Transition from iPhoto 2.0 Regarding Cropping

Hello,
On the iPhoto 2.0 I could crop any photo and it would then blow up the portion I had saved for a closer view. On the new iPhoto 6 it just shrinks the picture into the size that I cropped. In other words, it just adds more white space around the segment wanted, which only makes the area look even smaller. Why can't I no longer do this? Or is there some other way to crop than to use the Crop button on the tool bar.
Thanks,
Randal
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Randal:
What iPhoto does is display the cropped photo at it's actual size, i.e. 100%, or fit to window if it's larger than the window. I think iPhoto 2 would scale it up to fit the window. You can use the slider bar at the bottom to increase the size of the image.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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