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[Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, "Rotation" does make more sense, and it's a compact word.
Add degree symbols to each rotation value, and use 0 90 180 270 instead of
doing the + - thing.

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 4:19 AM, Clemens Koller <cko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
>
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