Hi @toink
As I mentioned. All features and bugs are tracked on Github: Email alerts, Custom subject and Additional email text, Show current server time in the dialog
Gauge:
I would probably say you are looking for a different visualization that Gauge.
Vertical table:
You are likely looking for something like this:
https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/4392 - upvote by clicking 
on the first post
You can also transpose the results via SQL.
Required filters:
Have read here: Mandatory dashboard filter(s)