// game_text_functions
<script>
//---------------------------------------------------functions for drawing text on the canvas-------------------------
function drawText(text,font_string,color,x,y) {
        ctx.font=font_string // must preceed the call to measureText 
		LL=ctx.measureText(text).width;
		x=x-LL/2;
		ctx.fillStyle=color;
        ctx.fillText(text,x,y);
}
function drawTextA(text,font_string,color,x,y) {
        ctx.font=font_string 
		ctx.fillStyle=color;
        ctx.fillText(text,x,y);
}
</script>