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+/*
+ * CGContextText.j
+ * CoreText
+ *
+ * Created by Nicholas Small.
+ * Copyright 2011, 280 North, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+kCGTextFill = 0;
+kCGTextStroke = 1;
+kCGTextFillStroke = 2;
+kCGTextInvisible = 3;
+
+function CGContextGetTextMatrix(/* CGContext */ aContext)
+{
+    return aContext._textMatrix;
+}
+
+function CGContextSetTextMatrix(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* CGAffineTransform */ aTransform)
+{
+    aContext._textMatrix = aTransform;
+}
+
+function CGContextGetTextPosition(/* CGContext */ aContext)
+{
+    return aContext._textPosition;
+}
+
+function CGContextSetTextPosition(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* float */ x, /* float */ y)
+{
+    aContext._textPosition = CGPointMake(x, y);
+}
+
+function CGContextGetFont(/* CGContext */ aContext)
+{
+    return aContext._CPFont;
+}
+
+function CGContextSelectFont(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* CPFont */ aFont)
+{
+    aContext.font = [aFont cssString];
+    aContext._CPFont = aFont;
+}
+
+function CGContextSetTextDrawingMode(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* CGTextDrawingMode */ aMode)
+{
+    aContext._textDrawingMode = aMode;
+}
+
+function CGContextShowText(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* CPString */ aString)
+{
+    CGContextShowTextAtPoint(aContext, aContext._textPosition.x, aContext._textPosition.y, aString);
+}
+
+function CGContextShowTextAtPoint(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* float */ x, /* float */ y, /* CPString */ aString)
+{
+    aContext.textBaseline = @"middle";
+    aContext.textAlign = @"left";
+    
+    var mode = aContext._textDrawingMode;
+    if (!mode && mode !== 0)
+        mode = kCGTextFill;
+    
+    var width = aContext.measureText(aString).width;
+    
+    if (mode === kCGTextFill || mode === kCGTextFillStroke)
+        aContext.fillText(aString, x, y);
+    if (mode === kCGTextStroke || mode === kCGTextFillStroke)
+        aContext.strokeText(aString, x, y);
+    
+    aContext._textPosition = CGPointMake(x + width, y);
+}
+
+// FIXME: these are hacks that override the default behavior.
+
+function CGContextSetFillColor(/* CGContext */ aContext, /* CPColor */ aColor)
+{
+    aContext.fillStyle = [aColor cssString];
+    aContext._CPColor = aColor;
+}
+
+function CGContextGetFillColor(/* CGContext */ aContext)
+{
+    return aContext._CPColor;
+}