diff --git a/canvas.go b/canvas.go
index ee30616..0f83607 100644
--- a/canvas.go
+++ b/canvas.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/color"
 	"math"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
@@ -290,6 +291,27 @@ func (cv *Canvas) SetLineWidth(width float64) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (cv *Canvas) SetFontByName(name string, size float64) {
+	if defaultFont != nil && defaultFont.font.Name(truetype.NameIDFontFullName) == name {
+		cv.state.font = defaultFont
+	} else {
+		var found bool
+		for _, v := range cv.fonts {
+			if v != nil && v.font != nil && v.font.Name(truetype.NameIDFontFullName) == name {
+				cv.state.font = v
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found && defaultFont != nil && defaultFont.font.Name(truetype.NameIDFontFullName) == name {
+			cv.state.font = defaultFont
+		}
+	}
+
+	fontFace := truetype.NewFace(cv.state.font.font, &truetype.Options{Size: size})
+	cv.state.fontMetrics = fontFace.Metrics()
+}
+
 // SetFont sets the font and font size. The font parameter can be a font loaded
 // with the LoadFont function, a filename for a font to load (which will be
 // cached), or nil, in which case the first loaded font will be used
@@ -298,7 +320,9 @@ func (cv *Canvas) SetFont(src interface{}, size float64) {
 	if src == nil {
 		cv.state.font = defaultFont
 	} else {
-		cv.state.font = cv.getFont(src)
+		if cv.state.font = cv.getFont(src); cv.state.font == nil {
+			cv.state.font = defaultFont
+		}
 	}
 
 	fontFace := truetype.NewFace(cv.state.font.font, &truetype.Options{Size: size})
@@ -539,3 +563,23 @@ func (cv *Canvas) reduceCache(keepSize, rec int) {
 
 	cv.reduceCache(keepSize, rec+1)
 }
+
+func ParseLineJoin(v string) lineJoin {
+	switch strings.ToLower(v) {
+	case `miter`:
+		return Miter
+	case `bevel`:
+		return Bevel
+	case `round`:
+		return Round
+	case `square`:
+		return Square
+	case `butt`:
+		return Butt
+	}
+	return Miter //sure...
+}
+
+func ParseLineCap(v string) lineCap {
+	return lineCap(ParseLineJoin(v))
+}
diff --git a/color.go b/color.go
index 9cbb615..17a1fa5 100644
--- a/color.go
+++ b/color.go
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ func parseColor(value ...interface{}) (c color.RGBA, ok bool) {
 				} else {
 					return
 				}
+			} else if c, ok := namedColors[strings.ToLower(v)]; ok {
+				return c, true
 			} else {
 				v = strings.Replace(v, " ", "", -1)
 				var ir, ig, ib int
diff --git a/static_colors.go b/static_colors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..497c6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static_colors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package canvas
+
+import "image/color"
+
+var namedColors = map[string]color.RGBA{
+	"aliceblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0xF0, G: 0xF8, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"antiquewhite":         color.RGBA{R: 0xFA, G: 0xEB, B: 0xD7, A: 0xFF},
+	"aqua":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"aquamarine":           color.RGBA{R: 0x7F, G: 0xFF, B: 0xD4, A: 0xFF},
+	"azure":                color.RGBA{R: 0xF0, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"beige":                color.RGBA{R: 0xF5, G: 0xF5, B: 0xDC, A: 0xFF},
+	"bisque":               color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xE4, B: 0xC4, A: 0xFF},
+	"black":                color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x00, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"blanchedalmond":       color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xEB, B: 0xCD, A: 0xFF},
+	"blue":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x00, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"blueviolet":           color.RGBA{R: 0x8A, G: 0x2B, B: 0xE2, A: 0xFF},
+	"brown":                color.RGBA{R: 0xA5, G: 0x2A, B: 0x2A, A: 0xFF},
+	"burlywood":            color.RGBA{R: 0xDE, G: 0xB8, B: 0x87, A: 0xFF},
+	"cadetblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0x5F, G: 0x9E, B: 0xA0, A: 0xFF},
+	"chocolate":            color.RGBA{R: 0xD2, G: 0x69, B: 0x1E, A: 0xFF},
+	"coral":                color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x7F, B: 0x50, A: 0xFF},
+	"cornflowerblue":       color.RGBA{R: 0x64, G: 0x95, B: 0xED, A: 0xFF},
+	"cornsilk":             color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xF8, B: 0xDC, A: 0xFF},
+	"crimson":              color.RGBA{R: 0xDC, G: 0x14, B: 0x3C, A: 0xFF},
