From: Ilmari Heikkinen <ilmari.heikkinen@...>
Date: 2006-01-14T06:12:49+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Packing (#62)

On 1/13/06, mental@rydia.net <mental@rydia.net> wrote:> Quoting Ruby Quiz <james@grayproductions.net>:>> >       Example:> >       $ ruby solver.rb> >       10x20> >       1x3 4x8 3x7 9x4 10x14> >> >       **************.***..> >       **************......> >       **************.8x4*.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >       **************.****.> >> >       9x4******...........> >       *********...........> >       *********...........> >       *********...........> >       ....................> >       *******.............> >       *******.............> >       *******.............> >       ....................> >       ....................>> Whoops, this example shows an 8x4 box, not a 9x4 one.
Actually, there's an 8x4 box and a 9x4 box.
The small width of the characters really is quite confusing,long lines of asterisks merging into each otherwhile rows are well separated,making counting difficult -a Gestalt law in effect.
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