//Made by sonone
void drawPenArray(pen[][] pixel = {{red}}) {
    for (int i = 0; i < pixel.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < pixel[i].length; ++j) {
            fill(shift(j,-i)*unitsquare,pixel[i][j]);
        }
    }
}
 
void draw_pixel_string(int height, int width, string px, bool palette = false...pen[] colors) { // converts a string into a pixel drawing with specified demensions and color palette
    string letters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-";
    defaultpen(black);
 
    int h = 0;
    int w = 0;
 
    pen[][] layout = new pen[height][width];
    for (int i = 0; i < layout.length; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < layout[i].length; ++j) {
            layout[i][j] = invisible;
        }
    }
 
    for (int i = 0; i < length(px); ++i) {
        int key = find(letters, substr(px,i,1));
        if (key >= 0 && key < 26) {
            layout[h][w] = colors[key];
            ++w;
        }
        else if (key == 26) {
            layout[h][w] = invisible;
            ++w;
        }
        else {
            ++h;
            w = 0;
        }
    }
 
    drawPenArray(layout);
 
    if (palette) {
        for (int i = 0; i < colors.length; ++i) {
            label(scale(.7)*substr(letters,i,1), (i,2),2*N+.4*E);
            filldraw(shift(i,2)*scale(.8)*unitsquare, colors[i],linewidth(.3));
        }
    }
}