[sw-l] signtext

Wed May 11 23:28:17 UTC 2005

Hi Tini,

Thanks for speaking up.

If an offline version of SignText would be useful right now, I'll make
it happen sooner rather than later.
I actually need SignText myself for writing on SignPuddle.net., so this
is a good thing.

NOTE:  It will use the same technology as the current SignText.
You can access the latest information about SignText
<http://www.signpuddle.net/wiki/index.php/SignText> on SignPuddle.net.
<http://www.signpuddle.net>
Enter *SignText *in the *search *field and press *Go*.

SignText is a write once offline application.  It records a list of
signs created using the IMWA.  The screen works the same as SignMaker
with three extra special commands.

For horizontal writing, always use the center lane.  The Left Lane and
Right Lane are used for advanced vertical writing.

Lanes are used to record shifts in body weight from side to side.  It is
possible to have 5 or more lanes but that's unusual.  According to the
lessons of SignWriting, 3 lanes is the ideal.  Weight shifting is a
natural part of signing.  Skillfully using 3 lanes adds an easy to
follow spatial quality for some writing and performances.  Using 3 lanes
makes reading quick and natural, but some skill is required.

As you press lane buttons, you will build an on screen sign list.  This
display centers the whole sign and does not display the lane
information.  According to the rules of SignWriting, the head should be
placed in the middle of the sign lane.  This is the opposite of writing
horizontally where the heads must line up across the page.

After I update SignText, the display will be aligned in lanes correctly
and SignWriting approved.  Great for screen shots.

Pressing the SWML Output button will display the IMWA based markup
language you can use online and uploaded into dictionaries.  Highlight
and copy the text.  Use the import Icon on SignPuddle 1.0.

This is a proof of concept and will develop over time.

We could talk about SignText's strengths and weaknesses, but suffice to
say...

I'm on it,
-Steve

Tini Pel wrote:

>Hello Steve,
>
>I agree 100 % with Stefan. It is amazing the work you have done and so
>beautiful looking too.
>It would be soooooo nice if  we could work off line with it. In our case it
>becomes expensive when working on line, plus we only have one line into the
>house. So when I am working on line, no phone call can get in or out and I
>have to keep the line open as much as possible for our volunteer work  Henk
>and I are doing.
>In the mean time I am still working with DOS  when teaching. It is also a
>great program, with many thanks to Valerie,
>
>Tini.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stefan Wöhrmann" <stefanwoehrmann at GEBAERDENSCHRIFT.DE>
>To: <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:32 AM
>Subject: AW: [sw-l] signtext
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>>Hi Steve -
>>
>>your are so amazing. I have to smile - are you already dreaming of
>>SignPuddle? Does it rains symbols in your imagination? And so many people
>>will get first hand experience of how SW functions if they drag the single
>>symbols into the field ... and the aahs and ooohs are nice music in my
>>
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>ears.
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>>Let me ask a question without putting additional stress on you -
>>
>>some time ago you informed me about a offline version of SignPuddle - any
>>idea when you will be ready with that?
>>
>>Perhaps that would be a wonderful tool at our gathering in Brussels as
>>
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>well
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>
>>- or I can use it at my presentation at Maastricht? Just a question -
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>please
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>>do not feel pushed ...
>>
>>Stefan ;-))
>>
>>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>Von: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>>[mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu] Im Auftrag von Steve
>>
>>
>Slevinski
>
>
>>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 18:06
>>An: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>>Betreff: Re: [sw-l] signtext
>>
>>Hi Honza,
>>
>>SignText is not available because it is not ready for users.  I need to
>>update the IMWA symbol set, front-end display and markup language output.
>>
>>It was a good idea, but not ready for prime time.  I could patch it up
>>in a few days if people are really using it, but I know of only one text
>>document created with SignText.
>>
>>I have another writing tool that I am working on.  It will be available
>>after SignPuddle 2.0.
>>
>>-Steve
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