<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>slevin@signpuddle.net</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content='text/html;
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<p>Here's an example of what I can create with the current ASL puddle.
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<p>I'm hoping that I can just use the basics and build from there. It should be possible to create a generic numbering system. ASL can be broken down into millions, thousands, and hundreds. Using 10,534 BC as an example, the software would write "10 thousand 5 hundred 34 before common era". It should be possible to include this information in 1 or more signs automatically. This system needs a maximum of 99 numbers plus the signs for million, thousand, and hundred, along with the "before common era" sign(s). Each numbering system should start with a clean puddle. We can use extracts from the current puddles.
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<p>We will need to create packages for sign language that localize the date/time information. The first package will be for ASL and provide the framework for additional languages. Date/Time localization will be part of the MediaWiki plugin.
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<p>Regards,
<p>-Steve<br><br><hr>
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