Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 02:08:57PM -0400, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
I'm glad to hear that other people think such features would be useful.
I hadn't gotten to chime in, but yes, by all means, I think that user-specifiable crop and zoom parameters would be a useful addition to MediaWiki.
Apropos of the thumbnailing issue, it might actually be a huge advantage to be able to crop and zoom.
Consider the case where we have a historical photograph showing several notable people. We have the option of simply showing the same image against each of those people, or uploading multiple cropped fragments showing each person in turn.
Imagine the possibilities of uploading a single image showing all those people and then being able to show just the appropriate face in the article, linking through to the main image for context.
HTH HAND