+	"cyan":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkblue":             color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x00, B: 0x8B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkcyan":             color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x8B, B: 0x8B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkgoldenrod":        color.RGBA{R: 0xB8, G: 0x86, B: 0x0B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkgray":             color.RGBA{R: 0xA9, G: 0xA9, B: 0xA9, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkgreen":            color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x64, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkkhaki":            color.RGBA{R: 0xBD, G: 0xB7, B: 0x6B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkmagenta":          color.RGBA{R: 0x8B, G: 0x00, B: 0x8B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkolivegreen":       color.RGBA{R: 0x55, G: 0x6B, B: 0x2F, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkorange":           color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x8C, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkorchid":           color.RGBA{R: 0x99, G: 0x32, B: 0xCC, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkred":              color.RGBA{R: 0x8B, G: 0x00, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"darksalmon":           color.RGBA{R: 0xE9, G: 0x96, B: 0x7A, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkseagreen":         color.RGBA{R: 0x8F, G: 0xBC, B: 0x8F, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkslateblue":        color.RGBA{R: 0x48, G: 0x3D, B: 0x8B, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkslategray":        color.RGBA{R: 0x2F, G: 0x4F, B: 0x4F, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkturquoise":        color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xCE, B: 0xD1, A: 0xFF},
+	"darkviolet":           color.RGBA{R: 0x94, G: 0x00, B: 0xD3, A: 0xFF},
+	"deeppink":             color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x14, B: 0x93, A: 0xFF},
+	"deepskyblue":          color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xBF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"dimgray":              color.RGBA{R: 0x69, G: 0x69, B: 0x69, A: 0xFF},
+	"dodgerblue":           color.RGBA{R: 0x1E, G: 0x90, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"firebrick":            color.RGBA{R: 0xB2, G: 0x22, B: 0x22, A: 0xFF},
+	"floralwhite":          color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFA, B: 0xF0, A: 0xFF},
+	"forestgreen":          color.RGBA{R: 0x22, G: 0x8B, B: 0x22, A: 0xFF},
+	"fuchsia":              color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x00, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"gainsboro":            color.RGBA{R: 0xDC, G: 0xDC, B: 0xDC, A: 0xFF},
+	"ghostwhite":           color.RGBA{R: 0xF8, G: 0xF8, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"gold":                 color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xD7, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"goldenrod":            color.RGBA{R: 0xDA, G: 0xA5, B: 0x20, A: 0xFF},
+	"gray":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x80, G: 0x80, B: 0x80, A: 0xFF},
+	"green":                color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x80, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"greenyellow":          color.RGBA{R: 0xAD, G: 0xFF, B: 0x2F, A: 0xFF},
+	"honeydew":             color.RGBA{R: 0xF0, G: 0xFF, B: 0xF0, A: 0xFF},
+	"hotpink":              color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x69, B: 0xB4, A: 0xFF},
+	"indianred":            color.RGBA{R: 0xCD, G: 0x5C, B: 0x5C, A: 0xFF},
+	"indigo":               color.RGBA{R: 0x4B, G: 0x00, B: 0x82, A: 0xFF},
+	"ivory":                color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFF, B: 0xF0, A: 0xFF},
+	"khaki":                color.RGBA{R: 0xF0, G: 0xE6, B: 0x8C, A: 0xFF},
+	"lavender":             color.RGBA{R: 0xE6, G: 0xE6, B: 0xFA, A: 0xFF},
+	"lavenderblush":        color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xF0, B: 0xF5, A: 0xFF},
