[Inspector UXR] Rotated text labels in layout explorer
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- Dart
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Description
_This issue has been broken out of https://github.com/flutter/devtools/issues/2890_
### Rotated text labels
We feel the vertically rotated labels are difficult to read, requiring the user to tilt their head.

### Suggestions
* Avoid having labels that require tilting your head to read them.
* Rearrange the layouts so that labels can be rearranged or repositioned to be easily readable.
* Consider the content that needs to be shown here
* Evaluate if showing “width x height” in the middle of the component would make more sense
* Evaluate clarifying the box constraints display.
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue concerns rotated text labels in the Layout Explorer; begin by inspecting that UI and the attached screenshot. Compare the current label orientation and layout with the listed readability and information-display suggestions, then establish an agreed arrangement and verify that labels no longer require tilting.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- dart, flutter
- Domain
- design, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100