# File lib/rvg/misc.rb, line 253
        def render(x, y, text)
            x_rel_coords, y_rel_coords = text_rel_coords(text)
            dx = x_rel_coords.max
            dy = y_rel_coords.inject(0) {|sum, a| sum + a}

            # We're handling the anchoring.
            @ctx.gc.push()
            @ctx.gc.text_anchor(Magick::StartAnchor)
            if @ctx.text_attrs.text_anchor == :end
                y -= dy
            elsif @ctx.text_attrs.text_anchor == :middle
                y -= dy / 2
            end

            # Align the first glyph such that its center
            # is aligned on x and its top is aligned on y.

            case @ctx.text_attrs.glyph_orientation_vertical
                when 0
                    x -= x_rel_coords.max / 2
                    y += y_rel_coords[0]
                when 90
                    x -= x_rel_coords.max / 2
                when 180
                    x += x_rel_coords.max / 2
                when 270
                    x += x_rel_coords.max / 2
                    y += y_rel_coords.shift
                    y_rel_coords << 0   # since we used an element we need to add a dummy
            end

            x -= shift_baseline(@ctx.text_attrs.glyph_orientation_vertical, text[0,1])

            first_word = true
            text.split(::Magick::RVG::WORD_SEP).each do |word|
                unless first_word
                    y += y_rel_coords.shift
                    x_rel_coords.shift
                end
                first_word = false
                word.split('').each do |glyph|
                    case @ctx.text_attrs.glyph_orientation_vertical
                        when 0, 90, 270
                            x_shift = (dx - x_rel_coords.shift) / 2
                        when 180
                            x_shift = -(dx - x_rel_coords.shift) / 2
                    end

                    render_glyph(@ctx.text_attrs.glyph_orientation_vertical, x+x_shift, y, glyph)
                    y += y_rel_coords.shift
                end
            end

            @ctx.gc.pop()
            [0, dy]
        end