cropVariants¶

cropVariants ¶

Type: array
Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']
Scope: Proc. / Display

Main crop, focus area and cover area configuration.

Default configuration:

'cropVariants' => [
   'default' => [
      'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.crop_variant.default',
      'allowedAspectRatios' => [
         '16:9' => [
            'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.16_9',
            'value' => 16 / 9
         ],
         '3:2' => [
            'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.3_2',
            'value' => 3 / 2
         ],
         '4:3' => [
            'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.4_3',
            'value' => 4 / 3
         ],
         '1:1' => [
            'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.1_1',
            'value' => 1.0
         ],
         'NaN' => [
            'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.free',
            'value' => 0.0
         ],
      ],
      'selectedRatio' => 'NaN',
      'cropArea' => [
         'x' => 0.0,
         'y' => 0.0,
         'width' => 1.0,
         'height' => 1.0,
      ],
   ],
]

Above configuration is a fall back if no other more specific configuration has been given.

Examples¶

Define multiple crop variants¶

It is possible to define multiple crop variants. The array key is used as identifier for the ratio and the label is specified with the "title" and the actual (floating point) ratio with the "value" key. The value must be of PHP type float, not only a string.

'config' => [
   'type' => 'imageManipulation',
   'cropVariants' => [
      'mobile' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
         'allowedAspectRatios' => [
            '4:3' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.4_3',
               'value' => 4 / 3
            ],
            'NaN' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.free',
               'value' => 0.0
            ],
         ],
      ],
      'desktop' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.desktop',
         'allowedAspectRatios' => [
            '4:3' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.4_3',
               'value' => 4 / 3
            ],
            'NaN' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.free',
               'value' => 0.0
            ],
         ],
      ],
   ]
]

Define initial crop area¶

It is also possible to define an initial crop area. If no initial crop area is defined, the default selected crop area will cover the complete image. Crop areas are defined relatively with floating point numbers. The x and y coordinates and width and height must be specified for that. The below example has an initial crop area in the size the previous image cropper provided by default.

'config' => [
   'type' => 'imageManipulation',
   'cropVariants' => [
      'mobile' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
         'cropArea' => [
            'x' => 0.1,
            'y' => 0.1,
            'width' => 0.8,
            'height' => 0.8,
         ],
      ],
   ],
]

Add a focus area¶

Users can also select a focus area, when configured. The focus area is always inside the crop area and marks the area in the image which must be visible for the image to transport its meaning. The selected area is persisted to the database but will have no effect on image processing. The data points are however made available as data attribute when using the <f:image /> view helper.

The below example adds a focus area, which is initially one third of the size of the image and centered.

'config' => [
   'type' => 'imageManipulation',
   'cropVariants' => [
      'mobile' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
         'focusArea' => [
            'x' => 1 / 3,
            'y' => 1 / 3,
            'width' => 1 / 3,
            'height' => 1 / 3,
         ],
      ],
   ],
]

Define cover areas¶

Very often images are used in a context, where they are overlaid with other DOM elements, like a headline. To give editors a hint which area of the image is affected, when selecting a crop area, it is possible to define multiple so called cover areas. These areas are shown inside the crop area. The focus area cannot intersect with any of the cover areas.

'config' => [
   'type' => 'imageManipulation',
   'cropVariants' => [
      'mobile' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
         'coverAreas' => [
            [
               'x' => 0.05,
               'y' => 0.85,
               'width' => 0.9,
               'height' => 0.1,
            ]
         ],
      ],
   ],
]

The above configuration examples are basically meant to add one single cropping configuration to sys_file_reference, which will then apply in every record, which reference images.

Configuration per content element¶

It is however also possible to provide a configuration per content element. If you for example want a different cropping configuration for tt_content images, then you can add the following to your image field configuration of tt_content records:

'config' => [
   'overrideChildTca' => [
      'columns' => [
         'crop' => [
            'config' => [
               'cropVariants' => [
                  'mobile' => [
                     'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
                     'cropArea' => [
                        'x' => 0.1,
                        'y' => 0.1,
                        'width' => 0.8,
                        'height' => 0.8,
                     ],
                  ],
               ],
            ],
         ],
      ],
   ],
]

Please note, that you need to specify the target column name as array key. Most of the time this will be crop as this is the default field name for image manipulation in sys_file_reference

Define a cropping configuration for a specific content element¶

It is also possible to set the cropping configuration only for a specific tt_content element type by using the columnsOverrides feature:

$GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['types']['textmedia']['columnsOverrides']['assets']['config']['overrideChildTca']['columns']['crop']['config'] = [
   'cropVariants' => [
      'default' => [
         'disabled' => true,
      ],
      'mobile' => [
         'title' => 'LLL:EXT:ext_key/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:imageManipulation.mobile',
         'cropArea' => [
            'x' => 0.1,
            'y' => 0.1,
            'width' => 0.8,
            'height' => 0.8,
         ],
         'allowedAspectRatios' => [
            '4:3' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:lang/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.4_3',
               'value' => 4 / 3
            ],
            'NaN' => [
               'title' => 'LLL:EXT:lang/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_wizards.xlf:imwizard.ratio.free',
               'value' => 0.0
            ],
         ],
      ],
   ],
];

Please note, that the array for overrideChildTca is merged with the child TCA, so are the crop variants that are defined in the child TCA (most likely sys_file_reference). Because you cannot remove crop variants easily, it is possible to disable them for certain field types by setting the array key for a crop variant disabled to the value true

Disable an aspect ratio¶

Not only cropVariants but also aspect ratios can be disabled by adding a "disabled" key to the array.

$GLOBALS['TCA']['tt_content']['types']['textmedia']['columnsOverrides']['assets']['config']['overrideChildTca']['columns']['crop']['config'] = [
    'cropVariants' => [
        'default' => [
            'allowedAspectRatios' => [
                '4:3' => [
                    'disabled' => true,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
];

This works for each field, that defines cropVariants for any sys_file_reference usage.

Crop variants in view helpers¶

To render crop variants, the variants can be specified as argument to the image view helper:

<f:image image="{data.image}" cropVariant="mobile" width="800" />