[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18027: reducing the confusion about twenty-eleven header image

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#18027: reducing the confusion about twenty-eleven header image
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 Reporter:  walid3         |       Owner:  iandstewart
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |
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Comment (by iandstewart):

 I really, really like the idea of adding an optional description to the
 featured image module. Right now the outcome can be a bit surprising.
 Plus, it would definitely be needed if/when we have multiple feature
 images.

 It'd also be nice to add an optional step for user-cropping -- similar to
 the custom header cropping -- when uploading featured images. It would
 take all of the surprise out of theme-enforced cropping. As a bonus, it
 would be incredibly useful for themers wanting to use 1 featured image
 with different sized thumbnails in different places. You could have the
 option of cropping a thumbnail for each image size the theme was adding.
 RIght now users would have to be master photo composers to make that
 something like that work effectively with an image.

 @walid3 It could mean a lot of options to accommodate every possible
 header layout with just the custom header feature. It's really only meant
 for uploading images at one size. If you post a screenshot
 [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates in the support
 forums] and let me know about it I'll see if I can help you out with just
 some custom CSS (ignoring or hiding the custom header) that accomplishes
 what you're looking for.

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