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Playdate text API

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draw_text: Draws the given text using the provided coords x, y.
draw_text_cstr: Draws the given text using the provided options.
draw_text_in_rect: Draws the text in the given rectangle using the provided options.
get_font_height: Returns the height of the given font.
get_font_page: Returns an FontPage object for the given character code c.
get_glyph_kerning: Returns the kerning adjustment between characters glyph_code and next_code as specified by the font
get_page_glyph: Returns an Glyph object for character c in FontPage page,
get_page_glyph_with_bitmap: Returns an Glyph object for character c in FontPage page, and optionally returns the glyph’s bitmap and advance value.
get_text_tracking: Gets the tracking used when drawing text.
get_text_width: Returns the width of the given text in the given font.
get_text_width_cstr: Returns the width of the given text in the given font.
load_font: Returns the Font object for the font file at path.
make_font_from_bytes: ⚠️ Caution: This function is not tested.
set_font: Sets the font to use in subsequent draw_text calls.
set_text_leading: Sets the leading adjustment (added to the leading specified in the font) to use when drawing text.
set_text_tracking: Sets the tracking to use when drawing text.