<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>April 30, 2008</div><div><br></div><div>Hello Maria!</div><div>Thank you for this message, and we are happy to help you...</div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font>I've been through most of the instructions and now I'm getting a clearer<br>picture of what Sign Puddle actually is and what our options are.</blockquote><div><br></div>Great!</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><br>The project we have just started is the translation of several bible<br>passages from Maltese to Maltese Sign Language (LSM). It is a long-term<br>project (I hope that the whole Bible will be translated), but at the same<br>time we have short-term targets. Before December 2008 we would like some<br>of these Bible translations to be available for the Deaf. We are also also<br>considering illustrations to be included, so that the stories appeal to<br>the younger Deaf as well.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Wonderful. We have the same kind of project here too. There is a private ASL Bible Puddle, where we are adding both the vocabulary and documents for translating Bible passages into American Sign Language....So we are using SignPuddle for Bible projects already...Two different Bible-translating groups are using the same private ASL Bible Puddle to create their documents...it is a wonderful way to work...and large Bible documents have already been created, written in ASL...</div><div><br></div><div>We can create a Private Web Puddle for the Maltese Bible Project...that is the best for all of us...The PocketPuddle is not available at this time...</div><div><br></div><div>So this will be easy for us to help you...you can have the Private WebPuddle today, with complete security.</div><div><br></div><div>Plus, I suggest that you also register in the Maltese Dictionary Puddle that already exists, and then I can make you an Editor of the Maltese Dictionary Puddle...that Puddle is for individual signs that the public can read, but they cannot change any of the signs...only the Editors can change signs...</div><div><br></div><div><div>To do this, please go to:</div><div><br></div><div>Maltese Dictionary Puddle</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=31">http://www.signbank.org/SignPuddle1.5/index.php?ui=1&sgn=31</a></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">scroll down and click on Register, and Register....I checked and I don't believe you have registered yet...</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Then I can make you the Editor of the current Maltese Dictionary Puddle...</span></font></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><br>At the moment I alone am doing the translations,so for now I think the<br>Pocket Puddle would be ideal. However in the future if more people are<br>involved in the project would it be better to use a Private WebPuddle or<br>perhaps a Puddle Server? What product do you think would suit this<br>project?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>We cannot give you a PocketPuddle right now. We will have to create a Private WebPuddle for you...it is best for you in the long run anyway...I will write to you privately about the Private WebPuddle, with your passwords etc...</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><br>The crucial elements we need are:<br>1. Privacy (security so that only authorised people can view, edit, change<br>text)</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. You have complete security with the Private WebPuddle...I will establish this with you today...</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><br>2. Technical support (that we can continue to get feedback when we get stuck)</blockquote><div><br></div><div>You have that! Here on the SignWriting List...;-)</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><br>3. Transferable Data (so that we can save and transfer sign written texts<br>to desktop publishers)</blockquote><div><br></div><div>No Problem! We do that everyday into a variety of programs, such as Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Quark Express, SignBank DocumentMaker and so forth...you can create and print complete SignWriting documents and dictionaries in a variety of programs...by creating them in SignPuddle and then transferring them into other programs...</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><br>4. and preferably we would like signs written in SignPuddle to be exported<br>to SignBank so that ultimately they may be included in the LSM Dictionary.</blockquote><div><br></div>No problem! I will teach you how, when the time comes...</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><br>Do you think you could guide us a little? Which product suits us best and<br>could you also indicate prices and methods of payment. We would like to<br>get started as soon as possible, we have some rough signwritten texts<br>ready to be inputted.</blockquote><div><br></div>I will create your Private WebPuddle today. We can talk about the cost in a private email...I will write to you privately next message.</div><div><br></div><div>Do not worry about anything...we will work it out...</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for writing and we are happy to welcome the Maltese Sign Language Bible Projects!</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Val ;-)</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">----------</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><div>On Apr 30, 2008, at 1:29 AM, MARIA AZZOPARDI wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite">Hello Valerie,<br>I've been through most of the instructions and now I'm getting a clearer<br>picture of what Sign Puddle actually is and what our options are.<br><br>The project we have just started is the translation of several bible<br>passages from Maltese to Maltese Sign Language (LSM). It is a long-term<br>project (I hope that the whole Bible will be translated), but at the same<br>time we have short-term targets. Before December 2008 we would like some<br>of these Bible translations to be available for the Deaf. We are also also<br>considering illustrations to be included, so that the stories appeal to<br>the younger Deaf as well.<br><br>At the moment I alone am doing the translations,so for now I think the<br>Pocket Puddle would be ideal. However in the future if more people are<br>involved in the project would it be better to use a Private WebPuddle or<br>perhaps a Puddle Server? What product do you think would suit this<br>project?<br><br>The crucial elements we need are:<br>1. Privacy (security so that only authorised people can view, edit, change<br>text)<br>2. Technical support (that we can continue to get feedback when we get stuck)<br>3. Transferable Data (so that we can save and transfer sign written texts<br>to desktop publishers)<br>4. and preferably we would like signs written in SignPuddle to be exported<br>to SignBank so that ultimately they may be included in the LSM Dictionary.<br><br>Do you think you could guide us a little? Which product suits us best and<br>could you also indicate prices and methods of payment. We would like to<br>get started as soon as possible, we have some rough signwritten texts<br>ready to be inputted.<br><br>Many thanks,<br>Maria</blockquote></span></font></div></div></div></body></html>