+	"lawngreen":            color.RGBA{R: 0x7C, G: 0xFC, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"lemonchiffon":         color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFA, B: 0xCD, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0xAD, G: 0xD8, B: 0xE6, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightcoral":           color.RGBA{R: 0xF0, G: 0x80, B: 0x80, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightcyan":            color.RGBA{R: 0xE0, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightgoldenrodyellow": color.RGBA{R: 0xFA, G: 0xFA, B: 0xD2, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightgray":            color.RGBA{R: 0xD3, G: 0xD3, B: 0xD3, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightgreen":           color.RGBA{R: 0x90, G: 0xEE, B: 0x90, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightpink":            color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xB6, B: 0xC1, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightsalmon":          color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xA0, B: 0x7A, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightseagreen":        color.RGBA{R: 0x20, G: 0xB2, B: 0xAA, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightskyblue":         color.RGBA{R: 0x87, G: 0xCE, B: 0xFA, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightslategray":       color.RGBA{R: 0x77, G: 0x88, B: 0x99, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightsteelblue":       color.RGBA{R: 0xB0, G: 0xC4, B: 0xDE, A: 0xFF},
+	"lightyellow":          color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFF, B: 0xE0, A: 0xFF},
+	"lime":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xFF, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"limegreen":            color.RGBA{R: 0x32, G: 0xCD, B: 0x32, A: 0xFF},
+	"linen":                color.RGBA{R: 0xFA, G: 0xF0, B: 0xE6, A: 0xFF},
+	"magenta":              color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x00, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"maroon":               color.RGBA{R: 0x80, G: 0x00, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumaquamarine":     color.RGBA{R: 0x66, G: 0xCD, B: 0xAA, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumblue":           color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x00, B: 0xCD, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumorchid":         color.RGBA{R: 0xBA, G: 0x55, B: 0xD3, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumpurple":         color.RGBA{R: 0x93, G: 0x70, B: 0xDB, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumseagreen":       color.RGBA{R: 0x3C, G: 0xB3, B: 0x71, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumslateblue":      color.RGBA{R: 0x7B, G: 0x68, B: 0xEE, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumspringgreen":    color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xFA, B: 0x9A, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumturquoise":      color.RGBA{R: 0x48, G: 0xD1, B: 0xCC, A: 0xFF},
+	"mediumvioletred":      color.RGBA{R: 0xC7, G: 0x15, B: 0x85, A: 0xFF},
+	"midnightblue":         color.RGBA{R: 0x19, G: 0x19, B: 0x70, A: 0xFF},
+	"mintcream":            color.RGBA{R: 0xF5, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFA, A: 0xFF},
+	"mistyrose":            color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xE4, B: 0xE1, A: 0xFF},
+	"moccasin":             color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xE4, B: 0xB5, A: 0xFF},
+	"navajowhite":          color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xDE, B: 0xAD, A: 0xFF},
+	"navy":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x00, B: 0x80, A: 0xFF},
+	"oldlace":              color.RGBA{R: 0xFD, G: 0xF5, B: 0xE6, A: 0xFF},
+	"olive":                color.RGBA{R: 0x80, G: 0x80, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"olivedrab":            color.RGBA{R: 0x6B, G: 0x8E, B: 0x23, A: 0xFF},
+	"orange":               color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xA5, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"orangered":            color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x45, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"orchid":               color.RGBA{R: 0xDA, G: 0x70, B: 0xD6, A: 0xFF},
+	"palegoldenrod":        color.RGBA{R: 0xEE, G: 0xE8, B: 0xAA, A: 0xFF},
+	"palegreen":            color.RGBA{R: 0x98, G: 0xFB, B: 0x98, A: 0xFF},
+	"paleturquoise":        color.RGBA{R: 0xAF, G: 0xEE, B: 0xEE, A: 0xFF},
+	"palevioletred":        color.RGBA{R: 0xDB, G: 0x70, B: 0x93, A: 0xFF},
+	"papayawhip":           color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xEF, B: 0xD5, A: 0xFF},
