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Hi SignWriting list,<br>
<br>
Recently, I had the chance to talk with Jonathan Duncan (SignWriter
Studio) about several issues. One issue he mentioned was size and
color within a sign. It started me thinking, and I made a few
improvements to SignMaker and the SignWriting 2010 Javascript
library.<br>
<br>
I added padding, background color, and the colorize option. Here is
the sign for SignWriting with a padding of 10, a background of
"lightblue", and the colorized option selected. These options are
now available in SignMaker on both the PNG and SVG tabs.<br>
<br>
<img src="cid:part1.05010000.03030506@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
<br>
<br>
For programmers and power-users, I have created a new type of
string, called the styling string. The styling string succinctly
describes styling for the entire sign and for individual symbols.<br>
<br>
The styling string for the above is: -CP10G(lightblue) <br>
* C for colorize<br>
* P10 for a padding of 10<br>
* G(lightblue) for a background color of lightblue<br>
<br>
You can use the styling string in SignMaker on the PNG or SVG tabs.
<br>
<br>
You can also use the styling string on the SignWriting 2010
Javascript library API page.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://slevinski.github.io/sw10js/api.html#sign">http://slevinski.github.io/sw10js/api.html#sign</a><br>
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For the FSW, enter the sign string with the styling string at the
end. For example:<br>
M523x535S10019478x475S10011502x466S2ea04507x502S2ea48485x510-CP10G(lightblue)<br>
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For the individual symbols within a sign, you can set the color and
size using a styling string. This is not yet supported through the
user interface of SignMaker, except through the styling string. <br>
<br>
Here are 3 examples were individual symbols have been doubled in
size.<br>
<img src="cid:part2.00080409.08080305@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
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The styling string is definitely not a plain text concept, but it is
useful. I've put a presentation together about the concepts with
some examples.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.slideshare.net/StephenSlevinski/beyond-signwriting-plain-text">http://www.slideshare.net/StephenSlevinski/beyond-signwriting-plain-text</a><br>
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Regards,<br>
~Steve
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