Bug 510790 - Drawing tablet dial action should read "Clockwise" & "Counter-clockwise" (or curved arrows) instead of "Up" and "Down"
Summary: Drawing tablet dial action should read "Clockwise" & "Counter-clockwise" (or ...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_tablet (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.91
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2025-10-19 13:17 UTC by Higgins
Modified: 2025-11-27 21:27 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Select Dial/Ring Action dialog box (36.38 KB, image/png)
2025-10-19 13:17 UTC, Higgins
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Description Higgins 2025-10-19 13:17:01 UTC
Created attachment 185903 [details]
Select Dial/Ring Action dialog box

SUMMARY
Currently in tablet settings when modifying a dial action it reads Up/Down which is confusing depending on which side of the dial you're rotating it with.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open System Settings -> Drawing Tablet -> Pad and select a Dial to assign an action to

OBSERVED RESULT
Dialog box has "Up:" and "Down:"

EXPECTED RESULT
Dialog box should read "Clockwise:" and "Counter-clockwise:" or (better) have curved arrows indicating direction.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.91
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.12.53-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
When working on adding a tablet via libwacom and udev-hid-bpf, the result of clockwise/counterclockwise dial motions are confusing when labeled as Up/Down. (see attachment)

For example, when moving a dial this is the raw USB output:
    01 00 00 00 00 00 (01) 00    clockwise
    01 00 00 00 00 00 (ff) 00    counter-clockwise

And when set up to go clockwise (1) and counterclockwise (-1) in udev-hid-bpf the "Up:" label is referring to counterclockwise motion. (If you're rotating up from the right side of the dial, that would make sense, but if you rotate up from the left side of the dial, it seems reversed.)

This is mostly a clarity issue since a dial on the left or right side of a tablet, or if someone left-handed or right handed, might be adjusting the dial from a different angle where Up/Down is relative.

Indicating the actual direction would be much clearer.
Comment 1 Joshua Goins 2025-11-27 21:27:40 UTC
This is sensible to me!