1732,7 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
       when a new command is defined by adding "name" to it, it does not
       conflict with an existing one.
     }%
+  }{%
   }%
   \setcharactername{#1}{#2}%
 }
@@ -1466,7 +1746,8 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 %   \begin{macrocode}
 \pgfkeys{
   % Character definition
-  /CHARACTER/.is family, /CHARACTER,
+  /THALIE/CHARACTER/.is family,
+  /THALIE/CHARACTER,
   cmd/.value required,
   cmd/.store in=\@cmd,
   drama/.value required,
@@ -1478,36 +1759,34 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
   \undef{\@drama}
   \undef{\@cmd}
   \undef{\@desc}
-  \pgfkeys{/CHARACTER, #1}%
+  \pgfkeys{/THALIE/CHARACTER, #1}%
  % Forbidden combinations
-  \ifthenelse{
-    \( \( \NOT \isundefined{\@cmd} \) \AND \equal{#2}{} \) \OR
-    \( \equal{#2}{} \AND \isundefined{\@cmd} \AND \isundefined{\@desc} \AND \isundefined{\@drama} \) \OR
-    \( \isundefined{\@cmd} \AND \( \NOT \equal{#2}{} \) \AND \( \NOT \isundefined{\@drama} \) \)
+  \ifboolexpr{
+    ( test{\ifdef{\@cmd}} and test{\ifstrempty{#2}} ) or
+    ( test{\ifstrempty{#2}} and test{\ifundef{\@cmd}} and test{\ifundef{\@desc}} and test{\ifundef{\@drama}} ) or
+    ( test{\ifundef{\@cmd}} and (not test{\ifstrempty{#2}}) and test{\ifdef{\@drama}} )
   }{
     \ClassError{thalie}{Invalid character definition.}{All combination of omitted arguments are not allowed. See the documentation for more information}
-  }{
-    % Defining character command
-    \ifthenelse{\( \NOT \isundefined{\@cmd} \) \AND \( \NOT \equal{#2}{} \)}{
-      \@definecharactercommand{\@cmd}{#2}
-    }{
-    }
-    \ifthenelse{
-      \( \NOT \equal{#2}{} \) \AND \( \NOT \isundefined{\@cmd} \) \AND \( \NOT \isundefined{\@drama} \) \AND \isundefined{\@desc}
-    }{
-      \ifthenelse{\equal{\@drama}{}}{
+  }{}
+  % Defining character command
+  \ifboolexpr{ test{\ifdef{\@cmd}} and (not test{\ifstrempty{#2}}) }{%
+    \@definecharactercommand{\@cmd}{#2}
+  }{}%
+  \notbool{@dramatis@hidden}{%
+    \ifboolexpr{ (not test{\ifstrempty{#2}}) and test{\ifdef{\@cmd}} and test{\ifdef{\@drama}} and test{\ifundef{\@desc}}}{%
+      \ifdefempty{\@drama}{%
       % Hidden character. Nothing added to dramatis personae
-      }{
+      }{%
       % Populating dramatis personae
-        \protected@xappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\noexpand\@character{\@drama}{}}
-      }
-    }{
+      \dramatischaracter{\@drama}{\@empty@}
+      }%
+    }{%
       % Populating dramatis personae
-      \@ifundefined{@desc}{\def\@desc{}}{}
-      \@ifundefined{@drama}{\def\@drama{#2}}{}
-      \protected@xappto{\@dramatis@hook}{\noexpand\@character{\@drama}{\@desc}}
-    }
-  }
+      \ifcsundef{@desc}{\gdef\@desc{}}{}%
+      \ifcsundef{@drama}{\gdef\@drama{#2}}{}%
+      \dramatischaracter{\@drama}{\@desc}
+    }%
+  }{}%
 }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
@@ -1551,9 +1830,9 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % \end{environment}
 %
 % \begin{macro}{\pause}
-% Shortcut for |\did{\pausename}|.
