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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/13 3:04 AM, MARIA GALEA wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:a98183a3fe6ef7cab83b44f56e77bef3.squirrel@www.um.edu.mt"
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<pre wrap="">Dear Steve,
Well done for the accomplishment - however all this information is just an
unknown language for me since my programming skills are non-existent. Do
you think you could somehow simplify what is going on. </pre>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/8/13 7:58 AM, Stefan Wöhrmann
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:20130408125857.56E844F2079@fs-barracuda.valenciacollege.edu"
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<pre wrap="">Hi Maria,
this is exactly what has been on my mind. I would love to estimate what is
going on but I do not understand ... Will this accomplichment change
anything in the way I am using SignWriting with SignPuddle or the
delegs-software?
Thanks for your message!
All best
Stefan</pre>
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Hi Stefan & Maria,<br>
<br>
Thanks for your patience and interest. <br>
<br>
When reading SignWriting, we want to see the signs like...<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.09090108.07080006@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
<br>
<br>
However, that is a graphic. The real name of each sign is a string.<br>
<br>
If we use ASCII, the text is:<br>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
M518x529S14c20481x471S27106503x489
M523x536S2eb48485x504S10011502x463S2eb04507x497S10019477x472<br>
<br>
Unicode without a font (image)<br>
<img src="cid:part2.06080805.04070909@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
<br>
Unicode without a font (characters)<br>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<br>
<br>
Unicode with a local font:<br>
screen capture from SignPuddle.com<br>
with Graphite enabled in Firefox.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://signpuddle.com/#font">http://signpuddle.com/#font</a><br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part3.08010000.03040901@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Formal SignWriting<br>
============<br>
Until the SignWriting font is perfected, we will be using Formal
SignWriting as the ASCII codes.<br>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
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Here is what Formal SignWriting looks like:<br>
M518x529S14c20481x471S27106503x489
M518x533S1870a489x515S18701482x490S20500508x496S2e734500x468
S38800464x496<br>
<br>
The word "Formal" is used in the technical sense of a "Formal
language". It basically means each word is formed as a string of
characters.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_language">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formal_language</a><br>
<br>
<br>
The Plugin<br>
=======<br>
The plugin basically takes the ASCII string and wraps it for
presentation. This first plugin works for web pages and HTML
documents. The writers must still deal with the FSW, but the reader
is shown the SignWriting images.<br>
<br>
Please view SignPuddle.com without the plugin enabled.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://signpuddle.com/index2.html">http://signpuddle.com/index2.html</a><br>
<br>
Notice the Formal SignWriting strings. If you have the SignWriting
Thin Viewer bookmark ready, you can run the plugin in your browser
to show the SignWriting instead of the Formal SignWriting.<br>
<br>
Now view SignPuddle.com with the plugin enabled.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://signpuddle.com/index.html">http://signpuddle.com/index.html</a><br>
<br>
The purpose of the plugin is to replace the Formal SignWriting
strings and display the SignWriting. <br>
<br>
If the web site includes the SignWriting Thin Viewer, you will see
the SignWriting:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://signpuddle.com/index.html">http://signpuddle.com/index.html</a><br>
<br>
If the web site does not use the SignWriting Thin Viewer, you will
see the Formal SignWriting ASCII strings. It is here that you can
use the bookmark.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://signpuddle.com/index2.html">http://signpuddle.com/index2.html</a><br>
<br>
I hope to explain it better with videos and more features in the
near future.<br>
<br>
I'd be happy to answer any questions.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
-Steve<br>
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