<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>On unordered symbols, when I impose a sign-spelling order does that change this ordering so that when I look up a sign I will be able to find it in the mapping in the order in which I imposed the lookup? </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>I've been compiling a dictionary for six months now and I want to ensure that I know when I am finished. </span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Charles Butler<br>chazzer3332000@yahoo.com<br>240-764-5748<br>Clear writing moves business forward.<br></div> <div style="font-size:
14pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Stephen E Slevinski Jr <slevin@SIGNPUDDLE.NET><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:55 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: What's FSW eaxctly?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv1284196980">
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<div class="yiv1284196980moz-cite-prefix">On 6/20/13 8:27 PM, Jonathan Duncan
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Steve what do you mean by unordered symbols? Aren't we using the
order of the symbols to maintain which ones are drawn first so
that we can maintain overlapping?<br>
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Hi Jonathan,<br>
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Very true. Order does matter with overlap and should be respected.
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The symbols are positioned one at a time from first to last. Early
symbols can be obscured by later symbols.<br>
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I guess using the term unordered isn't exactly correct. I was
trying to say don't read too much into the order of the positioned
symbols. Matters of overlap are very important, but other than
that, there is no inherent meaning in the order.<br>
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With the sign referenced, there is no overlap, so the following 6
strings are equivalent.<br>
<pre>M534x548S30004482x482S20600512x512S18610492x518
M534x548S30004482x482S18610492x518S20600512x512
M534x548S20600512x512S30004482x482S18610492x518
M534x548S20600512x512S18610492x518S30004482x482
M534x548S18610492x518S20600512x512S30004482x482
M534x548S18610492x518S30004482x482S20600512x512
-Steve
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