"minimax.crit" <-
function (obj, des = T, R) 
{
    R <- as.matrix(R)
    id <- 1:nrow(R)
    if (des) 
        Dset <- attr(obj, "best.id")
    else Dset <- obj
    Cset <- id[-Dset]
    dist.mat <- rdist(R[Cset, ], R[Dset, ])
    mM.crit <- max(apply(dist.mat, 1, min))
    mM.crit
}