Allow images in galleries to have their own borders
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	• bzimport
	Nov 25 2008, 6:44 AM

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Author: denelson83

Description:
I would like to see images that have white edges be able to accept borders in a gallery context, simply by adding the string "|border" to the line in a gallery definition that refers to such an image, for example:

<gallery>
Image:ICS_Sierra.svg|border|S: I am operating astern propulsion.** With one or more numerals, speed in knots.
</gallery>

Version: 1.14.x
Severity: enhancement
OS: Windows XP
Platform: PC
Whiteboard: aklapper-moreinfo
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_maritime_signal_flags&oldid=253959562#Letters

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Reference: bz16457

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Allow <gallery> to use thumb borders	mediawiki/core	master	+52 -5

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• bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Lowest.Nov 21 2014, 10:28 PM

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• bzimport created this task.Nov 25 2008, 6:44 AM

Hi denelson83! Sorry that nobody has taken a look at this report yet and given feedback.

What would be the usecase for this request?

denelson83: What would be the usecase for this request?

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Change 312746 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender):
Allow <gallery> to use thumb borders

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/312746

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Change 312746 abandoned by Umherirrender:
Allow <gallery> to use thumb borders

Reason:
No longer support for this patch set - feel free to upload under own name and work on, if needed

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/312746

Umherirrender removed Umherirrender as the assignee of this task.May 8 2017, 2:18 PM

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Change 312746 restored by Umherirrender:
Allow <gallery> to use thumb borders

Reason:
It is part of the german community whitelist, maybe there are reviewer from WMDE

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/312746

It is part of the german community whitelist, maybe there are reviewer from WMDE

See https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Umfragen/Technische_W%C3%BCnsche_2017/Mediendateien#Rahmen_f.C3.BCr_Bilder_in_Galerien_.28.22Border.22-Option.29

Tobi_WMDE_SW subscribed.Jul 17 2017, 1:21 PM

Hey @Umherirrender ,
first off all, thanks for your effort and the patch. Sadly the solution you propose is a bit controversial as you might have noticed through the comments by @thiemowmde on the patch. We also discussed the topic briefly in our team and did not come up with a simple answer. That's why we would like to open the discussion in this ticket to get more feedback on your solution and alternatives.

The original problem described in the wish from the German speaking technical wishlist[1]:

Some images need visible borders to make them better distinguishable from the background. This is a common problem with flags and symbols with many white areas.

On thumbnail images you have the option to add a |border parameter for quite some time now, but this is missing for the gallery.

You can find an example for the problem here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfe_Diskussion:Galerie#Hintergrundfarbe_anpassbar.3F . The flag in the second image in the gallery has a white area at the button that is hard to distinguish from the background of the gallery frame. In the thumbnail view for the same image on the right side of the text the small border helps in that case.

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Umfragen/Technische_W%C3%BCnsche_2017/Mediendateien#Rahmen_f.C3.BCr_Bilder_in_Galerien_.28.22Border.22-Option.29

WMDE-Fisch added a subscriber: Lea_WMDE.Jul 25 2017, 12:27 PM

Feel free to commit alternatives

@matthiasmullie poking you hoping you are the right one to poke here :-), feel free to poke / add others

Change 312746 abandoned by Umherirrender:
Allow <gallery> to use thumb borders

Reason:
Needs more work on how to do, see task for more comments

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/312746

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Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Feb 4 2022, 11:02 AM

Jdlrobson moved this task from Backlog to Gallery slideshow: Review post-rewrite on the MediaWiki-Gallery board.Feb 17 2023, 11:18 PM

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