--- syntax.old.php      2009-08-08 16:46:28.000000000 +0200
+++ syntax.php  2010-07-07 15:02:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@
                 if ($opts['align'] == "right")  $this->rcmd['float'] = "right";
                 if (!empty($opts['caption']))
                     $this->rcmd['caption'] = hsc($opts['caption']);
+               if (!empty($opts['itemwidth']))
+               {
+                   $this->rcmd['width'] = intval($opts['itemwidth']);
+               }
             break;
           case DOKU_LEXER_MATCHED:
                 $menuitem = split('\|', trim(substr($match,6,-7)));