Editing Orthogonal

'''Orthogonal''', or '''orthogonally''', is a fancy word for "not diagonally". It's the technical word for "East-West, North-South" or "up or down or left or right".  

Each of these lighter tiles is orthogonal to the darker tile:

       ░
      ░▓░
       ░


These tiles are all connected orthogonally:

 ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓
    ▓     ▓
    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓


These tiles are not, some are diagonal:

 ▓▓▓ ▓▓    ▓▓
   ▓▓     ▓
     ▓▓▓▓▓▓


In Dwarf Fortress, this concept is important in many aspects of [[construction]], fluid [[pressure]], and [[path]]ing, among other areas. Especially in [[tower|above-ground construction]], where a tile not connected orthogonally to something either cannot be built, or will collapse.

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-'''Orthogonal''', or '''orthogonally''', is a technical word used to mean "not diagonally". It's shorthand for "East-West or North-South" or ''(for 2 dimensions)'' "up or down or left or right".
+'''Orthogonal''', or '''orthogonally''', is a fancy word for "not diagonally". It's the technical word for "East-West, North-South" or "up or down or left or right".
-    ''Diagram 1:''<br />
+Each of these lighter tiles is orthogonal to the darker tile:
-     xox
-     oCo
-     xox
-:* The center tile, C, is orthogonal to the four o tiles.<br />
-:* Each o tile is orthogonal to the center C tile, plus two x tiles.<br />
-:* The x tiles are all orthogonal to two o tiles.<br />
-:* No o tiles are orthogonal to each other, nor are any x tiles orthogonal to each other or the C tile.
+       ░
+      ░▓░
+       ░
-In the domain of Dwarf Fortress, this concept is crucial in many aspects of [[construction]], fluid [[pressure]], and other areas. Especially in [[tower|above-ground construction]], where a tile not connected orthogonally to something either cannot be built, or will [[collapse]].
-These █'s are all connected orthogonally to at least 1 other █. If this was constructed walls or flooring, it would hold up:
+These tiles are all connected orthogonally:
-   ██████   ███
+ ▓▓▓▓▓▓   ▓▓▓
-     ██     █
+     ▓     ▓
-      ███████
+    ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
-These █'s are ''not'' all connected orthogonally to another █ - some connections are only diagonal. If this was constructed walls or flooring, some parts would [[collapse]], or not be legal to construct:
+These tiles are not, some are diagonal:
-    ███ ██    ██
+ ▓▓▓ ▓▓    ▓▓
-      ██     █
+    ▓▓     ▓
-       ██████
+      ▓▓▓▓▓▓
+In Dwarf Fortress, this concept is important in many aspects of [[construction]], fluid [[pressure]], and [[path]]ing, among other areas. Especially in [[tower|above-ground construction]], where a tile not connected orthogonally to something either cannot be built, or will collapse.
 [[Category:Design]]