Macro for multiple characters on screen

Currently you can have multiple characters easily with 'char stack', and you 
can also change which one is speaking by setting the _speaking variable.

Example:

char phoenix x=-50
char mia x=100 stack
set _speaking phoenix
"Mia, we really need to figure out why the security card was dropped."
set _speaking mia
"Yes, that is true. I am inclined to agree that it was no accident that we 
found it."

There should be macros to make this easier:

char phoenix x=-50
char mia x=100 stack
speak phoenix
"Mia, we really need to figure out why the security card was dropped."
speak mia
"Yes, that is true. I am inclined to agree that it was no accident that we 
found it."

Maybe even options to speak, or different versions of it, which do a bit of 
scrolling around or darken/lighten effects:

char phoenix x=-50
char mia x=100 stack
speak-right phoenix highlight darken=mia
"Mia, we really need to figure out why the security card was dropped."
speak-left mia highlight darken=phoenix
"Yes, that is true. I am inclined to agree that it was no accident that we 
found it."

Not sure what the actual syntax or command names should be or what, but this is 
just the start of the idea.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by saluk64007@gmail.com on 30 Mar 2011 at 8:33

edrevolution / pywright

Macro for multiple characters on screen #69