GraphemeToColorSynesthesia.java
/* 
 * Program to simulate the phenomenon known as grapheme to color synesthesia. 
 * This program is written as an interpreter that recognizes and responds to; 
 * - exit | terminate the program 
 * - remap | redefine the mapping from letters to colors 
 * - WORD OR PHRASE | simply show the word or phrase in synesthetic color 
 */

package synesthesia;

import java.awt.Point;
import painter.SPainter;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class GraphemeToColorSynesthesia {
    private static final int fontsize = 30;
    private static final String theLetters = "AEIOU";
    private static String [] letters;
    private static Color[] colors;

    private void paintingCode() {
        // initialization
        SPainter miro = new SPainter("GRAPHEME TO COLOR SYNESTESIA",1200,220);
        miro.setScreenLocation(30,30);
        miro.setFontSize(fontsize);
        initializeColorMap(theLetters);

        // interpretation
        while (true) {
            String input = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please enter a word, or a few words ...");
            if (input == null) {input ="EXIT";}
            input = input.toUpperCase();
            if (input.equals("EXIT")) {
                break;
            } else if (input.equals("REMAP")) {
                initializeColorMap(theLetters);
            } else {
                showLetters(miro,input.toUpperCase());
            }
        }
        miro.end();

    }
    private static void showLetters(SPainter miro,String input) {
        // ready
        eraseWhiteBoard(miro);
        // set
        miro.moveTo(new Point.Double(100,100));
        // go
        for (int i = 0; i<input.length();i++){
            String letter = input.substring(i,i+1);
            Color color = getLetterColor(letter);
            miro.setColor(color);
            miro.draw(letter);
            miro.mrt(fontsize);
        }
    }
    private static void initializeColorMap(String specialLetters) {
        letters = new String[specialLetters.length()];
        colors = new Color[specialLetters.length()];
        for ( int i = 0;i<specialLetters.length();i++){
            letters[i] = specialLetters.substring(i,i+1);
            colors[i] = randomColor();
        }
    }
    private static Color getLetterColor(String letter){
        for (int i = 0 ; i<letters.length;i++){
            if (letter.equalsIgnoreCase(letters[i])){
                return colors[i];
            }
        }
        return randomColor();
    }
    private static Color randomColor() {
        int rv = (int) (Math.random()*256);
        int gv = (int) (Math.random()*256);
        int bv = (int) (Math.random()*256);
        return new Color(rv,gv,bv);
    }
    private static void eraseWhiteBoard(SPainter miro){
        miro.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        miro.wash();
        miro.paintFrame(Color.black,5);
    }
    // infrastructure for some simple painting
    public GraphemeToColorSynesthesia() {
        paintingCode();
    }
    public static void main(String [] args){
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new GraphemeToColorSynesthesia();
            }
        });
    }
}