+% Shortcut for |\did{\GetTranslation{Pause}}|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\newcommand\pause{\did{\pausename}}
+\newcommand\pause{\did{\GetTranslation{Pause}}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 
@@ -1589,6 +1868,122 @@ So is Lysander.\pauseverse
 % \end{macro}
 % \end{macro}
 %
+% \subsection{Package options}
+% Manage package options.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage{pgfopts}
+
+\pgfkeys{
+  % Character style
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  characterstyle/.value required,
+  characterstyle/.default=simple,
+  characterstyle/.is choice,
+  characterstyle/bold/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{bold},
+  characterstyle/center/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{center},
+  characterstyle/margin/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{margin},
+  characterstyle/simple/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{simple},
+  characterstyle/arden/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{arden},
+  characterstyle/imprimerie-verse/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{imprimerie-verse},
+  characterstyle/imprimerie-prose/.code=\@setcharacterstyle{imprimerie-prose},
+  characterstyle,
+}
+
+\pgfkeys{
+  % play style
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  playstyle/.value required,
+  playstyle/.default=box,
+  playstyle/.is choice,
+  playstyle/center/.code=\def\@playstyle{center},
+  playstyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@playstyle{bigcenter},
+  playstyle/box/.code=\def\@playstyle{box},
+  playstyle/custom/.code=\def\@playstyle{custom},
+  playstyle,
+}
+\pgfkeys{
+  % act style
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  actstyle/.value required,
+  actstyle/.default=bigcenter,
+  actstyle/.is choice,
+  actstyle/center/.code=\def\@actstyle{center},
+  actstyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@actstyle{bigcenter},
+  actstyle/box/.code=\def\@actstyle{box},
+  actstyle/custom/.code=\def\@actstyle{custom},
+  actstyle,
+}
+\pgfkeys{
+  % scene style
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  scenestyle/.value required,
+  scenestyle/.default=center,
+  scenestyle/.is choice,
+  scenestyle/center/.code=\def\@scenestyle{center},
+  scenestyle/bigcenter/.code=\def\@scenestyle{bigcenter},
+  scenestyle/box/.code=\def\@scenestyle{box},
+  scenestyle/custom/.code=\def\@scenestyle{custom},
+  scenestyle,
+}
+
+\pgfkeys{
+  % play level
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  playlevel/.value required,
+  playlevel/.default=chapter,
+  playlevel/.store in=\@playlevel,
+  playlevel,
+}
+\pgfkeys{
+  % act level
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  actlevel/.value required,
+  actlevel/.default=section,
+  actlevel/.store in=\@actlevel,
+  actlevel,
+}
+\pgfkeys{
+  % scene level
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  scenelevel/.value required,
+  scenelevel/.default=subsection,
+  scenelevel/.store in=\@scenelevel,
+  scenelevel,
+}
+\pgfkeys{
+  % interlude level
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  interludelevel/.value required,
+  interludelevel/.default=act,
+  interludelevel/.is choice,
+  interludelevel/play/.code=\def\@interludelevel{play},
+  interludelevel/act/.code=\def\@interludelevel{act},
+  interludelevel/scene/.code=\def\@interludelevel{scene},
+  interludelevel,
+}
+\newif\if@xspace
+\pgfkeys{
+  % xspace option
+  /THALIE/.cd,
+  xspace/.value required,
+  xspace/.is if=@xspace,
+  xspace/.default=true,
+  xspace,
+}
+
+\ProcessPgfPackageOptions{/THALIE}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \begin{macro}{\setthalieoptions}
+% \changes{v0.9a}{2017/04/22}{Add command \texttt{\bbackslash{}setthalieoptions}.}
+% Redefine package options.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\setthalieoptions}[1]{%
+  \pgfkeys{/THALIE/.cd, #1}%
+}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+%
 % \changes{v0.5}{2013/06/08}{First published version.}
 %
 % \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Change History}