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     * - WORD OR PHRASE | simply show the word or phrase in synesthetic color 
6     */
7    
8    package synesthesia;
9    
10   import java.awt.*;
11   import javax.swing.*;
12   import painter.SPainter;
13   
14   public class GraphemeToColorSynesthesia {
15   
16       public static final int fontSize = 30;
17       public static final String theLetters = "AEIOU";
18       public static String[] letters;
19       public static Color[] colors;
20   
21       private void paintingCode(){
22   
23           //INITIALIZATION
24           SPainter miro = new SPainter(1200,220);
25           miro.setScreenLocation(30,30);
26           miro.setFontSize(fontSize);
27           initializeColorMap(theLetters);
28   
29           //INTERPRETATION
30           while(true){
31               String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,
32                       "Please enter a word, or a few words..");
33               if(input == null) {input = "EXIT";}
34               input = input.toUpperCase();
35               if(input.equals("EXIT")){
36                   break;
37               } else if(input.equals("REMAP")){
38                   initializeColorMap(theLetters);
39                   showLetters(miro,theLetters);
40               } else {
41                   showLetters(miro,input.toUpperCase());
42               }
43           }
44           miro.end();
45   
46       }
47   
48       private static void showLetters(SPainter miro, String input){
49   
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   
65       private static void initializeColorMap(String specialLetters){
66   
67           letters = new String[specialLetters.length()];
68           colors = new Color[specialLetters.length()];
69           for(int i = 0; i < specialLetters.length(); i = i + 1){
70               letters[i] = specialLetters.substring(i,i+1);
71               colors[i] = randomColor();
72           }
73   
74       }
75   
76       private static Color getLetterColor(String letter){
77           for(int i = 0; i < letters.length; i = i + 1){
78               if(letter.equalsIgnoreCase(letters[i])){
79                   return colors[i];
80               }
81           }
82           return Color.BLACK;
83       }
84   
85       private static Color randomColor(){
86           int rv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
87           int gv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
88           int bv = (int)(Math.random()*256);
89           return new Color(rv,gv,bv);
90       }
91   
92       private static void eraseWhiteBoard(SPainter miro){
93           miro.setColor(Color.WHITE);
94           miro.wash();
95           miro.paintFrame(Color.black,5);
96       }
97   
98       //INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOME SIMPLE PAINTING
99       public GraphemeToColorSynesthesia(){
100          paintingCode();
101      }
102  
103      public static void main(String[] args){
104          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
105              public void run() {
106                  new GraphemeToColorSynesthesia();
107              }
108          });
109      }
110  
111  }
112