Dragon Ruby high tech paragraph generator

main.rb

$gtk.reset()
$xStart = 0
$xLocation = 0
$yLocation = 720
$width = 200
$height = 300
$lineThickness = 2
$lineSpacing = 4
def defaults args
  args.state.theBorders ||= []
end

def render args
  args.outputs.solids  << [0, 0, 1280, 720, 0, 0, 0, 255]
  args.outputs.borders << args.state.theBorders
end

def calc args
  # I fyou want to print less fast, you 
  # can check the tick count...
  # if(args.state.tick_count%10==0)then
    length = args.state.theBorders.length()
    randLength = rand(15)+5
    if($xLocation>($width+$xStart))then
      # Random paragraph indentation?!?!
      tempNum = rand(5)
      puts "tempNum: " + tempNum.to_s
      case tempNum
      when 2
        $xLocation = $xStart+10
        $width = rand(75)+25      
        $yLocation = $yLocation - $lineSpacing
      else
        $xLocation = $xStart
        $width = rand(75)+25  
      end
      $yLocation = $yLocation - $lineSpacing
      if($yLocation <10)then
        $xStart = $xStart + 120
        $yLocation = 720
      end
    end

    if(length>1)then
      tempNum = rand(10)
      puts "tempNum: " + tempNum.to_s
      case tempNum
      when 2
        args.state.theBorders << [$xLocation+1, $yLocation, randLength,  $lineThickness, 255,  0,0,255]
      else
        args.state.theBorders << [$xLocation+1, $yLocation, randLength,  $lineThickness, 0,  200,255,255]
      end
 
      $xLocation = $xLocation + (randLength + 2)
    else
      puts 'oNLY ONCE!'
      args.state.theBorders << [$xLocation+1, $yLocation, randLength,  $lineThickness, 255,  0,0,255]  
    end
  # end
end


def tick args
  defaults args
  render args
  calc args
  #let's call it again next to it and explicitly calling the image location.
  # args.outputs.sprites << [50, 200, 250, 250, '/sprites/circle-red.png']
end