diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a498b2c..2678494 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ int main() {
     Bitmap bitmap;
     bitmap.load("../res/font.bmp");
 
-    std::string str = "Hello, World!";
+    std::string str;
+    std::cout << "string to draw: ";
+    std::cin >> str;
 
     //values used to calculate the coordinates of the characters
-    int xOffset = 1;
+    int xOffset = 2;
     int yOffset = 2;
-    int xSize = 6;
+    int xSize = 5;
     int ySize = 7;
     int xCount = 18;
-    int xStart = 0;
+    int xStart = 1;
     int yStart = 2;
 
     //print vertical
@@ -41,12 +43,18 @@ int main() {
 
             //print current row of the current character
             for (int j = x; j < x + xSize; j++) {
-                auto *pixel = (unsigned int *) bitmap.getPixel(j, i + y);
-                if (*pixel == 0) {
+                char *pixel_ptr = bitmap.getPixel(j, i + y);
+                unsigned int pixel = 0;
+                *((char*)&pixel+0) = pixel_ptr[0];
+                *((char*)&pixel+1) = pixel_ptr[1];
+                *((char*)&pixel+2) = pixel_ptr[2];
+
+                if (pixel == 0) {
                     std::cout << " ";
                 } else {
-                    std::cout << "1";
+                   std::cout << "1";
                 }
+
             }
             std::cout << " ";
         }