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+#lang debug racket
+(require racket/gui sugar/coerce sugar/debug)
+(define current-cell-size (make-parameter 30))
+(define current-dc (make-parameter #f))
+(define current-bitmap (make-parameter #f))
+(define current-target (make-parameter 'gui))
+(define current-stroke-scale (make-parameter 1))
+(define char-edge-size 6)
+
+(define (pathify vs)
+  (define p (new dc-path%))
+  (define pts
+    (for/list ([v (in-list vs)])
+      (list (* (current-cell-size) (sub1 (modulo v 10)))
+            (* (current-cell-size) (- 4 (sub1 (floor (/ v 10))))))))
+  (send/apply p move-to (car pts))
+  (for/last ([pt (in-list (cdr pts))])
+    (send/apply p line-to pt))
+  (when (= (first vs) (last vs)) (send p close))
+  p)
+
+(struct $glyph (name paths))
+
+(define font-definition 
+  '((a (51 54 45 15 12 21 31 33))
+    (b (11 51 55 25 14 13) (35 33))
+    (c (25 15 11 41 52 55 45))
+    (d (31 11 14 25 45 54 51))
+    (e (15 11 41 52 55 35 33))
+    (E (55 52 41 11 15) (31 35))
+    (f (11 41 52 55) (31 35))
+    (g (33 35 15 11 41 52 55))
+    (h (11 51) (15 55) (31 35))
+    (i (11 15) (51 55) (13 53))
+    (j (53 55 15 12 21 31))
+    (k (11 51) (11 21 54 55) (43 34 25 15))
+    (L (51 11 15) (53 33 35))
+    (l (25 15 11 41 52))
+    (m (11 51 54 45 15) (53 13))
+    (n (11 51 54 45 15))
+    (N (11 51 52 43 23 14 15 55))
+    (O (11 41 52 55 25 14 11))
+    (o (51 54 45 15 12 21 51))
+    (P (11 51 54 45 35 24 23))
+    (p (51 54 45 35 33 13 11 31))
+    (p0 (11 51 55 35 24 23))
+    (q (33 24 13 11 41 52 55 35 24))
+    (r (11 51 53 54 45 35 33 23 14 15))
+    (s (11 14 25 35 31 41 52 55))
+    (t (31 51 55 35) (53 13) (11 15))
+    (T (51 55) (53 13))
+    (u (51 21 12 15 55))
+    (v (55 35 13 11 51))
+    (w (51 21 12 15 55) (53 13))
+    (x (51 52 43 23 14 15) (11 12 23 43 54 55))
+    (X (51 41 32 34 25 15) (11 21 32 34 45 55))
+    (y (51 31 35)(55 25 14 11))
+    (z (51 55 45 34 32 21 11 15))
+    (♥ (12 21 41 52 43 54 45 25 14 12))
+    (0 (51 54 45 15 12 21 31 51))
+    (1 (51 53 13) (11 15))
+    (2 (51 54 45 35 31 11 15))
+    (3 (51 54 45 15 11) (31 35))
+    (4 (41 21 25) (54 14))
+    (5 (55 51 31 35 25 14 11))
+    (6 (31 35 25 14 11 41 52 55))
+    (7 (51 55 45 22 12))
+    (8 (12 21 51 54 45 15 12) (31 35))
+    (9 (11 14 25 55 52 41 31 35))
+    (λ (51 52 25 15) (11 21 43))
+    (> (51 52 25 15))
+    (% (11 51) (12 52) (13 53) (14 54) (15 55))
+    (^ (11 51) (12 42) (13 33) (14 24))
+    (< (11 21 43))
+    (|(| (55 54 43 23 14 15))
+    (|)| (51 52 43 23 12 11))))
+
+
+(define glyphs (map (λ (i) ($glyph (->string (car i)) (map pathify (cdr i)))) font-definition))
+
+(define (type str [xoffset 0] [yoffset 0] #:color color-proc #:width width)
+  (send* (current-dc)
+    [set-brush "white" 'transparent]
+    [set-pen (make-pen #:color (->string (if (procedure? color-proc) (color-proc) color-proc)) #:width width #:style 'solid #:cap 'projecting #:join 'miter)])
+  (for/fold ([xoffset xoffset]
+             [yoffset yoffset])
+            ([c (in-list (string->list str))])
+    (define g (findf (λ (g) (equal? ($glyph-name g) (string c))) glyphs))
+    (when g
+      (for ([p (in-list ($glyph-paths g))])
+        (send (current-dc) draw-path p
+              (+ xoffset (current-cell-size))
+              (+ yoffset (current-cell-size)))))
+    (values (+ xoffset (* (current-cell-size) char-edge-size)) yoffset)))
+
+(define (layer-type str #:xoffset [xoffset 0] #:yoffset [yoffset 0] . attrs)
+  (for ([layer (in-list (for/list ([i (in-range 0 (length attrs) 2)])
+                          (list (list-ref attrs i) (list-ref attrs (add1 i)))))])
+    (type str xoffset yoffset #:color (first layer) #:width (* (current-cell-size) (current-stroke-scale) (second layer))))) 
+
+(define (render text layers [stroke-scale (/ 1 char-edge-size)] [name 'test])
+  (define lines (string-split text))
+  (define horiz (* (current-cell-size) (apply max (map string-length lines)) char-edge-size))
+  (define vert (* (current-cell-size) char-edge-size (length lines)))
+  (parameterize* ([current-bitmap (case (current-target)
+                                    [(svg) #false]
+                                    [else (make-bitmap horiz vert)])]
+                  [current-dc
+                   (case (current-target)
+                     [(svg) (new svg-dc%
+                                 [width horiz]
+                                 [height vert]
+                                 [output (build-path
+                                          (find-system-path 'desk-dir)
+                                          (format "~a.svg" name))]
+                                 [exists 'replace])]
+                     [else (new bitmap-dc% [bitmap (current-bitmap)])])]
+                  [current-stroke-scale stroke-scale])
+    (case (current-target)
+      [(svg) (send* (current-dc) [start-doc ""][start-page])])
+    (send (current-dc) set-smoothing 'smoothed)
+    (for* ([(line lineidx) (in-indexed lines)]
+           [layer (in-list layers)])
+      (apply layer-type line 
+             #:yoffset (* (current-cell-size) char-edge-size lineidx)
+             layer))
+    (case (current-target)
+      [(svg) (send* (current-dc) [end-page][end-doc])]
+      [(png) (send (current-bitmap) save-file (build-path
+                                               (find-system-path 'desk-dir)
+                                               (format "~a.png" name)) 'png)]
+      [(gui) (make-object image-snip% (current-bitmap))])))
+
+(define (render-svg . args)
+  (parameterize ([current-target 'svg])
+    (apply render args)))
+
+(define (render-png . args)
+  (parameterize ([current-target 'png])
+    (apply render args)))
+
+(module+ main
+  (render "PoLEn" (for/list ([color (in-cycle '(Black White))]
+                              [size (in-range 11 0 -2)])
+                     (list color size))))
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