On 4-1-2012 11:28, Jaime Vives Piqueres wrote:
> On 04/01/12 10:33, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Is there a particular reason why the rendered tile is rectangular?
>> Would it not make (more) sense if the tile was square?
>
> As trial&error is my most usual approach to geometry, I first tried
> square repeats, but it did not work. Then I noticed the tiling type five
> is not square, so I then applied good & old Pythagoras to get the
> correct ratio. I really don't know if it can be made square, or if it
> makes more sense... I just assumed it should be that way for this
> specific symmetry. And for my wallpapering usage, if it tiles
> seamlessly, that's enough. But I guess you're already thinking on the
> Gancaloon ceramic tiles... ;)
>

That makes sense indeed. If the tiling type is not square, the image 
should not be either :-)  I missed that part indeed.

This macro makes a nice addition to your azulejos macro which I used 
(and shall use again) in Gancaloon. The possibilities are endless.

Thomas

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