Using PanelComponent for Text Rendering

Learn how to use PanelComponent and LineComponent for clean, professional text overlays with proper styling and alignment.

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Introduction to PanelComponent

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Objective

Understand why PanelComponent is better than raw graphics.drawString().

Explanation

PanelComponent is RuneLite's recommended way to render text overlays. It provides: - Automatic background rendering - Proper text alignment - Color support - Better performance - Consistent styling Instead of using `graphics.drawString()`, you create a PanelComponent and add LineComponent objects to it.

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