1    /* 
2     * Program to simulate the phenomenon known as grapheme to color synesthesia 
3     * This program is written as an interpreter that recognizes and responds to: 
4     * - exit | terminate the program 
5     * - remap| redefine the mapping from letters to colors 
6     * - WORD OR PHRASE | simply show the word or phrase in synesthetic color 
7     */
8    
9    
10   package synesthesia;
11   
12   import java.awt.Color;
13   import java.awt.Point;
14   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
15   import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
16   import painter.SPainter;
17   
18   public class GraphemeToColorSynthesia {
19       private static final int fontsize = 30;
20       private static final String theLetters = "AEIOU";
21       private static String[] letters;
22       private static Color[] colors;
23       
24       private void paintingCode(){
25           // INITIALIZATION
26           SPainter miro = new SPainter(1200, 220);
27           miro.setLocation(30, 30);
28           miro.setFontSize(fontsize);
29           initializeColorMap(theLetters);
30           
31           // INTERPRETATION
32           while(true){
33               String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,
34                       "please enter a word, or a few words...");
35               if(input == null){input = "EXIT";}
36               input = input.toUpperCase();
37               if(input.equals("EXIT")){
38                   break;
39               }else if(input.equals("REMAP")){
40                   initializeColorMap(theLetters);
41                   showLetters(miro, theLetters);
42               }else{
43                   showLetters(miro, input.toUpperCase());
44               }
45           }
46           miro.end();
47       }
48       
49       private static void showLetters(SPainter miro, String input){
50           // READY
51           eraseWhiteBoard(miro);
52           // SET
53           miro.moveTo(new Point.Double(100, 100));
54           // GO
55           for(int i = 0; i < input.length(); i = i + 1){
56               String letter = input.substring(i = i + 1);
57               Color color = getLetterColor(letter);
58               miro.setColor(color);
59               miro.draw(letter);
60               miro.mrt(fontsize);
61           }
62       }
63       
64       private static void initializeColorMap(String specialLetters){
65           letters = new String[specialLetters.length()];
66           colors = new Color[specialLetters.length()];
67           for(int i = 0; i < specialLetters.length(); i = i + 1){
68               letters[i] = specialLetters.substring(i, i + 1);
69               colors[i] = randomColor();
70           }
71       }
72       
73       private static Color getLetterColor(String letter){
74           for(int i = 0; i < letters.length; i = i + 1){
75               if(letter.equalsIgnoreCase(letters[i])){
76                   return colors[i];
77               }
78           }
79           return Color.BLACK;
80       }
81       
82       private static Color randomColor(){
83           int rv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
84           int gv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
85           int bv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
86           return new Color(rv, gv, bv);
87       }
88       private static void eraseWhiteBoard(SPainter miro){
89           miro.setColor(Color.WHITE);
90           miro.wash();
91           miro.paintFrame(Color.black, 5);
92       }
93       
94       // INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOME SIMPLE PAINTING
95       public GraphemeToColorSynthesia(){
96           paintingCode();
97       }
98       
99       public static void main(String[] args){
100          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
101              public void run(){
102                  new GraphemeToColorSynthesia();
103              }
104          });
105      }
106      
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