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class=779361920-22082004>Amazing work </SPAN>Val,</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As a programmer I'm
excited to use the IMWA. The Sign Puddle dictionaries will be switching to
the IMWA as soon as the graphics are finished. Each language dictionary
will build its own subset of the IMWA for use with the Create Sign Online
tool. The IMWA is comprehensive, but overwhelming.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Does anyone have ideas
or plans for defining their language’s subset of the IMWA. Defining these
subsets will be very valuable for SignWriter software. Defining these
subsets will validate the completeness of the IMWA. This will prove the
IMWA is ready for widespread adoption.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When will the IMWA be
added to Unicode? Should we wait until SSS-2006?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We will need a
conversion routine from SSS-1999 to SSS-2004. But with the IMWA; the
numbering system is stable and the symbols have official numbers that will not
change. Standardization can be a wonderful but challenging
time.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think that SignWriter
Tiger will make life much easier, and conversion problems will go away. Do
they need testers? Defects caught early are cheaper to
fix.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-Stephen</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Bill
Reese<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 22, 2004 9:36 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [sw-l] IMWA version 1.0
completed...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Your message got through, Val.<BR><BR>And
wonderful news about the IMWA! :-)<BR>What a comprehensive
database! :-)<BR>That should give great flexibility to front end
programs using it.<BR><BR>It made me wonder if it would be possible to write a
full dictionary-style definition of a concept.<BR><BR>If we would take the
informational items that may be included in a definition, are all the items
fully supported in just signing alone or will there be, because writing is
different than signing, marks that are used just for the
dictionary?<BR><BR>For instance, italics are used in dictionaries to denote
different subjects or categories. Let's say we have a word
<I>elevator,</I> and it's labeled <I>U.S., </I>while the synonymous <I>lift,
</I>is labeled <I>Brit. </I>Notice that in my use of the italics in the
preceeding sentence, it helped to define the subjects and their "Locality
Label" category. Would the use of italics in this manner be satisfied
with the sign for <I>topic,</I> and <I>topic</I> would be used that way in the
definition, or is there an actual way to make Signwriting italic? Of
course, that begs the question; "How do other character-based writing
systems approach this idea?"<BR><BR>This is just one of many questions that
can be asked when considering the concept of a dictionary written only in sign
language. I know that dictionaries have been written that include
signwriting and I seem to remember something written recently totally in
signwriting, so I'm hoping that items like this are well on the way to being
defined and clarified and that the IMWA (and the signed languages it supports)
is comprehensive enough to support that effort.<BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR><BR>Valerie
Sutton wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid0412796A-F3C3-11D8-A25B-000A959F2614@signwriting.org
type="cite">SignWriting List <BR>August 21, 2004 <BR><BR>Dear SW List
members: <BR>Since we last posted messages to the List, the Valencia
Community College, which houses our List, experienced a hurricane. The city
of Orlando, Florida was without electricity for awhile. I do not know if our
List is up and running again or not. If you get this message, then it is,
and we are fortunate! I send best wishes to all those who live in Florida,
for a speedy recovery from the hurricane... <BR><BR>I am happy to tell you
that I have completed version 1.0 of the International Movement Writing
Alphabet (IMWA). <BR><BR>Version 1.0 includes: <BR>8 Categories <BR>50
Groups <BR>450 BaseSymbols <BR>25,100 GIFs <BR>195 Handshapes
<BR><BR>Version 1.0 does NOT include DanceWriting and other general Movement
Writing symbols. Those will be in version 2.0... <BR><BR>The IMWA 1.0 is
called the SSS-2004, because it was completed in 2004. The IMWA 2.0 will
probably be the SSS-2005 or 2006. <BR><BR>I am still preparing the large
folder with all 25,100 GIFs for programmers, but right now, you can read a
listing of all the symbols: <BR><BR>SSS-2004 - The International Movement
Writing Alphabet (IMWA) <BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs2/sw0160-sss2004-IMWA.pdf">http://www.SignWriting.org/archive/docs2/sw0160-sss2004-IMWA.pdf</A>
<BR><BR>Enjoy! <BR><BR><!-- 5454,0000,0000 -->Val ;-) <BR><BR>Valerie Sutton
<BR><U><!-- 1A1A,1A1A,FFFF --><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:Sutton@SignWriting.org">Sutton@SignWriting.org</A></U>
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