Magic numbers !

[skarie]

Hello,

I am trying to get a set up in which 5 party members frames (5 rectangle squares) sitting on top of a 24 buttons action bar (1 line with 24 buttons).

This is my requirements. Spacing between the buttons is 1px and also true for 2 party member frames.

My problem is that I cannot find the correct numbers so that both party frames and action bar frame to share the same size.

For example:
if button size is 25 px, then 25*24 (buttons) + 23 (spacing between buttons) = 623 px.
Now, I have to figure out how wide each party member should be. 623 - 4 (spaces between members) = 619. But then 619 / 5 (members in a party) = 123.8 px. Here is the problem...according to my math width of each member is 123.8 px and I cannot do 123.8 px, it has to be an whole interger.

Is my math wrong? or just it's impossible to get action bar and party members sharing the same width.

Thanks for all the help.

[Phanx]

The formula works out to:

y = 4.8x + 3.8

... where y is the width of a unit frame, and x is the width of an action button.

There are plenty of integer values of x that will result in an integer y; they're all values that result in 4.8x being N.2 so that adding 3.8 results in an integer:

• If x = 14, then y = 71.
• If x = 19, then y = 95.
• If x = 24, then y = 119.
• If x = 29, then y = 143.
• If x = 34, then y = 167.
• If x = 39, then y = 191.

[skarie]

Originally Posted by Phanx The formula works out to: y = 4.8x + 3.8 ... where y is the width of a unit frame, and x is the width of an action button. There are plenty of integer values of x that will result in an integer y; they're all values that result in 4.8x being N.2 so that adding 3.8 results in an integer: If x = 14, then y = 71. If x = 19, then y = 95. If x = 24, then y = 119. If x = 29, then y = 143. If x = 34, then y = 167. If x = 39, then y = 191.

This is nice...thanks again for the math.