On 5/3/2018 1:28 PM, jp charras wrote:
> Le 03/05/2018 à 18:44, Wayne Stambaugh a écrit :
>> I did notice one thing that is a bit odd in the first patch.  The rotate
>> menu entries use -> and <- to signify clockwise and counter-clockwise
>> directions.  I'm not sure this is clear to the user.  If we need to
>> avoid the verbosity of CW and CCW then maybe we should use + and - instead.
>>
> 
> I am never thrilled by using + and - instead of CW and CCW.
> 
> Just because I do not know what is the meaning of + (or -)
> 
> If + is the positive rotation using mathematical positive angle rotation 
> definition, it is
> equivalent to CCW.
> But I am not sure this is the way it is understood by all users and I find 
> this notation ambiguous.
> 

Me neither.  I prefer CW and CCW.  + and - were suggestions as an
improvement over -> and <-.  It appears that the menu icons actually
show the correct axis rotation.

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