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 synthetic color 
7     */
8    
9    package synesthesia;
10   
11   import java.awt.Color;
12   import java.awt.Point;
13   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
14   import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
15   import painter.SPainter;
16   
17   public class GraphemeToColorSynesthesia {
18   
19       private static final int fontsize = 30;
20       private static final String theLetters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
21       private static String [] letters;
22       private static Color[] colors;
23   
24       private void paintingCode() {
25   
26           // INITIALIZATION
27           SPainter miro = new SPainter("Grapheme To Color Synesthesia", 1200, 220);
28           miro.setScreenLocation(30,30);
29           miro.setFontSize(fontsize);
30           initializeColorMap(theLetters);
31   
32           //INTERPRETATION
33           while (true) {
34               String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please enter a word, or a few words ...");
35               if (input == null) {
36                   input = "EXIT";
37               }
38               input = input.toUpperCase();
39               if (input.equals("EXIT")) {
40                   break;
41               } else if (input.equals("REMAP")) {
42                   initializeColorMap(theLetters);
43                   showLetters(miro, theLetters);
44               } else {
45                   showLetters(miro, input.toUpperCase());
46               }
47           }
48           miro.end();
49       }
50   
51       private static void showLetters(SPainter miro, String input) {
52           //READY
53           eraseWhiteBoard(miro);
54           // SET
55           miro.moveTo(new Point.Double(100,100));
56           // GO
57           for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i = i + 1) {
58               String letter = input.substring(i, i+1);
59               Color color = getLetterColor(letter);
60               miro.setColor(color);
61               miro.draw(letter);
62               miro.mrt(fontsize);
63           }
64       }
65   
66       private void initializeColorMap(String specialLetters) {
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       private static Color getLetterColor(String letter) {
76           for (int i = 0; i < letters.length; i = i + 1) {
77               if (letter.equalsIgnoreCase(letters[i])) {
78                   return colors[i];
79               }
80           }
81           return Color.BLACK;
82       }
83   
84       private Color randomColor() {
85           int rv = (int)(Math.random() * 256);
86           int gv = (int)(Math.random() * 256);
87           int bv = (int)(Math.random() * 256);
88           return new Color(rv,gv,bv);
89       }
90   
91       private static void eraseWhiteBoard(SPainter miro) {
92           miro.setColor(Color.WHITE);
93           miro.wash();
94           miro.paintFrame(Color.black, 5);
95       }
96   
97       // INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SIMPLE PAINTING
98       public GraphemeToColorSynesthesia() {
99           paintingCode();
100      }
101  
102      public static void main(String[] args) {
103          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
104              public void run() {
105                  new GraphemeToColorSynesthesia();
106              }
107          });
108      }
109  }
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