Default speech width?

[monkey0506]

I was wondering what the 'default width' is when displaying character speech. I was attempting a "background-style" speech function using an Overlay, but when creating the Overlay I have to know the width. I would like to be able to default on this parameter, but I'm not sure what value to use.

[Pumaman]

The default overlay width is 3/4 of the screen; for lucasarts-style speech it is 4/6.
If the character is within 1/4 of the edge of the screen, the width is reduced by 1/5.

[monkey0506]

Hmm...was this just an arbitrary decision?

Thanks for the answer!