[sw-l] Copy and paste between SignPuddle dictionaries

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
March 27, 2005

Hello Stephen!
Welcome back from Easter Vacation...smile...hope you enjoyed it...

Obviously I did not understand the pasting and copying of signs, so I 
am glad you are here to help!

Val ;-)

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On Mar 27, 2005, at 2:51 PM, Stephen Slevinski wrote:

> Hi List,
>  
> I'm back and ready to talk about the copy and paste between SignPuddle 
> dictionaries...
>  
> You do not need to be a dictionary editor to copy and paste.  Anybody 
> can do it, using any dictionary.  But only with signs that are not 
> graphic only can be used.   ASL (sgn-US) and DGS (sgn-DE) are the 2 
> dictionaries with graphic only signs.  Searching for "cow" in the ASL 
> dictionary will bring up 3 results.  Each of these results is graphic 
> only, so they can not be copied into another dictionary.
>  
> The graphic only signs are causing many problems and will not be used 
> in SignPuddle International.
>  
> To make this easier and more understandable, I will be making the 
> following changes to the copy and paste routine.
> - You will be able to search all signs, graphic only signs, or IMWA 
> signs.
> - Graphic only signs will be clearly marked with a Template option.
> - The SignSearch results will populate the Dictioanry Editors screen.
> - Pressing the Paste button will not be required because of an 
> automatic page forward.
>  
> I should have this finished sometime on Monday.
>  
> Questions, comments?
> -Stephen
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu 
> [mailto:owner-sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu]On Behalf Of Stephen 
> Slevinski
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:41 PM
> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
> Subject: [sw-l] Copy and paste between SignPuddle dictionaries
>
> Hi List,
>  
>
>
> You can now copy and paste between SignPuddle dictionaries, with 3 
> clicks of the mouse. 
>
>  
>
> Directions:
>
> - On the Dictionary Editors screen, search for a sign
>
> - Find the right sign from the list and press Copy
>
> - Pick a flag on the bottom of the page
>
> - On the top-left, click the Paste button. (kind of hidden and will go 
> away in time)
>
>  
>
> In the near future, the Dictionary Editors screen will accepts search 
> results from the SignSearch application.
>
>  
>
> -Stephen
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