// g2.setPaint(paint);
// Color color = getColor(ITEM_LABEL_COLOR);
// g2.setForeground(color);
g2.setFont(labelFont);
final String label = generator.generateLabel(dataset, series, item);
// get the label position..
ItemLabelPosition position = null;
if (!negative) {
position = this.getPositiveItemLabelPosition(series, item);