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gistfile1.m

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
    // Drawing code
    CGContextRef ctx = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
    
    CGContextClearRect(ctx, rect);
    [[UIColor darkGrayColor] set];
    CGContextFillRect(ctx, rect);

    NSMutableAttributedString *attrstr = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"Herp Derp."];
    NSRange range = NSMakeRange(2, 4);
    CFStringRef fontstr = CFStringCreateWithCString(kCFAllocatorDefault, "Zapfino", kCFStringEncodingASCII);
    CTFontRef font = CTFontCreateWithName(fontstr, 18.0, NULL);
    [attrstr addAttribute:(NSString*)kCTFontAttributeName value:(id)font range:range];
    
    //CGContextTranslateCTM(ctx, 10.0, 10.0);
    CGContextScaleCTM(ctx, 1.0, 1.0);
    CGContextSetTextMatrix(ctx, CGAffineTransformMakeScale(1.0, -1.0));
    
    UIBezierPath *path = [UIBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 320.0, 200.0)];
    
    CTFramesetterRef framesetter = CTFramesetterCreateWithAttributedString((CFAttributedStringRef)attrstr);
    CTFrameRef textFrame = CTFramesetterCreateFrame(framesetter, CFRangeMake(0, 0), path.CGPath, NULL);
    CFRelease(framesetter);
    CTFrameDraw(textFrame, ctx);
    CFRelease(textFrame);
    UIGraphicsPushContext(ctx);
}

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