import java.awt.*;

public class myFont{

	Graphics graphics;	// Drawable canvas
	
	Image font;		// The font-sheet

	Component comp;		// Drawing component

	int SIZE=0;		// SIZE of Image
	int CHARACTERS=16;	// 16 characters on one line

	public myFont(Image fnt, int size, Component c){
		font=fnt;
		SIZE=size;
		comp=c;
		
	}
	public void drawString(Image offscreen, String Text, int X, int Y, Color Background){
		graphics=offscreen.getGraphics();
		if(graphics!=null && Text != null && comp != null){

			for(int i=0; i < Text.length(); i++){
				char c=Text.charAt(i);
		
				// Calculate position in character-sheet
				int offset=((int)c)-32;
				int y=offset==0?0:offset/(CHARACTERS);
				int x=offset%(CHARACTERS);
				// Make image
				Image ch=comp.createImage(SIZE,SIZE);
				Graphics buffer=ch.getGraphics();
				if(Background==null)		buffer.setColor(new Color(0,60,0));
				else			buffer.setColor(Background);
				buffer.fillRect(0,0,SIZE,SIZE);
				buffer.drawImage(font, ( -(x*SIZE) )  , -(y*SIZE), comp);

				// Draw the character

// works with too large space between char		graphics.drawImage(ch, (X+(i*(SIZE))), Y, comp);
				graphics.drawImage(ch, (X+(i*(SIZE-1))), Y, comp);

			}
			
		}else{
			System.out.println("font problem: Something has null (Text or Component)");
		}

	}
}