yup... Kissell nailed it.

the game resolution can be anything... and i normally tell people that if they are trying to get a perfect aspect ratio on all their regions, then you want to set the game resolution the same on all of them... and to make it the size of your big region. the other trick is to make the small regions some ratio of the big region. this will result in your pip swaps being faster, since wow probably won't have to re-render the surfaces.

to figure out the sizes... the equation isn't too terribly bad. let's say your screen is 1440x900 ... and you want to 5 box with 1 big region and 4 little ones stacked to the right. like this:



the equation to solve would involve matching the aspect ratio of each of the regions.

(eeek! algebra!!)

(1440 - w) / 900 = w / (900 / 4)
(1440 - w) / 900 = w / 225
1440 - w = 4 w
1440 = 5 w
w = 288

therefore, your little regions would be 288 x 225 and your big region would be 1152 x 900. set your game resolution on each region to 1152x900, and your aspect ratio on each should be spot on (to verify... just look at the minimap. if it's not a circle, then you have a problem)

another helpful tip would be to export your maximizer layout once you have it set. to do this, just hit the 'X' button to the left of reset on the maximizer screen (i didn't have much space). later on, if you want that layout back, you can import it by hitting the 'I' to the left of the 'X' button (i hope that makes sense)

as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a note.

good luck,

Rob