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Subject: Re: [3/4] [PATCH] start angle (option of circular_progress) is
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On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 08:52:08PM +0400, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> =D0=92 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:52:13 +0400
> Vladimir Testov <vladimir.testov@rosalab.ru> =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=
=82:
>=20
> > In current state, start angle is measured in "parrots", where 1 "parr=
ot" =3D 1 /=20
> > 256 of full circle.
> >=20
> > With simple patch we can set start angle in degrees (which makes no d=
ifference=20
> > for the program, but makes configuration to be more user-friendly)
> >=20
>=20
> This has compatibility issue and probably cannot be done without
> introducing theme file format version.
>=20
> What about adding new parameter name instead (although start_angle_angl=
e
> looks rather silly)?

start_angle_degrees?

Could have start_angle_radians too (although it would need floating
point to be useful).

Could even have start_angle_gradians

--=20
Len Sorensen