<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">Thanks Brother Jerry for your faithfulness. During these tough times this is one of the best things we can do for the Deaf<br><div> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Rev. Ronald H. Dettloff, 20880 Ten Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080</div><div>Other Web links: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://theshoreschurch.org/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp">http://theshoreschurch.org/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp</a>
<strong><br></strong></div><strong></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Jerry Spillman <jzs@xmission.com><br>To: SignWriting List <sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu><br>Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 6:55:50 PM<br>Subject: Re: [sw-l] Sign Bible Site Changes<br><br>
Hi, Maria, Tini, Val, and all,<br><br>Yes, there have been many improvements to Sign Writing since we started <br>the Sign Bible Site. The old method of display was to take the .sgn <br>files and convert them to .gif, then write an HTML file to display <br>them. It is so much easier to just take Rev. Dettloff's .pdf file and <br>put it on the index pages and not have to write all that code to keep up <br>with things. The Deaf Church provides me with one or two sets of verses <br>each week, and it is much easier to keep the site current now.<br><br>The old black backgrounds didn't convert well to white at that time, so <br>we left them black, until Val invented a way to invert the colors and <br>display black on white. And the verses were originally posted <br>horizontally, rather than in columns as they now are. The new methods <br>used to write the words are much quicker now, plus with color, columns, <br>and the use of the
.pdf format, the pages are much more pleasant to read <br>and print out than they were in the past. Perhaps one day, all the old <br>files will be replaced with this type file, that will be up to the <br>workload of our translators at the Deaf Church, once the current project <br>is finished. We are a long way from that point, however.<br><br>Tini and others, thanks for all the kind words. I have tried to stay up <br>with the list, but my work has pretty much overwhelmed my ability in <br>that regard, if I missed any questions, please send them to my private <br>e-mail below and I will try to help if I can.<br><br>Jerry<br>The Sign Bible Site<br>mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:jzs@xmission.com" href="mailto:jzs@xmission.com">jzs@xmission.com</a><br><br><br><br>____________________________________________<br><br>SW-L SignWriting List<br><br>Post Message<br><a ymailto="mailto:SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu"
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