diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index a305fea..f4aa2e0 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -382,10 +382,6 @@ type font =
   | EmbeddedFont of string
   | OtherFont of string
 
-let ttfs = null_hash ()
-
-let fontpack_initialised = ref false
-
 type args =
   {mutable op : op option;
    mutable preserve_objstm : bool;
@@ -736,7 +732,7 @@ let reset_arguments () =
    gs_malformed or gs_quiet or no-warn-rotate, since we want these to work
    across ANDs. Or squeeze options: a little odd, but we want it to happen on
    eventual output. Or -debug-force (from v2.6). *)
-  clear fontpack_initialised
+  clear Cpdfdrawcontrol.fontpack_initialised
 
 (* Prefer a) the one given with -cpdflin b) a local cpdflin, c) otherwise assume
 installed at a system place *)
@@ -1723,7 +1719,7 @@ let whingemalformed () =
   exit 1
 
 let addop o =
-  begin match o with Cpdfdraw.FontPack _ -> set fontpack_initialised | _ -> () end;
+  begin match o with Cpdfdraw.FontPack _ -> set Cpdfdrawcontrol.fontpack_initialised | _ -> () end;
   begin match args.op with Some Draw -> () | _ -> error "Need to be in drawing mode for this." end;
   Cpdfdrawcontrol.addop o
 
@@ -1765,7 +1761,7 @@ let embed_font_inner font =
   | EmbeddedFont name ->
       (*Printf.printf "embed_font: TTF\n";*)
       try
-        let fontname, font = Hashtbl.find ttfs name in
+        let fontname, font = Hashtbl.find Cpdfdrawcontrol.ttfs name in
           args.fontname <- fontname;
           font
       with
@@ -1773,9 +1769,11 @@ let embed_font_inner font =
 
 let embed_font () = embed_font_inner args.font
 
+let _ = Cpdfdrawcontrol.embed_font := embed_font
+
 let setfont f =
   try
-    let fontname, _ = Hashtbl.find ttfs f in
+    let fontname, _ = Hashtbl.find Cpdfdrawcontrol.ttfs f in
       args.font <- EmbeddedFont f;
       args.fontname <- fontname
   with
@@ -1809,7 +1807,7 @@ let loadttf n =
       let fontfile = Pdfio.bytes_of_string (contents_of_file filename) in
       let fontname = Filename.remove_extension (Filename.basename filename) in 
         Hashtbl.replace
-          ttfs
+          Cpdfdrawcontrol.ttfs
           name
           (fontname, Cpdfembed.EmbedInfo {fontfile; fontname; encoding = args.fontencoding});
         (* If drawing, add the font pack as an op. *)
@@ -1818,25 +1816,6 @@ let loadttf n =
     with
       _ -> error "addtff: could not load TTF"
 
-let add_default_fontpack () =
-  if not !fontpack_initialised then
-    begin
-      addop (Cpdfdraw.FontPack (args.fontname, embed_font (), null_hash ()));
-      set fontpack_initialised
-    end
-   
-let addtext s =
-  begin match !Cpdfdrawcontrol.drawops with _::_::_ -> () | _ -> error "-text must be in a -bt / -et section" end;
-    add_default_fontpack ();
-    addop (Cpdfdraw.Font (args.fontname, args.fontsize));
-    addop (Cpdfdraw.Text s)
-
-let addspecialtext s =
-  begin match !Cpdfdrawcontrol.drawops with _::_::_ -> () | _ -> error "-stext must be in a -bt / -et section" end;
-    add_default_fontpack ();
-    addop (Cpdfdraw.Font (args.fontname, args.fontsize));
-    addop (Cpdfdraw.SpecialText s)
-
 let setstderrtostdout () =
   Pdfe.logger := (fun s -> print_string s; flush stdout)
 
@@ -1846,6 +1825,9 @@ let settextwidth s =
 let setdraw () =
   args.op <- Some Draw
 
+let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.getfontname := fun () -> args.fontname
+let () = Cpdfdrawcontrol.getfontsize := fun () -> args.fontsize
+
 (* Parse a control file, make an argv, and then make Arg parse it. *)
 let rec make_control_argv_and_parse filename =
   control_args := !control_args @ parse_control_file filename
@@ -2683,8 +2665,8 @@ and specs =
    ("-stroke-opacity", Arg.Float Cpdfdrawcontrol.addsopacity, " Set stroke opacity");
    ("-bt", Arg.Unit Cpdfdrawcontrol.addbt, " Begin text");
    ("-et", Arg.Unit Cpdfdrawcontrol.addet, " End text");
-   ("-text", Arg.String addtext, " Draw text");
-   ("-stext", Arg.String addspecialtext, " Draw text with %specials");
+   ("-text", Arg.String Cpdfdrawcontrol.addtext, " Draw text");
+   ("-stext", Arg.String Cpdfdrawcontrol.addspecialtext, " Draw text with %specials");
    ("-leading", Arg.Float (fun f -> Cpdfdrawcontrol.addop (Cpdfdraw.Leading f)), " Set leading");
    ("-charspace", Arg.Float (fun f -> Cpdfdrawcontrol.addop (Cpdfdraw.CharSpace f)), " Set character spacing");
    ("-wordspace", Arg.Float (fun f -> Cpdfdrawcontrol.addop (Cpdfdraw.WordSpace f)), " Set word space");
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
index fb9bed0..87e4432 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 open Pdfutil
 open Cpdferror
 
+let embed_font = ref (fun () -> Cpdfembed.ExistingNamedFont)
+let getfontname = ref (fun () -> "")
+let getfontsize = ref (fun () -> 0.)
+
+let ttfs = null_hash ()
+
+let fontpack_initialised = ref false
+
 let drawops = ref [("_MAIN", [])]
 
 let startxobj n =
@@ -275,3 +283,22 @@ let addrise f =
 
 let addnewline () = 
   addop Cpdfdraw.Newline
+
+let add_default_fontpack fontname =
+  if not !fontpack_initialised then
+    begin
+      addop (Cpdfdraw.FontPack (fontname, !embed_font (), null_hash ()));
+      set fontpack_initialised
+    end
+   
+let addtext s =
+  begin match !drawops with _::_::_ -> () | _ -> error "-text must be in a -bt / -et section" end;
+    add_default_fontpack (!getfontname ());
+    addop (Cpdfdraw.Font (!getfontname (), !getfontsize ()));
+    addop (Cpdfdraw.Text s)
+
+let addspecialtext s =
+  begin match !drawops with _::_::_ -> () | _ -> error "-stext must be in a -bt / -et section" end;
+    add_default_fontpack (!getfontname ());
+    addop (Cpdfdraw.Font (!getfontname (), !getfontsize ()));
+    addop (Cpdfdraw.SpecialText s)
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
index 3ddcf30..d2da532 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+val embed_font : (unit -> Cpdfembed.cpdffont) ref
+val getfontname : (unit -> string) ref
+val getfontsize : (unit -> float) ref
+val ttfs : (string, (string * Cpdfembed.cpdffont)) Hashtbl.t
+val fontpack_initialised : bool ref
 val drawops : (string * Cpdfdraw.drawops list) list ref
 val addop : Cpdfdraw.drawops -> unit
 val parse_color : string -> Cpdfaddtext.color
@@ -50,3 +55,6 @@ val addtextscale : float -> unit
 val addrendermode : int -> unit
 val addrise : float -> unit
 val addnewline : unit -> unit
+val add_default_fontpack : string -> unit
+val addtext : string -> unit
+val addspecialtext : string -> unit