<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<DIV>November 17, 2005</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Hello Kathleen and Everyone!</DIV><DIV>Thank you for this message...smile...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Yes...Your method for quick corrections in SignPuddle is a great idea...to rename the first one to number 4, then make the change and the change is then added as the first one in the List...That is faster...you are right!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Great...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>But regarding keeping the old in-correct spellings after that...although it is interesting to see some of the commonly-made mistakes of writers, I think it is confusing to keep signs that are trying to write the exact same sign, but the first is correct and the second is not...A beginner from another country might come into your SignPuddle and copy the second one into their SignPuddle, and then they have copied mistakes...and it is harder to change them later because they have to re-learn...just as you have experienced...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It depends on how you see your SignPuddle used...for history or for everyday use...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>We have a lot of signs that are incorrect in our ASL SignPuddle and I have been concerned about people copying the mistakes thinking they were correct...so I keep hoping I can go in and fix some of them!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>For me, I would do everything you list below, Kathleen, but once the new sign is added, I would go back to Dictionary Editors, ask for that sign again, and then delete the incorrect ones so only correct spellings are in the SignPuddle...just a thought...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I like your new spelling for Aalst...well written!!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Val ;-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>--------------------------</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 17, 2005, at 12:57 PM, Kasterlinden Bilinguaal wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="background-color:"><DIV class="RTE">hello Val and list,</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"> </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">Val you remember when you send me how to make changes to signs in the signpuddle. With the load, and rename, type hallo_2... ?</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"> </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">I think I found a faster way. Not sure, take a look.</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"> </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">1. I go to dictionary editors and log in.</DIV> <DIV class="RTE">2. I look at a sign that needs to be corrected like 'Aalst' </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">3. I rename the first sign 'Aalst' to lets say if there are already 3 versions- the last 'Aalst_4'</DIV> <DIV class="RTE">4. I load this 'Aalst_4' sign and then make the change.</DIV> <DIV class="RTE">5. If I add this to the dictionary it automatically saves this as 'Aalst'.</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"> </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">What do you think?</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"> </DIV> <DIV class="RTE">Greetings Kathleen</DIV> <DIV class="RTE">(this way I also save the old spelling like Thierry said ;)</DIV> <DIV class="RTE"><IMG alt="Aalst" src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-BE-nl/dict/sl/Aalst.png" align="middle" border="0"> <IMG src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-BE-nl/dict/space_h.png" align="middle"><IMG alt="Aalst_3" src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-BE-nl/dict/sl/Aalst_3.png" align="middle" border="0"> <IMG src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-BE-nl/dict/space_h.png" align="middle"><IMG alt="Aalst_2" src="http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-BE-nl/dict/sl/Aalst_2.png" align="middle" border="0"></DIV> <DIV class="RTE">Aalst Aalst_2 Aalst_3 -Aalst is a city in Flanders.</DIV></DIV><BR clear="all"><HR>Bescherm je Inbox: <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBNLBE/2749??PS=47575" target="_top">Phishing - hoe te herkennen, rapporteren en voorkomen </A> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>