Sunrise query...writing one symbol in front of another

[Charles Butler]

Hi Kimberley,

The sign is back in.  The diacritic is under (*), as
it is a surface contact symbol.


--- "Kimberley A. Shaw" <kshaw at wellesley.edu> wrote:

> Hello all:
> over to Charles on this one, please! I *tried* to
> put back the sign I
> lost, but could not locate that diacritic that was
> borrowed from the
> movement-writing; where is it located from the
> SignMaker "groups" menu?
> So, Charles, if you can tell me where it is, then I
> can re-create the sign!
> Val, please don't stress! When I put a query to the
> list, I really am
> hoping that *anybody* who's got an answer will write
> back, and not only
> you; the more I can fly along solo making my
> documents, the happier *I*
> am. And believe me, SignPuddle is a very fun set of
> tools to play around
> with.
> best,
> Kim from Boston
> 
> sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu on Wednesday, July 06,
> 2005 at 10:42 AM
> -0500 wrote:
> >SignWriting List
> >July 6, 2005
> >
> >Hello Kimberley and Charles -
> >Why don't you re-add the sign again yourself?
> Re-write it  
> >yourself...SignPuddle is not a published dictionary
> - it is a place  
> >for us to play with writing, and for learning how
> to write signs, so  
> >if there is a sign that you want to add, add it!
> And if there is a  
> >double up, that is ok too...And if you delete a
> sign by mistake, you  
> >can re-write it yourself and add it again...that
> will be good  
> >practice for you...So you did nothing wrong and you
> are an editor and  
> >can add signs and subtract signs, so you can fix
> it!
> >
> >And I do not understand why Charles can't do that  
> >too...Charles...have you found your password yet? I
> can send you an  
> >invitation to establish a new password...I will do
> that next message.  
> >Look for a message privately that invites you to
> become an editor of  
> >the ASL dictionary...
> >
> >I am truly deluged with work and I am so tired and
> in pain at times  
> >that makes it hard for me to use a mouse or type,
> so it is necessary  
> >that you become as independent as possible!
> >
> >Val ;-)
> >
> >---------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Jul 6, 2005, at 5:15 AM, Kimberley A. Shaw
> wrote:
> >
> >Hello all:
> >I like the simplified spelling; very much like what
> I was originally
> >visualizing!
> >"Sunrise" looks great on SignPuddle now (will the
> equivalent version of
> >"sunset" be joining it?). However ... I feel
> horrible for making
> >"sunset_4" disappear while trying to rename it, and
> so can somebody who
> >knows how, please put it back? It looks like this:
>
>[Image:762005_81318_0.bmp][Image:762005_81318_1.bmp]
> >sunset
> >
> >Thank you for all the coaching, Val!
> >Best,
> >Kim from Boston
> >
> >sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu on Tuesday, July 05,
> 2005 at 1:56 PM -0500
> >wrote:
> >
> >> SignWriting List
> >> July 5th, 2005
> >>
> >> Hello Everyone!
> >> I hope you are enjoying July!
> >>
> >> When writing one symbol in front of, or behind
> the other, there are
> >> two ways to write it...the detailed way, and the
> simplified way...
> >>
> >> 1. Detailed spellings use the Surface Symbols,
> which Charles has
> >> already shown you.
> >>
> >> 2. Simplified spellings, for everyday use, do not
> need the Surface
> >> Symbols. Instead, the symbol that is in front has
> a slight white halo
> >> or border around it so it looks like it is in
> front of the other
> >> one...Plus the white part of the palm facing for
> the hand in front
> >> does not show the lines for the arrows going
> through it...Writing
> >> this by hand is easier than by computer at the
> moment...A person can
> >> easily become skilled at writing this by hand.
> >>
> >> By computer, in SignPuddle, Steve gave us a Place
> Over Button to do
> >> this for us automatically, but I have to re-enter
> many of the symbols
> >> in the IMWA to make the button work...so you can
> see that I am not
> >> done with the IMWA...
> >>
> >> So I constructed the sign for Sunrise in
> SignPuddle from little lines
> >> instead, without using the Place Over button for
> now...Take a look at
> >> two spellings for Sunrise in ASL...the second one
> is the simplified
> >> spelling which I just entered...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
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