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+// taken from Texample,
+// http://fractiousg.blogspot.com/201/4/rendering-text-in-opengl-on-android.html
+
+package com.android.texample;
+
+import android.opengl.GLES20;
+
+public class Shader {
+
+   public int aPosition, aTexture, uColor;
+
+   void setColor(float red, float green, float blue, float alpha) {
+     GLES20.glUniform4f(uColor, red, green, blue, alpha);
+   }
+}