LinearBarVertical fill gradient is same orientation as horizontal LinearBar

General JUCE discussion
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using JUCE 3.1.1

LinearBarVertical fill gradient is a vertical gradient (same orientation as the horizontal LinearBar) which gives not the intended visual effect

is there a way to rotate the gradient manually without an explicit user-draw ?

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That's just how the standard look + feel chooses to draw it. You'd have to create your own LookAndFeel class and tweak the drawing code to suit your own preference if you want to change it.