Edit a thumbnail in Rails

Question

I want to add a cropping feature in my Rails project that's like what Facebook has today. When you upload your image you can edit the thumbnail so that it shows the part of the image that you want to show in the thumbnail.

Is there a gem that makes this possible in Rails? I've read the RMagick and Paperclip docs and they don't have this feature.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Homepage – Examples

The jQuery plugin Jcrop is a quick and easy way to add image cropping functionality to your web application.

Feature Overview

• Attaches unobtrusively to images or block objects
• Supports aspect ratio locking & minSize/maxSize setting
• Callbacks for selection done, or while moving
• Support for CSS styling, now uses LESS
• Touch support for mobile devices

Resources for Ruby on Rails

• Papercrop An easy extension for Paperclip gem to crop your image uploads using jCrop.
• RailsCasts #182 revised (paid subscription required) Allow users to interactively crop uploaded images using Jcrop and Carrierwave. Includes a live preview that shows the resulting image.
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