1 files changed, 24 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/ekdosis.dtx b/ekdosis.dtx
index dcc4d24..09ed564 100644
--- a/ekdosis.dtx
+++ b/ekdosis.dtx
@@ -1080,6 +1080,9 @@ Running "make install" installs the files in the local TeX tree.
   initial texts = edition;translation,
   initial apparatus = edition,
 }
+\NewDocumentCommand{\SetEkdosisAlignment}{m}{
+  \ekvset{align}{#1}
+}
 \NewDocumentCommand{\ekd@storecol}{m}{%
   \luadirect{ekdosis.storecurcol(\luastring{\thecolumn})}%
 }
@@ -1534,17 +1537,23 @@ local function lem_rdg_totei(str)
                  opt = string.match(opt, "%f[%w]wit%s?%=%s?%b{}")
                     or string.match(opt, "%f[%w]wit%s?%=%s?%w+%f[%W]")
                     or ""
-                 opt = string.gsub(opt, "wit%s?%=%s?(%b{})", function(bbraces)
-                                      bbraces = string.sub(bbraces, 2, -2)
-                                      bbraces = ekdosis.getsiglum(bbraces, "tei")
-                                      return string.format("%s", bbraces)
-                 end)
-                 opt = string.gsub(opt, "(wit%s?%=%s?)(%w+%f[%W])", function(attr, value)
-                                      value = ekdosis.getsiglum(value, "tei")
-                                      return string.format("%s", value)
-                 end)
-                 return lem_rdg_totei(string.format("<%s wit=\"%s\">%s</%s>",
-                                                    cmd, opt, arg, cmd))
+                 if opt == ""
+                 then
+                    return lem_rdg_totei(string.format("<%s>%s</%s>",
+                                                       cmd, arg, cmd))
+                 else
+                    opt = string.gsub(opt, "wit%s?%=%s?(%b{})", function(bbraces)
+                                         bbraces = string.sub(bbraces, 2, -2)
+                                         bbraces = ekdosis.getsiglum(bbraces, "tei")
+                                         return string.format("%s", bbraces)
+                    end)
+                    opt = string.gsub(opt, "(wit%s?%=%s?)(%w+%f[%W])", function(attr, value)
+                                         value = ekdosis.getsiglum(value, "tei")
+                                         return string.format("%s", value)
+                    end)
+                    return lem_rdg_totei(string.format("<%s wit=\"%s\">%s</%s>",
+                                                       cmd, opt, arg, cmd))
+                 end
    end)
    str = gsub(str, spcenc^-0 * dblbkslash * lemrdg * spcenc^-1 * bcbraces * spcenc^-1,
               function(bkslash, cmd, arg)
@@ -1983,14 +1992,14 @@ function ekdosis.mkenv()
                          .. aligned_texts[i].text
                          .. "}{}{\\begin{nthcolumn}{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].column
-                         .."}\\begin{ekdosis}"
-                         .."\\csname ekd@storecol\\endcsname{\\thecolumn}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn}}")
+                         .."}\\csname ekd@storecol\\endcsname{\\thecolumn}"
+                         .."\\begin{ekdosis}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn}}")
          table.insert(environments, "\\NewDocumentEnvironment{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].text
                          .. "*}{O{}}{\\begin{nthcolumn*}{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].column
-                         .."}\\begin{ekdosis}"
-                         .."\\csname ekd@storecol\\endcsname{\\thecolumn}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn*}}")
+                         .."}\\csname ekd@storecol\\endcsname{\\thecolumn}"
+                         .."\\begin{ekdosis}}{\\end{ekdosis}\\end{nthcolumn*}}")
       else
          table.insert(environments, "\\NewDocumentEnvironment{"
                          .. aligned_texts[i].text