Okay, I looked at the screenshots again. It does indeed seem like you selected a square image.
On more thought, I guess it would not be possible to select anything but a square image using this feature. So, you select a square area of your image but it chops off a part of the selected area.
I assume this happens with any image you try. Have you tried using a different browser?
I saw your screenshots in trac. Please tell me if I understand what you’re trying to do.
Based on those screenshots, it appears you are trying to crop an avatar and make it a non-square size. Is that true?
If so, avatars (as used in the WordPress world and many other places) have a square dimension. That is why the extra black bar got added to your crop. The Image processing code for changing your avatar is set to output a square-dimensioned image.
I, too, have been investigating Amazon EC2. I will be using Amazon’s S3 for a site, but have not yet determined if I want to also take advantage of Amazon’s Compute Cloud services. Either way, here are a few links that might point you in the right direction:
1. This guy is already doing what you want to do. He runs his WordPress-based site on EC2 using S3. He talks about the process in this article. Perhaps you could contact him for more details if needed.
BuddyPress member themes should be located under /wp-content/bp-themes/.
Please note, just recently this changed. Before, the BP member themes were installed under /wp-content/member-themes/.
Of course, it depends on which version of BP you’re running, but you should check to see if you have a /bp-themes/ or a /member-themes/ folder under /wp-content/. Then, make sure that you have an actual member-based theme installed in that folder.
I made a minor, aesthetic change to the widget control screen. I did not like the way the text was not inline with the radio buttons. Now it is.
The executing code has not changed. So, if you’ve already downloaded this widget, the only reason to grab the new version is if you want the mentioned aesthetic change too.
I’m still looking for additional testers and more input. Once it has been kicked around for awhile, I’ll make any necessary changes and then submit this widget to the repository.