+	"peachpuff":            color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xDA, B: 0xB9, A: 0xFF},
+	"peru":                 color.RGBA{R: 0xCD, G: 0x85, B: 0x3F, A: 0xFF},
+	"pink":                 color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xC0, B: 0xCB, A: 0xFF},
+	"plum":                 color.RGBA{R: 0xDD, G: 0xA0, B: 0xDD, A: 0xFF},
+	"powderblue":           color.RGBA{R: 0xB0, G: 0xE0, B: 0xE6, A: 0xFF},
+	"purple":               color.RGBA{R: 0x80, G: 0x00, B: 0x80, A: 0xFF},
+	"red":                  color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x00, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"rosybrown":            color.RGBA{R: 0xBC, G: 0x8F, B: 0x8F, A: 0xFF},
+	"royalblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0x41, G: 0x69, B: 0xE1, A: 0xFF},
+	"saddlebrown":          color.RGBA{R: 0x8B, G: 0x45, B: 0x13, A: 0xFF},
+	"salmon":               color.RGBA{R: 0xFA, G: 0x80, B: 0x72, A: 0xFF},
+	"sandybrown":           color.RGBA{R: 0xF4, G: 0xA4, B: 0x60, A: 0xFF},
+	"seagreen":             color.RGBA{R: 0x2E, G: 0x8B, B: 0x57, A: 0xFF},
+	"seashell":             color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xF5, B: 0xEE, A: 0xFF},
+	"sienna":               color.RGBA{R: 0xA0, G: 0x52, B: 0x2D, A: 0xFF},
+	"silver":               color.RGBA{R: 0xC0, G: 0xC0, B: 0xC0, A: 0xFF},
+	"skyblue":              color.RGBA{R: 0x87, G: 0xCE, B: 0xEB, A: 0xFF},
+	"slateblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0x6A, G: 0x5A, B: 0xCD, A: 0xFF},
+	"slategray":            color.RGBA{R: 0x70, G: 0x80, B: 0x90, A: 0xFF},
+	"snow":                 color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFA, B: 0xFA, A: 0xFF},
+	"springgreen":          color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0xFF, B: 0x7F, A: 0xFF},
+	"steelblue":            color.RGBA{R: 0x46, G: 0x82, B: 0xB4, A: 0xFF},
+	"tan":                  color.RGBA{R: 0xD2, G: 0xB4, B: 0x8C, A: 0xFF},
+	"teal":                 color.RGBA{R: 0x00, G: 0x80, B: 0x80, A: 0xFF},
+	"thistle":              color.RGBA{R: 0xD8, G: 0xBF, B: 0xD8, A: 0xFF},
+	"tomato":               color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0x63, B: 0x47, A: 0xFF},
+	"turquoise":            color.RGBA{R: 0x40, G: 0xE0, B: 0xD0, A: 0xFF},
+	"violet":               color.RGBA{R: 0xEE, G: 0x82, B: 0xEE, A: 0xFF},
+	"wheat":                color.RGBA{R: 0xF5, G: 0xDE, B: 0xB3, A: 0xFF},
+	"white":                color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFF, B: 0xFF, A: 0xFF},
+	"whitesmoke":           color.RGBA{R: 0xF5, G: 0xF5, B: 0xF5, A: 0xFF},
+	"yellow":               color.RGBA{R: 0xFF, G: 0xFF, B: 0x00, A: 0xFF},
+	"yellowgreen":          color.RGBA{R: 0x9A, G: 0xCD, B: 0x32, A: 0xFF},
+}
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 6019688..1097f7d 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ package canvas
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"math"
-	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ func (cv *Canvas) getFont(src interface{}) *Font {
 	f, err := cv.LoadFont(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		cv.fonts[src] = nil
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error loading font: %v\n", err)
 	} else {
 		cv.fonts[src] = f
 	}
@@ -788,3 +786,37 @@ func (cv *Canvas) MeasureText(str string) TextMetrics {
 		ActualBoundingBoxDescent: +maxY,
 	}
 }
+
+func ParseTextAlign(v string) textAlign {
+	switch strings.ToLower(v) {
+	case `left`:
+		return Left
+	case `right`:
+		return Right
+	case `center`:
+		return Center
+	case `start`:
+		return Start
+	case `end`:
+		return End
+	}
+	return Left //sure, why not
+}
+
+func ParseTextBaseline(v string) textBaseline {
+	switch strings.ToLower(v) {
+	case `alphabetic`:
+		return Alphabetic
+	case `top`:
+		return Top
+	case `hanging`:
+		return Hanging
+	case `middle`:
+		return Middle
+	case `ideographic`:
+		return Ideographic
+	case `bottom`:
+		return Bottom
+	}
+	return Alphabetic
+}
diff --git a/triangulation.go b/triangulation.go
index 8e9f895..23a1e2b 100644
--- a/triangulation.go
+++ b/triangulation.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func triangulatePath(path []pathPoint, mat backendbase.Mat, target []backendbase
 		remove := (i + 1) % len(polygon)
 		polygon = append(polygon[:remove], polygon[remove+1:]...)
 	}
-	target = append(target, polygon[0], polygon[1], polygon[2])
+	target = append(target, polygon...)
 	return target
 }