diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 6a2b06c..0a7fc80 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ let exit n =
   begin try iter Sys.remove !tempfiles with _ -> exit n end;
   exit n
 
+let null () = ()
+
 let initial_file_size = ref 0
 
 let empty = Pdf.empty ()
@@ -1771,7 +1773,10 @@ let embed_font () = embed_font_inner args.font
 
 let _ = Cpdfdrawcontrol.embed_font := embed_font
 
+let _ = Cpdfdrawcontrol.setdrawing := (fun () -> args.op <- Some Draw)
+
 let setfont f =
+  (*Printf.printf "Cpdfcommand.setfont: |%s|\n%!" f;*)
   try
     let fontname, _ = Hashtbl.find Cpdfdrawcontrol.ttfs f in
       args.font <- EmbeddedFont f;
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.mli b/cpdfcommand.mli
index 75d8f68..7089877 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.mli
+++ b/cpdfcommand.mli
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ val go_withargv : string array -> unit
 
 (**/**)
 exception StayOnError
+
+val null : unit -> unit
diff --git a/cpdfdraw.ml b/cpdfdraw.ml
index 2e10c2f..0bf0b8d 100644
--- a/cpdfdraw.ml
+++ b/cpdfdraw.ml
@@ -248,22 +248,22 @@ let rec ops_of_drawop dryrun pdf endpage filename bates batespad num page = func
   | Opacity v -> [Pdfops.Op_gs (extgstate "/ca" v)]
   | SOpacity v -> [Pdfops.Op_gs (extgstate "/CA" v)]
   | FontPack (identifier, cpdffont, codepoints) ->
-      (*Printf.printf "FontPack op: %s\n" identifier;*)
+      (*Printf.printf "FontPack op: |%s|\n%!" identifier;*)
       let fontpack =
         match Hashtbl.find !fontpacks identifier with
         | (fontpack, _) ->
-            (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw FontPack op: using existing fontpack %s\n" identifier;*)
+            (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw FontPack op: using existing fontpack |%s|\n%!" identifier;*)
             fontpack
         | exception Not_found ->
-            (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw FontPack op: storing new fontpack %s\n" identifier;*)
+            (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw FontPack op: storing new fontpack |%s|\n%!" identifier;*)
             let fontpack =
               match cpdffont with
               | PreMadeFontPack fp ->
-                  (*Printf.printf "it's a pre-made font pack\n"; *)
+                  (*Printf.printf "it's a pre-made font pack\n%!";*)
                   fp
               | EmbedInfo {fontfile; fontname; encoding} ->
                   let codepoints = map fst (list_of_hashtbl codepoints) in
-                    (*Printf.printf "%i codepoints to embed\n" (length codepoints);*)
+                    (*Printf.printf "%i codepoints to embed\n%!" (length codepoints);*)
                     if codepoints = [] then default_fontpack else 
                       Cpdfembed.embed_truetype pdf ~fontfile ~fontname ~codepoints ~encoding
               | ExistingNamedFont ->
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ let rec ops_of_drawop dryrun pdf endpage filename bates batespad num page = func
                 Not_found ->
                   let o = if dryrun then 0 else Pdftext.write_font pdf font in
                   let name = fresh_name "/F" in
-                    (*Printf.printf "Adding font %s as %s\n" identifier name;*)
+                    (*Printf.printf "Adding font %s as %s\n%!" identifier name;*)
                     Hashtbl.replace (res ()).fonts (identifier, n) (name, o);
                     name)
             (fst fontpack)
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ let rec ops_of_drawop dryrun pdf endpage filename bates batespad num page = func
           (res ()).page_names <- ns @ (res ()).page_names;
           []
   | Font (identifier, size) ->
-      (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw Font op: Changing to stored font %s\n" identifier;*)
+      (*Printf.printf "Cpdfdraw Font op: Changing to stored font %s\n%!" identifier;*)
       let fontpack, codepoints = Hashtbl.find !fontpacks identifier in
         (res ()).current_fontpack <- (identifier, fontpack);
         if dryrun then (res ()).current_fontpack_codepoints <- codepoints;
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
index 319b14e..156938b 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.ml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 open Pdfutil
 open Cpdferror
 
-let embed_font = ref (fun () -> Cpdfembed.ExistingNamedFont)
-let getfontname = ref (fun () -> "")
-let getfontsize = ref (fun () -> 0.)
-let setfontname = ref (fun _ -> ())
-let setfontsize = ref (fun _ -> ())
+let embed_font = ref (fun () -> Printf.printf "BAD *\n%!"; Cpdfembed.ExistingNamedFont)
+let setdrawing = ref (fun () -> Printf.printf "BAD **\n%!"; ())
+let getfontname = ref (fun () -> Printf.printf "BAD ***\n%!"; "")
+let getfontsize = ref (fun () -> Printf.printf "BAD ****\n%!"; 0.)
+let setfontname = ref (fun _ -> Printf.printf "BAD *****\n%!"; ())
+let setfontsize = ref (fun _ -> Printf.printf "BAD ******\n%!"; ())
 
 let ttfs = null_hash ()
 
diff --git a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
index f7ddb0f..11a1bdd 100644
--- a/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
+++ b/cpdfdrawcontrol.mli
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ val getfontname : (unit -> string) ref
 val getfontsize : (unit -> float) ref
 val setfontname : (string -> unit) ref
 val setfontsize : (float -> unit) ref
+val setdrawing : (unit -> unit) ref
 val ttfs : (string, (string * Cpdfembed.cpdffont)) Hashtbl.t
 val fontpack_initialised : bool ref
 val drawops : (string * Cpdfdraw.drawops list) list ref