AW: [sw-l] How to create Sign Literature

[Stuart Thiessen]

Thanks for pointing out the reference manual. I did look for it last  
night, but didn't find it right away. I will look at it more. :-)

Thanks,

Stuart

On Jul 5, 2006, at 23:34, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> July 5, 2006
>
> Hello Stuart and Phillipe!
> I guess you are now home from the NAD Conference? CONGRATULATIONS on  
> the workshop. The graphics you created in the Power Point Presentation  
> were so well done...I love the way the SignWriting jumped into the red  
> toolbox at the end...ha!...so I hope we can write some reports on our  
> experiences at the NAD...I started my little report already and I have  
> some good pictures...maybe you have some too?..smile...let's work  
> together on that later ;-)
>
> Did you see Lucinda's article? It is our Special Feature on our web  
> site right now....
>
> Regarding SignText...see my answers between your questions below...
>
> Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>> Valerie, I know we discussed this issue of SignText vs. SW DOS. I do  
>> have some questions regarding the use of SignText ... I understand  
>> how to add the signs into the various lanes, but what I am not clear  
>> on exactly are as follows:
>>
>> 1) Saving a SignText document to bring it up later.
>
> This is in Section 6 in the SignText Reference Manual, pages 35-43.
>
>
>>
>> 2) Bringing up a saved SignText document.
>
> Easy! That is in Section 6 in the SignText Reference Manual, pages  
> 35-43.
>
>
>>
>> 3) Editing already entered signs in a SignText document during the  
>> time that I am creating the document (i.e., before I save it).
>
> Easy! That is in Section 5 in the SignText Reference Manual, pages  
> 28-34.
>
>
>>
>> 4) Editing the signs in a SignText document after it has been saved  
>> and brought back up again.
>
> Easy! That is in Section 6 in the SignText Reference Manual, pages  
> 44-46.
>
>
>>
>> I know you have a lot on your plate. So answer this when it is next  
>> in the queue. :) Thanks again for your kind words about our workshop.
>
> Ha! I meant it!
>
> Regarding software...
>
> Every question you asked is already answered in the SignText Reference  
> Manual I wrote last Spring...and every task you mention is easy to do  
> and I do daily...
>
> So first, you need to download the SignText Reference Manual:
> http://www.signwriting.org/archive/docs3/sw0244-SignText- 
> Instruction.pdf
>
> I really think, Stuart, with some time with me, face to face, with  
> your computer and my computer, you will adjust to these tasks and you  
> will find that SignText is on its way to becoming a tool that truly  
> will create Sign Literature.
>
> I combine it with SignBank right now, to take care of some of the  
> features it is temporarily lacking...but I also know that software  
> evolves and nothing stands still...there will be a day when SignPuddle  
> and SignText will be more powerful than SignWriter DOS...
>
> At the moment, while SignText is in development, I save a document in  
> long sentences, that can be re-loaded back into SignText for editing,  
> changing, cutting and re-saving. Plus the signs in the sentences can  
> be loaded into SignPuddle if you want, but I don't bother much with  
> that at the moment...I am a SignText person now...I can create  
> different size columns with the SWML preview feature, or I bring them  
> into SignBank and print documents with the SignBank print formats...It  
> is true that I have to turn each sentence into a graphic to bring into  
> Microsoft Word right now, but I know there are better things to come  
> so that is not a problem and afterall, we would have to do the same  
> with SignWriter DOS documents too...creating a screen capture of a  
> sentence is not that hard...and I think Philippe's idea about the  
> shorter columns turning the page on its side (landscape) is great!  
> Your Billy Goat story looked so good, in your presentation...and  
> wasn't it wonderful when the Deaf woman in the back was reading it  
> immediately?!
>
> Val ;-)
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