processing
diff --git a/‎core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java‎
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@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 package processing.core;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.Image;
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
 
@@ -4797,6 +4800,15 @@ protected void textCharScreenImpl(PImage glyph,
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Convenience method to jump through some Java2D hoops and get an FRC.
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+  public FontRenderContext getFontRenderContext(Font font) {
+    return Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getFontMetrics(font).getFontRenderContext();
+  }
+
+
 
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