It is counter-clockwise [ci skip]

docs/imviz/plugins.rst

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Simple Image Rotation
 
 This plugins rotates image(s) by the given angle.
 You can select viewer but that option only shows when applicable.
-You can enter the desired rotation angle in degrees clockwise.
+You can enter the desired rotation angle in degrees counter-clockwise.
 Click on the :guilabel:`ROTATE` button to finalize.
 
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jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/rotate_image/rotate_image.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class RotateImageSimple(TemplateMixin, ViewerSelectMixin):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self._theta = 0  # degrees, clockwise
+        self._theta = 0  # degrees, counter-clockwise
 
     def vue_rotate_image(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # We only grab the value here to avoid constantly updating as
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def vue_rotate_image(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         viewer = self.app._viewer_by_id(self.viewer_selected)
 
-        # TODO: Is this really clockwise? Does it take negative angle?
-        # Rotate selected viewer canvas. This changes zoom too.
+        # Rotate selected viewer canvas.
+        # TODO: This changes zoom too? astrofrog will fix translation issue?
         affine_transform = Affine2D().rotate_deg(self._theta)
         viewer.state.affine_matrix = affine_transform
 

jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/rotate_image/rotate_image.vue

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           v-model="angle"
           type="number"
           label="Angle"
-          hint="Rotation angle in degrees clockwise"
+          hint="Rotation angle in degrees counter-clockwise"
         ></v-text-field>
       </v-col>
     </v-row>