2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/render/text.cc b/src/render/text.cc
index 127605b..f4b75c4 100644
--- a/src/render/text.cc
+++ b/src/render/text.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ void Text::shutdown()
 	}
 }
 
+void Text::assign_color(const char c, const math::Color &color)
+{
+	if (('A' <= c) && (c <= 'Z')) {
+		core_color[(size_t) (c - 'A')]->assign(color);
+	} else if (('0' <= c) && (c <= '9')) {
+		base_color[(size_t) (c - '0')]->assign(color);
+	}
+}
+
 void Text::setcolor(const char color)
 {
 	if (('A' <= color) && (color <= 'Z')) {
@@ -71,11 +80,6 @@ void Text::setcolor(const char color)
 	else if (('0' <= color) && (color <= '9')) {
 		gl::color(*base_color[(size_t) (color - '0')]);
 	}
-
-	else {
-		gl::color(1, 1, 1);
-	}
-
 }
 
 void Text::setfont(const char *texture, float width, float height)
diff --git a/src/render/text.h b/src/render/text.h
index 5cf18ea..4762639 100644
--- a/src/render/text.h
+++ b/src/render/text.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public:
 
 	static void shutdown();
 
+	/// assign system colors
+	static void assign_color(const char c, const math::Color &color);
+
 	/// draw a text string
 	static void draw(float x, float y, const std::string & text);