I added the easy top, middle, bottom functionality with these patches. Please feel free to include them in future releases, or modify them to your hearts desire.
diff -ur orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/functions.php nextgen-gallery/admin/functions.php
--- orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/functions.php 2011-08-15 13:37:31.000000000 -0600
+++ nextgen-gallery/admin/functions.php 2011-10-16 11:03:54.643408787 -0600
@@ -286,7 +286,23 @@
// first resize to the wanted width
$thumb->resize($ngg->options['thumbwidth'], 0);
// get optimal y startpos
- $ypos = ($thumb->currentDimensions['height'] - $ngg->options['thumbheight']) / 2;
+ //$ypos = get_Ypos($ngg->options['vcropalign']);
+ switch ($ngg->options['vcropalign']) {
+ case "middle":
+ $ypos = ($thumb->currentDimensions['height'] - $ngg->options['thumbheight']) / 2;
+ break;
+
+ case "top":
+ $ypos = 0;
+ break;
+
+ case "bottom":
+ $ypos = ($thumb->currentDimensions['height'] - $ngg->options['thumbheight']);
+ break;
+
+ default: //middle
+ $ypos = ($thumb->currentDimensions['height'] - $ngg->options['thumbheight']) / 2;
+ }
$thumb->crop(0, $ypos, $ngg->options['thumbwidth'],$ngg->options['thumbheight']);
} else {
// first resize to the wanted height
@@ -1457,7 +1473,7 @@
return $message;
}
-
+
} // END class nggAdmin
/**
diff -ur orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-galleries.php nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-galleries.php
--- orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-galleries.php 2011-08-15 13:37:31.000000000 -0600
+++ nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-galleries.php 2011-10-16 09:47:29.883202949 -0600
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@
<td><input type="checkbox" name="thumbfix" value="1" <?php checked('1', $ngg->options['thumbfix']); ?> />
<br /><small><?php _e('Ignore the aspect ratio, no portrait thumbnails','nggallery') ?></small></td>
</tr>
+ <tr valign="top">
+ <th align="left">Vertical Crop Alignment</th>
+ <td><select name="vcropalign">
+ <option value="top"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'top' ); ?>>Top</option>
+ <option value="middle"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'middle' ); ?>>Middle</option>
+ <option value="bottom"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'bottom' ); ?>>Bottom</option>
+ </select>
+ <br /><small>Only matters if Set Fix Dimension is selected</small>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
<tr align="right">
<td colspan="2" class="submit">
<input class="button-primary" type="submit" name="TB_NewThumbnail" value="<?php _e('OK', 'nggallery');?>" />
diff -ur orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-images.php nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-images.php
--- orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-images.php 2011-08-15 13:37:31.000000000 -0600
+++ nextgen-gallery/admin/manage-images.php 2011-10-16 09:47:29.873202952 -0600
@@ -622,6 +622,16 @@
<td><input type="checkbox" name="thumbfix" value="1" <?php checked('1', $ngg->options['thumbfix']); ?> />
<br /><small><?php _e('Ignore the aspect ratio, no portrait thumbnails','nggallery') ?></small></td>
</tr>
+ <tr valign="top">
+ <th align="left">Vertical Crop Alignment</th>
+ <td><select name="vcropalign">
+ <option value="top"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'top' ); ?>>Top</option>
+ <option value="middle"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'middle' ); ?>>Middle</option>
+ <option value="bottom"<?php selected( $ngg->options['vcropalign'], 'bottom' ); ?>>Bottom</option>
+ </select>
+ <br /><small>Only matters if Set Fix Dimension is selected</small>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
<tr align="right">
<td colspan="2" class="submit">
<input class="button-primary" type="submit" name="TB_NewThumbnail" value="<?php _e('OK', 'nggallery');?>" />
diff -ur orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage.php nextgen-gallery/admin/manage.php
--- orig/nextgen-gallery/admin/manage.php 2011-08-15 13:37:31.000000000 -0600
+++ nextgen-gallery/admin/manage.php 2011-10-16 09:47:29.863202949 -0600
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
$ngg->options['thumbwidth'] = (int) $_POST['thumbwidth'];
$ngg->options['thumbheight'] = (int) $_POST['thumbheight'];
$ngg->options['thumbfix'] = (bool) $_POST['thumbfix'];
+ $ngg->options['vcropalign'] = (string) $_POST['vcropalign'];
// What is in the case the user has no if cap 'NextGEN Change options' ? Check feedback
update_option('ngg_options', $ngg->options);
Missed saving the option for manage-images. This patch will fix it after the above patch has been applied
# This patch file was generated by NetBeans IDE
# It uses platform neutral UTF-8 encoding and \n newlines.
--- 1.1
+++ 1.2
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
$ngg->options['thumbwidth'] = (int) $_POST['thumbwidth'];
$ngg->options['thumbheight'] = (int) $_POST['thumbheight'];
$ngg->options['thumbfix'] = (bool) $_POST['thumbfix'];
+ $ngg->options['vcropalign'] = (string) $_POST['vcropalign'];
\ No newline at end of file
// What is in the case the user has no if cap 'NextGEN Change options' ? Check feedback
update_option('ngg_options', $ngg->options);
