<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is how I tend to do it as well... position of contact placed first, contact stars as close as possible to actual point of contact.<br><br>I'm fine with my picture on the web, heck, its already out there in several places! ::grin::<br><br>cherie<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: K.J. Boal <kjoanne403@HOTMAIL.COM><br>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 11:39:07 PM<br>Subject: Re: [sw-l] Sign Names in SignWriting ;-)<br><br><div><br><br><br>>From: "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting@MAC.COM><br>>Reply-To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>>Subject:
Re: [sw-l] Sign Names in SignWriting ;-)<br>>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:53:51 -0700<br>><br>>SignWriting List<br>>April 30, 2007<br>><br>>K.J. Boal wrote:<br>>>I personally put the contact symbols as close to the point of contact as <br>>>possible. So, I have them under the handshape if it's at the top of the <br>>>head, over the handshape if it's at the chin, and as for the side of the <br>>>face... I'd usually have the contact symbols above the handshape because <br>>>you tend to make contact with the fingers, not the thumb or the heel of <br>>>the hand.<br>><br>>Actually, Kelly Jo, in this case, there are rules...if I have understood <br>>correctly what you said above, it sounds like you are placing the contact <br>>stars right next to the area of contact with the hand separated from the <br>>position of
the contact? If I have misunderstood your words above, please <br>>forgive...smile...gives me a great excuse to explain the Position of <br>>Contact once again! ;-)<br>><br>I can see how it sounded like I would be saying that, but no... I don't <br>separate the hand from the position of contact.<br><br>><< Picture16.png >><br><br><br>><br>>The Position of Contact rule is very important as you know. The contact <br>>stars cannot get in the way of the Position of Contact. We write the <br>>hands right next to the face, without the contact symbols in the way, <br>>because we are writing the way it looks in real life, and then the contact <br>>symbols are put around that Position of Contact...so we have been <br>>discussing once the hand is close to the face, then do we put the contact <br>>stars above or below?<br><br>I
understand... what I should have said is that I usually put the contact <br>stars above the hand, because it's usually the top area (the fingers) that <br>touch the face; it makes sense to me that the contact symbols should be as <br>close AS POSSIBLE (that is, without interfering with Position of Contact) to <br>the part of the hand and the head that is actually making contact.<br><br>The exception is when there's a movement symbol associated with it, like a <br>down arrow; then I have to put the contact symbol either under the hand or <br>on the opposite side of it so the arrow can move off the contact symbol. (I <br>just find that arrangement easier to read.)<br><br>I'll send examples via SignMail in a bit...<br><br>KJ<br>><br>>There is a web page that describes The Position of Contact Rule. It is <br>>explained in detail here...<br>><br>>Position of Contact Rule<br>><a target="_blank"
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