GraphemeToColorSynesthesia.java
package synesthesia;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Point;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import painter.SPainter;

public class GraphemeToColorSynesthesia {

    private static final int fontsize = 30;
    private static final String theLetters = "AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz";
    private static String[] letters;
    private static Color[] colors;

    private void paintingCode() {
        SPainter jackson = new SPainter(1200, 220);
        jackson.setScreenLocation(30, 30);
        jackson.setFontSize(fontsize);
        initializeColorMap(theLetters);

        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);
                showLetters(jackson, theLetters);
            } else {
                showLetters(jackson, input.toUpperCase());
            }
        }
        jackson.end();
    }
    private static void showLetters(SPainter jackson, String input) {
        eraseWhiteBoard(jackson);
        jackson.moveTo(new Point.Double(100,100));
        for ( int i = 0; i < input.length(); i = i + 1 ) {
            String letter = input.substring(i, i+1);
            Color color = getLetterColor(letter);
        jackson.setColor(color);
        jackson.draw(letter);
        jackson.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 = i + 1) {
            letters[i] = specialLetters.substring(i, i + 1);
            colors[i] = randomColor();

        }
    }
    private static Color getLetterColor(String letter) {
        for ( int i = 0; i < letters.length; i =i + 1 ) {
            if ( letter.equalsIgnoreCase(letters[i]) ) {
                return colors[i];}}return Color.BLACK;
    }
    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);
    }
    public GraphemeToColorSynesthesia() {
        paintingCode();
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new GraphemeToColorSynesthesia();
            }
        });
    }
}