The polished shifter shown above are in the correct position, but that started with the 7700 group. The 7400 group still has the 270-degree windup, and the tilted "start," but the R shifter is zero'd out parallel to it, not along the tube. It can be pushed forward one click, but that is a non-shifting click. The correct "rest" position is parallel to the L shifter.
At least this set is. It's 8-sp, and it goes back 7 clicks.