Aligned linear dimension tool displays mirror image text

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Why is the distance in millimeters displayed by the Aligned Linear Dimension tool showing in mirror image text? See Example.

System information: 2019 Intel Mac Pro, Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)

Application: KiCad PCB Editor x86_64 on x86_64
Version: 8.0.7, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.6
FreeType 2.13.2
HarfBuzz 8.3.0
FontConfig 2.15.0
libcurl/8.7.1 (SecureTransport) LibreSSL/3.3.6 zlib/1.2.12 nghttp2/1.61.0

Platform: macOS Sonoma Version 14.6.1 (Build 23G93), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac
OpenGL: ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon Pro 5300M OpenGL Engine, 2.1 ATI-5.5.17

Build Info:
Date: Dec 2 2024 23:28:39
wxWidgets: 3.2.6 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.84.0
OCC: 7.7.2
Curl: 7.87.0
ngspice: 42
Compiler: Clang 14.0.3 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:

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On 8.0.7-74 Testing on Windows, I can get mirrored text if I select B side and then use this tool.
This doesn’t make sense to me.

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From the colour, it looks like you’ve drawn the dimension on B.Cu. You’re not supposed to do that anyway. I usually draw dimensions on User.Drawings. Then the text will always be correct whether you have or have not flipped the board view.

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What happens if you want to dimension SMD parts on the B side? Mirrored text is wrong here as traditionally even B side artwork is viewed from above

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It won’t be mirrored if on an unpaired layer.

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Clearly the consensus is that the software should lightly punish people for having the audacity to measure things on the flip side. I, for one, have nothing but respect for our new hand-slapping UI overlords. Thanks for your help!

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It’s not punishing anybody for measuring on the flip side. Try exporting your board as gerbers - your measurement on that copper layer will be exported as if you wanted it preserved for ever on your PCB copper. That’s why it gets flipped - it is nonsensical to have non-inverted items on a rear copper layer.

Place the measurements on a non-copper, non-inverting layer (like the user layers suggested above) and they a) won’t turn in to copper in your gerbers, and b) won’t be flipped.