<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<DIV>November 20, 2006</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Hello Andre and Steve and Stefan!</DIV><DIV>The old SignWriter DOS program automatically presents SignWriting as white, on a black background. That is because it was designed for MS-DOS, which wrote white on a black background.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Stefan Woehrmann in Germany has kindly helped me with a new document explaining how to get the old SignWriter DOS program to work on Windows XP...I will try to post that document today.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>If you could get SignWriter DOS to work on your Windows XP computer, Andre, it would give you what you need as far as white symbols on a black background.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>There are two problems though...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>1. You will have to install another program called DOS-BOX on your Windows XP computer, which for me at least, years ago, did not seem that simple to me....</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>2. The SignWriter DOS program is an out-of-date program in many ways, and it would be better if you can use SignPuddle, which is our new up-to-date program...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>May I ask....when you browse the internet, can you change Internet Explorer or Firefox to give you a black background for normal text? How do you browse the internet so you can read it?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Val ;-)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></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 20, 2006, at 5:50 AM, Steve Slevinski wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">Hi André,<BR><BR>To a certain extent, high contrast is possible for SignWriting, but our graphics and processing would need work.<BR><BR>If you look at these handshapes, the palm facings are backwards.<BR><BR>In the following sign, the while palms get washed out.<BR><BR>I can keep this in mind for the future, but I'm not sure how I can help right now.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>-Steve<BR><BR>Gagnon & thibeault wrote:<BLOCKQUOTE cite="mid000001c70c39$a5190ce0$0200a8c0@andre" type="cite"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="GramE"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">Hi Steve</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> As I need high contrast when reading the different visual language instructions, documents, technology, etc., I prefer using the Word Document instead of PDF because I can easily convey a white background to black background, whereas when I copy and paste the PDF and transfer it to the Word Document, it is a problem to know what to do.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> Moreover, as I have only some little knowledge of computers and would like to improve with use, it would be very kind of you to tell me more about how to change a black background and a white text when using a </SPAN><SPAN class="SpellE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">SignPuddle</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">, a </SPAN><SPAN class="SpellE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">SignText</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">, a</SPAN><SPAN class="SpellE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">SignBank</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">, </SPAN><SPAN class="SpellE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">SignWriting</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">. </SPAN><SPAN class="GramE"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">org</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> and PDF.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> Thank you and best regards.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN class="GramE"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">André</SPAN><SPAN style="; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">Thibeault</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></P><P class="MsoNormal"><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; ">(p.s. Window XP)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><STRONG style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial" size="5"><SPAN style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;; color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; "> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>