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using System;
using System.Drawing;

public class ImageFromText
{
    #region Private Variables
    private string    _FontFace="Arial";
    private int        _FontSize=12;
    private Color    _FontColor = Color.Black;
    private Color    _BackgroundColor = Color.White;
    #endregion
    #region Public Properties
    public Color BackGroundColor
    {
        get { return _BackgroundColor; }
        set { _BackgroundColor = value; }
    }

    public Color FontColor
    {
        get { return _FontColor; }
        set { _FontColor = value; }
    }
    public int FontSize
    {
        get { return _FontSize; }
        set { _FontSize = value; }
    }
    public string FontFace
    {
        get { return _FontFace; }
        set { _FontFace = value; }
    }
    #endregion
    #region Constructor
    public ImageFromText(){}
    #endregion
    public Image MakeImage(string Text, SizeF Sf)
    {
        // Create a Bitmap instance that's 468x60, and a Graphics instance
        int width  = (int)(Sf.Width+20);
        int height = (int)(Sf.Height+20);
        
        Image     imageObj   = new Bitmap(width,height);
        Graphics graphicsObj = Graphics.FromImage(imageObj);

        // Create a border in the color of the font
        graphicsObj.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(_FontColor), 0, 0, width, height);
        // Create a LightBlue background
        graphicsObj.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(_BackgroundColor), 2, 2, width-4, height-4);

        // Specify the font and alignment
        Font fontBanner = new Font(_FontFace,_FontSize,FontStyle.Bold);

        // center align the advertising pitch
        StringFormat stringFormat    = new StringFormat();
        stringFormat.Alignment        = StringAlignment.Center;
        stringFormat.LineAlignment    = StringAlignment.Center;
    
        // Draw the adverising pitch
        graphicsObj.DrawString(Text, fontBanner,new SolidBrush(FontColor),
			new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height), stringFormat);

        return imageObj;
    }

    public SizeF CheckWidth(string mystring)
    {
        Font menuFont        = new Font(FontFace,FontSize,FontStyle.Bold);
        SizeF CurrentWidth  = new SizeF(0,0);
        Bitmap b            = new Bitmap(12,12);
        Graphics g            = Graphics.FromImage(b);
        CurrentWidth        = g.MeasureString(mystring,menuFont);
        g.Dispose();
        b.Dispose();
        return CurrentWidth;
    }
}