From: Konrad Meyer <konrad@...>
Date: 2007-12-08T06:39:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Word Loop (#149)

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Quoth Drew Olson:
> Gavin Kistner wrote:
> > On Dec 7, 1:45 pm, Ruby Quiz <ja...@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>         yu
> >>         mm
> >=20
> > Maybe it's because it's a Friday afternoon, but I don't understand the
> > quiz problem. Could someone who understands this try explaining it
> > (without, of course, discussing any code or even pseudo-code to
> > approach it).
> >=20
> > I've looked over those examples a few times and I'm totally baffled.
> > What does "loop the text around and reuse that letter" mean?
>=20
> I agree, I'm lost as well...

They mean make a counter-clockwise "loop" of letters.

Spaced out more (in a fixed width font), this looks like:

start ->  'y' -> 'u'

           ^      v
    =20
          'm' <- 'm'

=3D "yummy".

HTH,
=2D-=20
Konrad Meyer <konrad@tylerc.org> http://konrad.sobertillnoon.com/

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