[sw-l] using SignWriting to index Stokoe's dictionary

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 5, 2005

Thank you, Stuart! There you go, Kimberley - You have your
instructions. People search by symbols all the time now...

Val ;-)

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On Apr 5, 2005, at 1:17 PM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:

> Just go to:
>
> http://signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/signSearch.php
>
> Drag the handshape or movement you are looking for. Then click on the
> type of match you want (Any, FIll, Exact, or Rotate) and then click on
> search.
>
> Stuart
>
> On Apr 5, 2005, at 2:59 PM, Kimberley A. Shaw wrote:
>
>> How do I search by *sign* though? I'd really like a way to look
>> things up
>> when I know what the handshape/movement is, but not the meaning ...
>> couldn't get signsearch to work, and I did remember to use Netscape,
>> not
>> Explorer ...
>> Kim
>> btw -- the greeting cards look *great*!
>>
>> sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu on Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 2:36 PM
>> -0500
>> wrote:
>>> SignWriting List
>>> April 5, 2005
>>>
>>> Kimberley A. Shaw wrote:
>>>> I like the idea of cross-checking Stokoe with the SW dictionary ...
>>>> but I
>>>> guess I'll have to get Sign Editor re-installed on my new 'puter to
>>>> do
>>>> so!
>>>
>>> Absolutely not!! No need to use ANY special software. Do not use
>>> SignWriter....
>>>
>>> Just go to this web page....
>>> http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/search.php
>>>
>>> Click on the link above...That's all!
>>>
>>> You can search the SignWriting dictionary there...right on the web...
>>>
>>> TRY IT right now!
>>>
>>> Val ;-)
>>>
>>>
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