Bug 499335

Summary: Notebook monitor's rotation does not match UI icon
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Fernando M. Muniz <fernandommuniz>
Component: kcm_kscreenAssignee: kscreen-bugs-null <kscreen-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal CC: nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: 6.2.5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: Video of the issue.
90º Counter-Clock wise.

Description Fernando M. Muniz 2025-01-30 17:07:36 UTC 
The UI shows the base of the base (bottom) of my notebook monitor to the right, but when applying it, the base (bottom) of the monitor goes to the left.

If I'm just wrong, I would like to request dynamic arrows to tell the user what direction and how much the monitor will rotate in relation to what it currently is set.

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.10-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 8.1 GB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 82MG
System Version: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q [Discrete]
GPU 2: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.30 GHz [Integrated]
Comment 1 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-01-30 17:10:41 UTC 
Created attachment 177829 [details]
Video of the issue.
Comment 2 Fernando M. Muniz 2025-01-30 18:38:56 UTC 
Created attachment 177833 [details]
90º Counter-Clock wise.

I thought this could be a "compensate this monitor position" instead of a "rotate into this direction", HOWEVER the infotip/tooltip confirms it is supposed to be a rotation button.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-01-31 16:20:50 UTC 
This is actually intentional; the idea is that the icon shows the physical orientation of the screen itself (so you can accurately pick which one to click) rather than the virtual orientation of the content on it.