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Hi Jonathan,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the feedback. <br>
<br>
I'm currently putting the export button back in. It's changed in that
it now exports SBML (SignBank markup language). The new version of
SignBank coming out in March can import SBML. I'll explain more below.<br>
<br>
I'm not sure how the import will work. It may be automated, but that's
not really needed just yet. Anyone with access to the file system can
import and export directly. PocketPuddle users can do this
themselves. And I'll be available to help anyone with a private puddle
through Val's SignBank.org website.<br>
<br>
By tomorrow, 2 additional features will be available on the SignPuddle
1.5 demo. The first is image/video upload for individuals signs. <br>
<br>
The second is the inclusion of the SignSpelling Sequence column. This
is required for sorting signs properly. Read about it online
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs2/sw0145-SignSpelling-2004.pdf">http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs2/sw0145-SignSpelling-2004.pdf</a>).<br>
<br>
Back to SBML...<br>
The SBML import into SignBank will be really amazing. You can do all
of the initial data entry with SignPuddle and you can do all of the
presentation with SignBank. SBML contains information for a sign's
appearance and it's sorting. I've attached the sbml.dtd.<br>
<br>
For sharing, SignPuddle 1.5 still has links to email. It's the easiest
way to share.<br>
<br>
For importing, SignPuddle 1.5 is compatible with SignPuddle 1.0, so any
existing SignPuddle dictionary can be used. although I do need to
update the SignPuddle 1.0 export routine. I've done this by hand for
the ASL dictionary, so tomorrow we'll see over 6000 signs in SignPuddle
1.5.<br>
<br>
Please let me know any specific feature requests and I'll see what I
can do.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
-Steve<br>
<br>
Jonathan wrote:
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Hi Steve,<br>
I haven´t been able to test out SignPuddle 1.5 fully because I´m
not connected to the Internet very much at a time so the on line
applications are a bit difficult for me. But I didn´t have a quick
look around. Something I didn´t see was the SWML or Import/Export
buttons. Did you remove them from this version? I think that it would
be important to have them as they should be the best option for sharing
what we have written. I have seen user posting the URL but it seems to
get split up so readily in the emails.<br>
Not needing to use the bookmarks to save the document and being
able to describe a sign with a document sound like very nice features!!!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Jonathan<br>
<br>
Steve Slevinski wrote:
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List, <br>
<br>
I've been busy working on SignPuddle 2. It's going well, however many
people like the original SignPuddle, so I created a special version
that will be available on the PocketPuddle. It's called SignPuddle 1.5
and I have a demo version available online. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5">http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5</a>
<br>
<br>
It works almost exactly like the original SignPuddle, but it has
several major enhancements. <br>
<br>
First, it is easy to create new puddles. All you need to do is enter a
title, subdirectory name, and select a graphic icon(gif or png). <br>
<br>
Second, there is no longer a special dictionary editors page and no
need to log in. Signs can be edited from any page. <br>
<br>
Third, SignText has been integrated with SignPuddle. In fact, each
sign can have a SignText document. You can use SignPuddle to organize
SignText documents, or you can use SignText documents to describe any
sign in sign language. There is no need to use bookmarks, just save
the document the same way you save a sign. <br>
<br>
Forth, the Translation feature creates a SignText document that can be
saved to any puddle. However, it no longer does the automatic finger
spelling. <br>
<br>
I'm very excited for this new version. I'd appreciate any feedback or
comment. <br>
<br>
Regards, <br>
-Steve <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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