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Chapter Image Placement Relative to Title and Chapter Number #96

Open wisealma opened 6 years ago

wisealma commented 6 years ago

Please consider adding a way for us to put our chapter header image ABOVE the chapter name text instead of the other way around (more standard in the fiction world). Ideally, we'd just be able to choose the order in which the title/chapter number(1), chapter name text (2) and image (3) appear (1,2,3, vs 1,3,2). This would give authors greater control over the image/chapter header presentation of their work.

Thanks Justin

Feature Scope

Feature Description

This feature would give authors more control over the presentation of the chapter header information. The three main components of the chapter header are 1) the chapter number 2) the chapter name, and 3) the header image that is displayed at the beginning of the chapter. This request asks for authors to be given the ability to choose the order in which these elements are displayed. Image, chapter number, chapter name, for example, vs, Chapter number, Chapter name, and Image.

Feature Use Case

The use case is that in the settings of a theme, or in the book's general settings, the author / user will have the option to set the order of the chapter header elements. This gives the author/creator greater control over the chapter header elements, and therefore over the presentation and "feel" of the book.

Other Notes

SteelWagstaff commented 6 years ago

@wisealma -- I'm a fellow PB user and lurker in these forums. Reading your description I'm imagining something that works like the 'featured image' for standard WordPress posts/pages, which I don't think is a supported feature for the Pressbooks custom post types chapter and part. When you describe a header image in your feature request are you talking about an image that you've inserted at the top of a particular chapter, or something else?

wisealma commented 6 years ago

@steelwagstaff The image inserted at the top of a particular chapter, yes.

I'm a fiction author, and so being able to customize an image can really distinguish your book, and create an effect on the reader.

wisealma commented 6 years ago

Example image of a Harry Potter chapter image:

https://goo.gl/images/9a5Eun

We just need some more control over how the image, chapter number, and chapter name (title) work together

SteelWagstaff commented 6 years ago

Ah--got it. The example helped a lot, thanks!

SteelWagstaff commented 4 years ago

Related to https://github.com/pressbooks/ideas/issues/9