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I am excited about hearing that Sign Puddle will be compatible for the iPhone! Keep us all updated about the progress. :-)<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Sharon<br><br>Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:00:10 -0400<br>From: sw-l-request@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>Subject: SW-L Digest, Vol 21, Issue 5<br>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br><br><pre>Send SW-L mailing list submissions to<br> sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br> <br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l">http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l</a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> sw-l-request@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br> <br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> sw-l-owner@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br> <br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of SW-L digest..."<br></pre><br><br>--Forwarded Message Attachment--<br>From: sutton@signwriting.org<br>To: sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 19:11:34 -0700<br>Subject: Re: [sw-l] development of the SignPuddle Reader<br><br><pre>SignWriting List<br>April 8, 2009<br> <br>Hello Adam!<br>Thank you for testing the SignPuddle Reader on the iPhone....It seems <br>your only problems were navigation or re-sizing columns...for me as <br>well...<br> <br>I wonder if the navigation arrows could be on the top of the document <br>as well as the bottom of the document? Like they are in SignPuddle <br>Online.<br> <br>It feels like the re-sizing of the columns, depending on the size of <br>screen, needs a special button other than using the back button on the <br>browser...A "Column Re-Size" button, or "Column-Refresh" button, that <br>makes it possible to change the window size, and then push the re-size <br>button to re-size the columns to fit that new window size quickly.<br> <br>I realize easier said than done...smile...<br> <br>Thank you, Steve, for all your hard work...We look forward to using <br>the SignPuddle Reader...<br> <br>Val ;-)<br> <br>-----------<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Adam Frost wrote:<br> <br>> I just tried it on the iPhone. At first when The Cat in the Hat <br>> loaded, some of the signs and punctuations were overlapping a <br>> little. Then it seemed to take care of itself after a few more <br>> tried. One thing is that the buttons on the bottom of the screen are <br>> a little small, so I had to zoom in on them to push them. Then the <br>> loaded signwriting would fit the screen, but the buttons were still <br>> at the bottom like the original screen size. So I either had to <br>> scroll down to the buttons at the bottom of the page, or I would <br>> have to quickly place the page back to the original size after <br>> pushing the button so that the columns would use the full page <br>> rather than just the little area that I was zoomed in one.<br>><br>> Adam<br>><br>> On Apr 8, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Steve Slevinski wrote:<br>><br>>> Hi SignWriting List,<br>>><br>>> I would like to share my latest developments with a new application <br>>> called the SignPuddle Reader.<br>>><br>>> It should be completed by next Friday, the 17th. The following <br>>> examples, downloads, and details are under heavy development. Some <br>>> of the screen is a mock up.<br>>><br>>> SP Reader uses the new data format called Binary SignWriting <br>>> (BSW). SP Reader can be used online or offline. To use offline, <br>>> the ISWA (10 MB) only needs to be installed once on each PC. The <br>>> sign language data itself is amazingly small.<br>>><br>>> You can view the first BSW strings:<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?bsw=00800100f100f100">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?bsw=00800100f100f100</a><br>>><br>>> You can view "Hello world":<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?bsw=00801ce0f8d4f8ec8746f8eaf8fe008032eaf89ef91432e1f897f8fb5ec0f8b1f901b3b4f8a9f8e5ec20">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?bsw=00801ce0f8d4f8ec8746f8eaf8fe008032eaf89ef91432e1f897f8fb5ec0f8b1f901b3b4f8a9f8e5ec20</a><br>>><br>>> You can view the index:<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader</a><br>>><br>>> You can view the entire "Cat in the Hat" document as featured on <br>>> SignPuddle Online:<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?doc=cat_in_the_hat">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/?doc=cat_in_the_hat</a><br>>><br>>> You can even view the data behind the cat in the hat:<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/data/cat_in_the_hat.json">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader/data/cat_in_the_hat.json</a> (100 KB)<br>>><br>>> The entire "Cat in the Hat" in ASL is only 100 KB. This includes <br>>> the ASL data, English text, and links to the Google videos. It <br>>> requires an addition 2 MB if all of the symbol images are included <br>>> in the download.<br>>><br>>><br>>> The SP Reader is a client program that works with any modern <br>>> browser. You can download the dev version I'm working on to take a <br>>> peek. Simply unzip and open the file "index.html" with a modern <br>>> browser; like Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari. Be aware, you'll <br>>> need to install the ISWA separately, otherwise you'll only see <br>>> question marks instead of symbols.<br>>> <a href="http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader.zip">http://www.signpuddle.net/spreader.zip</a> (164 KB)<br>>><br>>> The SP Reader is screen size aware so it should works nicely with <br>>> small screens. SP Reader works with the Browser's back and forward <br>>> buttons. I need to make a few optimizations for speed, but I've <br>>> successfully tested it on Mac, Windows, Linux, and the portable <br>>> Maemo platform. I'm not sure about the iPhone or the BlackBerry, <br>>> but it's possible. Can anyone check?<br>>><br>>> Regards,<br>>> -Steve<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ____________________________________________<br>>><br>>> SW-L SignWriting List<br>>><br>>> Post Message<br>>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>>><br>>> List Archives and Help<br>>> <a href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/</a><br>>><br>>> Change Email Settings<br>>> <a href="http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l">http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l</a><br>>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ____________________________________________<br>><br>> SW-L SignWriting List<br>><br>> Post Message<br>> SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>><br>> List Archives and Help<br>> <a href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/</a><br>><br>> Change Email Settings<br>> <a href="http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l">http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l</a><br>><br> <br> <br></pre></div><br /><hr />Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. <a href='http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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