@Section
   @Title { "@Rotate" }
   @Tag { rotate }
@Begin
@PP
rotate.sym @Index { @@Rotate symbol }
rotation @Index { Rotation of object }
The @@Rotate symbol will rotate its
right parameter counterclockwise an amount given in degrees (positive or
negative) by its left parameter.  For example,
@ID @Code {
"30d  @Rotate  { hello, world }"
}
has result
@ID {
30d  @Rotate  { hello, world }
}
Before rotating the object, @@OneCol and @@OneRow are applied to it.  The
result is a rectangle whose marks pass through the point where the
original marks crossed:
@ID {
   @ShowMarks
   { 0.6c @Wide 0.3c @High ^| 2.2c @Wide ^/ 0.2c @High }

&4m => &4m

   @ShowMarks
   {
	30d @Rotate
	{	@ShowMarks
		{ 0.6c @Wide 0.3c @High ^| 2.2c @Wide ^/ 0.2c @High }
	}
   }
}
As this example shows, rotation by an angle other than a multiple of
ninety degrees introduces quite a lot of white space.  So, for example, the
result of
@ID {
@Code { "-30d" "@Rotate" 30d "@Rotate" }  @I object
}
is a much larger object than {@I object}, despite the fact that one
rotation cancels the other.
@PP
Rotation of objects containing receptive and recursive symbols is
permitted, but for angles other than multiples of ninety degrees it is
best to make the size of the rotated object clear with @@Wide and
@@High symbols:
@ID @Code {
"30d @Rotate 5i @Wide 4i @High"
"{   //1i @TextPlace"
"    //1i"
"}"
}
This is because for angles other than multiples of ninety degrees the
space available for @Code "@TextPlace" to occupy is indeterminate, and
the result is poor.
@End @Section