[sw-l] Sign Puddle editors and SignMaker loading

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
October 3, 2004

Dear SignWriting List Members!
Stephen Slevinski's additions to the SignMaker and SignPuddle
dictionaries are just amazing! Thank you...

We are working the details out behind the scenes, but soon those who
have already been working on the dictionaries will be given a
Dictionary Editor User Name, and Password. You will then be able to
change signs, delete them etc...This is a great way to keep the
dictionary under the hands of a few editors, so that changes are only
made in a consistent fashion. Some dictionaries will have a team of
editors...

What I like most, is the new feature to be able to load or re-paste a
sign that has already been created in SignMaker. Then you can make
small changes to that sign, and then add that different sign to the
dictionary - this is sorely needed and will make our editing experience
a pleasure!

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

Val ;-)

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On Oct 2, 2004, at 10:33 AM, Stephen Slevinski wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> I've made a few changes to Sign Puddle.  This isn't everything that I
> initially wanted, but it is needed.
>
> SignMaker Loading...
> It is possible to load signs into SignMaker.  You will notice a new
> icon on
> the left side menu, "Upload".  Previously, this icon allowed a user to
> load
> an image into the dictionary.  It now allows a user to load a sign into
> SignMaker.
>
> To use this screen, enter search criteria and press Search.  When the
> results are displayed, you can press the Load button next to a sign to
> have
> the sign loaded into SignMaker.
>
> However, not all signs will have a Load button.  Only signs that were
> created with the improved SignMaker (Javascript) can be loaded.
>
> Sign Puddle editors...
> On the same Upload screen, if you scroll all the way down the screen
> below
> the flags, you will find a form for a user and a password.  Once you
> enter a
> valid username and password, 2 additional buttons will display on this
> screen for each sign: rename and delete.  These are the editor
> functions
> available.
>
> If you would like to be an editor for any Sign Puddle dictionary,
> please
> send me an email at slevin at oculog.net.
>
> I still do not know who should be an editor, or how many editors a
> dictionary should have, or who should decide.  Any ideas would be
> welcome.
>
> -Stephen
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