I think that you are asking for a rectangle that would enclose all of the *'s
minimally. So that there would be spaces within the rectangle but none more
than necessary.
I would use something like this:
'*'#"0~2 6 7 4 1 7
**
******
*******
****
*
*******
('o' $~ # , >./) 2 6 7 4 1 7
ooooooo
ooooooo
ooooooo
ooooooo
ooooooo
ooooooo
Cheers, bob
> On Jun 20, 2017, at 8:29 AM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> If we have a series of bars of varying height, what's the largest
> rectangle that can be drawn over the bars without covering any empty
> space.
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