[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17044: div.wp-caption shortcode should have width of img, rather than add +10px

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#17044: div.wp-caption shortcode should have width of img, rather than add +10px
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 Reporter:  mgk25              |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Shortcodes         |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close 2nd-opinion  |
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:9 oncletom]:
 > ... (which is there since 3.1, it means many themes did not have this
 10px in mind BEFORE 3.1 – breaking things since this time does not seem to
 be problematic though)

 The extra 10px have been there since the introduction of image captions in
 [http://wordpress.org/news/2008/07/wordpress-26-tyner/ 2.6], four years
 ago :)

 Still haven't seen a single case where removing these 10px would make
 styling images with captions any easier/better, or even any different.
 Removing the width completely will make it easier for floated images,
 however there doesn't seem to be a straightforward way to center a caption
 without it.

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