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[Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

On 2017-03-28 12:30, Ingo Kletti wrote:
> Am 28.03.2017 um 10:06 schrieb Fabrizio Tappero:
>> [...]
>> In my opinion, I think "(degrees)" should not be plural and should not
>> between brackets but if you like it this way so be it.
> 
> Concerning the brackets, the 'Bureau International des Poids et Mesures' 
> states that units should be separated by a forward slash:
> 
> http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/section5-3.html

The forward slash / is supposed to be a division here, IMO.
When you put plain numbers into a table without dimensions, it's supposed it got divided in the header of the table.


But...

> And, to be consequent in nit-picking, the orientations should be 0°, 
> 90°, 180° and 270°.

...that would be my favorite, too - put the dimension right to the values.

I am not a native english speaker, but I would call the above "Rotation", to be precise - a counterclockwise turn with a positive magnitude.

"Orientation" might be useful for the mirroring stuff: "Default" (right reading), Mirror horizontally / vertically.

"Alignment" for left/center/top/bottom/right...

*Wish*
Visual representations of all these radiobuttons would make the UIs way more intuitive.

Regards,

Clemens