SignWriting in Mobile phones with questions and user manual

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
September 9, 2005

Hello Aisha!
Just want you to know that it is hard for me to fill out the  
questionnaire because I have never used a mobile phone of any kind in  
my life...including basic cell phones...since I cannot travel. But I  
wholeheartedly hope they get developed for SignWriting!

You might want to write to programmers who are already using  
SignWriting in their software development. You can find their contact  
information in our Software forum:

http://www.SignWriting.org/forums/software

Val ;-)

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On Sep 8, 2005, at 10:58 PM, Aisha Ahmed wrote:

> Hi Valerie and Everyone on the SignWriting List,
> A user manual for the prototype is attached herewith and here are  
> the questions.
>
> The aim of this survey is to find out the possibility of an
> additional sign messaging function for mobile phones. All
> information gathered shall be kept confidential and used for
> research purposes only.
> Thank you.
> Aisha Shamsuna Ahmed
> The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
>
> Please put a ‘X’ in [ ] to mark your choices.
>
> Section A
> 1. Do you use a mobile phone?
>     (Please tick only one option)
>     [ ] Yes
>     [ ] No
>
> 2. Do you use a mobile phone to write and receive text messages?
>     (Please tick only one option)
>     [ ] Yes
>     [ ] No
>
> 3. If your answer to question 2 is yes, how often do you write and  
> receive text messages?
>     (Please tick only one option)
>     [ ] Daily
>     [ ] 2 to 6 times a week
>     [ ] Once a week
>     [ ] Once in a while
>
> 4. What else do you use a mobile phone for?
>     (You may select more than one option)
>     [ ] Making and/or receiving voice calls
>     [ ] Making and/or receiving video calls
>     [ ] Sending and/or receiving multi-media messages
>
> 5. Do you use any of the following handheld devices?
>     (You may select more than one option)
>     [ ] Pager
>     [ ] Palm Pilot
>     [ ] PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
>     [ ] Communicator phone
>     [ ] Others (Please Specify) ____________________________
>
> 6. Based on the prototype you have used, would you like to be able  
> to use a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you selected  
> for writing and receiving messages in signs?
>     (Please tick only one option)
>     [ ] Yes
>     [ ] No
>
> 7. Based on the prototype you have used, do you think that having  
> this function in a mobile phone or any of the handheld devices you  
> selected would aid you in learning SignWriting?
>     [ ] Yes
>     [ ] Maybe
>     [ ] No
>
> 8.  Based on the prototype you have used, please kindly answer the  
> following questions?
>     (Please tick one option for each question)
>
>
>     How easy was the prototype to use?
>     [ ] Very Easy     [ ] Easy     [ ] Fairly Easy        [ ]  
> Difficult     [ ] Very Difficult
>
>
>     Do you think the option Preview presented on the interfaces is  
> easy to comprehend and use?
>     [ ] Very Easy     [ ] Easy     [ ] Fairly Easy        [ ]  
> Difficult     [ ] Very Difficult
>
>
>     Do you think the option View gloss presented on the interfaces  
> is easy to comprehend and use?
>     [ ] Very Easy     [ ] Easy     [ ] Fairly Easy        [ ]  
> Difficult     [ ] Very Difficult
>
>
>     Do you think the functions of writing and reading messages are  
> sufficient?
>     [ ] Very Sufficient    [ ] Sufficient    [ ] Fairly  
> Sufficient    [ ] Insufficient [ ] Very Insufficient
>
>
>     Do you think the flow of tasks for writing and reading messages  
> are similar to the way you use SignMail?
>     [ ] Strongly Agree    [ ] Agree    [ ] Neutral    [ ]  
> Disagree     [ ] Strongly Disagree
>
>
> 9. Do you have any comments or suggestions?
>
>
>
> Section B
>
> 1. Would you call yourself an expert, intermediate or novice sign  
> writer?
>     [ ] Expert
>     [ ] Intermediate
>     [ ] Novice
>
> 2. How long have you known and used SignWriting?
>     [ ] Never
>     [ ] Less than a month
>     [ ] 1 to 5 months
>     [ ] 6 months to 1 year
>     [ ] Above 1 year
>         (Please Specify number of years if known)
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Kind Regards,
> Aisha
>
> PS
> Valerie, please if these emails still don't get to the list, could
> you forward them directly to at least 10 people who could respond  
> and mail
> them back to me (kcx4aas at nottingham.edu.my). The prototype is over
> 400kb so I doubt if it will still get to the list. Thanks I really
> appreciate this.
>
>
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