NSDictionary *attributes = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
		[NSFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:12], NSFontAttributeName,
		[NSColor blackColor], NSForegroundColorAttributeName, nil];
    
	NSAttributedString *myString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] 
		initWithString:@"hello" attributes: attributes];
								
	float stringHeight = [myString size].height;
	float stringWidth = [myString size].width;
	
	NSString *simpleString=@"hello";
	
	NSImage* anImage = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:NSMakeSize(stringHeight,  stringWidth)];
	//[imageName drawString];
	[anImage lockFocus];
	//[simpleString drawInRect:NSMakeRect(0,0, [anImage size].height, [anImage size].width) withAttributes:attributes];
	[myString drawAtPoint:NSZeroPoint];
	[anImage unlockFocus];