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Unread 04-15-2005, 11:01 AM
Xalorous Xalorous is offline
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Red face XP bar - readability suggestion

The total bar is divided into 5 parts, per EQ standard.

Each set of subdivisions is 5 as well. Here is where the problem lies.
  • 1/5 of 100% is 20%. So each division is 20% of a level.
  • 1/5 of 20% is 4%. So each subdivision within a bubble is 4%.
  • 1/4 of 4% is 1%. Making each tick 1% of a level.
My suggestion is to reduce the number of subdivisions to 4. This will result in:
  • 1/5 of 100% is 20%. So each division is 20% of a level.
  • 1/4 of 20% is 5%. So each subdivision within a bubble is 5%.
  • 1/5 of 5% is 1%. Making each tick 1% of a level.

The whole number % for tick's will be much easier to read by simply glancing at the bar because at the mid level, there are 4 divisions, and one of the mid divisions ends at the halfway point.

I have a point here, I'm just having a hard time describing it. My main problem is that I cannot read the blue bar without a calculator. It's obviously not a deal breaker with the exp displayed numerically to 0.1%.

Last edited by Xalorous : 04-15-2005 at 09:30 PM. Reason: fix the typos
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