pronouns.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'rmagick'
include Magick

PRONOUN_DIR = File.expand_path './pronoun_images/'

def parse_pronouns file
  raw = File.read File.expand_path file
  raw.split("\n").map{ |line| line.split(/--|\//).map(&:strip) }
end

parse_pronouns('pronouns.txt').flatten.each do |pronoun|
  size = [pronoun.size * 12, 32]
  image = text = nil

  text_width = size[0]
  until size[0] > text_width.ceil + 15
    image = Image.new(*size) { |prop| prop.background_color = 'transparent' }
    text = Draw.new

    image.annotate text, *size, 0, 0, pronoun do
      text.gravity = NorthGravity
      text.pointsize = size.last - 5
      text.fill = '#789823'
      text.font_family = 'Arial'
    end

    text_width = text.get_multiline_type_metrics(image, pronoun).width
    size[0] += 15
  end

  image.format = 'png'
  Dir.mkdir PRONOUN_DIR unless File.exists? PRONOUN_DIR
  image.write "#{PRONOUN_DIR}/#{pronoun.delete ">"}.png"
end

pronouns.tar.gz

pronouns.txt

>I      -- >me     -- >my/>mine     
>you    -- >you    -- >your/>yours  
>thou   -- >thee   -- >thy/>thine   
>he     -- >him    -- >his          
>she    -- >her    -- >hers         
>it     -- >it     -- >its          
>we     -- >us     -- >our/>ours    
>they   -- >them   -- >their/>theirs
>m'lady -- >m'lady -- >m'lady's     

self -- selves