diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdcd0f74..86575ee3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ First time you start it up you should also run `yarn prep data`
 - [ ] XYY is probaably now possible
 - [ ] Bug: rotate in polar coordinates doesn't work right
 - [ ] Ad hoc lints seem possible, do a spike
+- [ ] Directional subtlies for aligns
 - [x] Similarly, would like to work through the various options for the examples. Delete, Edit, Hide (not Mute) seem good. If you're going to Hide, then ideally you provide a selective unhide (dropdown of names is the easiest) as well as the unhide all. Your Solo means "hide everything else" which I'm not convinced is worth a button. However, a "full screen" or "fit width" "fit height" options that scales it up and reduces the rest to thumbnails might be cool. And I'm sure there are a few more we'll discover as we work with it.
 - [x] Albers color theory games style examples
 
diff --git a/src/content-modules/contextual-tools/DistributePoints.svelte b/src/content-modules/contextual-tools/DistributePoints.svelte
index f2b8c89a..c8924e55 100644
--- a/src/content-modules/contextual-tools/DistributePoints.svelte
+++ b/src/content-modules/contextual-tools/DistributePoints.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
   import { Color, colorPickerConfig } from "../../lib/Color";
   import colorStore from "../../stores/color-store";
   import focusStore from "../../stores/focus-store";
-  import { buttonStyle, buttonStyleDisabled } from "../../lib/styles";
+  import { buttonStyle } from "../../lib/styles";
 
   $: colors = $colorStore.currentPal.colors;
   $: focusedColors = $focusStore.focusedColors;
   $: colorSpace = $colorStore.currentPal.colorSpace;
   $: config = colorPickerConfig[colorSpace];
+  $: zName = colorPickerConfig[colorSpace].zChannel;
 
   type Direction = "horizontal" | "vertical" | "in z space";
   function distributePoints(direction: Direction) {
@@ -33,10 +34,10 @@
       const zIdx = config.zChannelIndex;
       if (direction === "horizontal") {
         newPoint[xIdx] = minPoint[xIdx] * (1 - t) + maxPoint[xIdx] * t;
-      } else if (direction === "in z space") {
-        newPoint[zIdx] = minPoint[zIdx] * (1 - t) + maxPoint[zIdx] * t;
-      } else {
+      } else if (direction === "vertical") {
         newPoint[yIdx] = minPoint[yIdx] * (1 - t) + maxPoint[yIdx] * t;
+      } else {
+        newPoint[zIdx] = minPoint[zIdx] * (1 - t) + maxPoint[zIdx] * t;
       }
       return newPoint as Channels;
     });
@@ -51,7 +52,11 @@
 
     colorStore.setCurrentPalColors(newColors);
   }
-  const directions: Direction[] = ["horizontal", "vertical", "in z space"];
+  $: directions = [
+    "horizontal",
+    "vertical",
+    `in ${zName} space`,
+  ] as Direction[];
 </script>
 
 {#if focusedColors.length > 2}
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@
   <div class="flex flex-wrap">
     {#each directions as direction}
       <button class={buttonStyle} on:click={() => distributePoints(direction)}>
-        {direction}ly
+        {direction}
       </button>
     {/each}
   </div>