Belgium: changes in the signpuddle_2 ;)

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
November 17, 2005

Hello Kathleen and Everyone!
Thank you for this message...smile...

Yes...Your method for quick corrections in SignPuddle is a great  
idea...to rename the first one to number 4, then make the change and  
the change is then added as the first one in the List...That is  
faster...you are right!

Great...

But regarding keeping the old in-correct spellings after  
that...although it is interesting to see some of the commonly-made  
mistakes of writers, I think it is confusing to keep signs that are  
trying to write the exact same sign, but the first is correct and the  
second is not...A beginner from another country might come into your  
SignPuddle and copy the second one into their SignPuddle, and then  
they have copied mistakes...and it is harder to change them later  
because they have to re-learn...just as you have experienced...

It depends on how you see your SignPuddle used...for history or for  
everyday use...

We have a lot of signs that are incorrect in our ASL SignPuddle and I  
have been concerned about people copying the mistakes thinking they  
were correct...so I keep hoping I can go in and fix some of them!

For me, I would do everything you list below, Kathleen, but once the  
new sign is added, I would go back to Dictionary Editors, ask for  
that sign again, and then delete the incorrect ones so only correct  
spellings are in the SignPuddle...just a thought...

I like your new spelling for Aalst...well written!!

Val ;-)

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On Nov 17, 2005, at 12:57 PM, Kasterlinden Bilinguaal wrote:

> hello Val and list,
>
> Val you remember when you send me how to make changes to signs in  
> the signpuddle. With the load, and rename, type hallo_2... ?
>
> I think I found a faster way. Not sure, take a look.
>
> 1. I go to dictionary editors and log in.
> 2. I look at a sign that needs to be corrected like 'Aalst'
> 3. I rename the first sign 'Aalst' to lets say if there are already  
> 3 versions- the last 'Aalst_4'
> 4. I load this 'Aalst_4' sign and then make the change.
> 5. If I add this to the dictionary it automatically saves this as  
> 'Aalst'.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Greetings Kathleen
> (this way I also save the old spelling like Thierry said ;)
>
> Aalst                 Aalst_2                 Aalst_3 -Aalst is a  
> city in Flanders.
>
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> voorkomen

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