several signs for one word

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 6, 2007

Hi Anny and Adam -
Good discussion, and Adam explained it well.

SignPuddle 1.5 is more flexible. It is not forcing us to have the _2  
like before...

This means that if you have a special dictionary, you can choose your  
way for example, you could include within the very name of the sign,  
a number, if you really felt you had to have that...like hello (1)   
and  hello (2).

When I first started with SignPuddle 1.5 that is what I did, until I  
found out that confused the translation program, and that hello (1)  
would be considered a different sign than hello (2)..to the point  
where the searches would have to be different...

So I finally decided I preferred not to give any number and let the  
signs list when you search for them...take a look at this  
diagram...notice how the sign for GRIEF has two different signs  
(scroll down), but I was able to search once for the English word  
GRIEF and find both of them listed in a list...you just have to  
remember to scroll down to see them all listed there...



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Adam Frost wrote:
> The numbers after the sign (ie cat and cat_2) are no longer needed  
> because now when you use the translate option, a search will go for  
> any signs with that word. Then if there are more than one signs  
> associated with that word, you will see them all an be able to choose.
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> See video intruction 12. http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/help/ 
> SignPuddle15/SignPuddle15_Video12.html
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> Adam
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod" <acpg at vtxnet.ch>
> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:40:35
> To:"SW-List" <sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu>
> Subject: [sw-l] several signs for one word
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> Val
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> In PUddle 1 when one would enter another sign for the same word....  
> it would automatically convert it into_2
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> for exemple:
> cat
> cat_2
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> there doesn't seem to be such  a thing in Puddle 1.5 ???
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> How are we supposed to do when one wants the translate option... or  
> the signtext option ???
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> can you tell me more about it ?
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> Thanks
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> Anny
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> Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod
> ruelle des chambres chaudes 1
> 1271 Givrins
> Tel ++41/22.362.52.37
> Fax ++41/22.362.52.66
> mail: acpg at vtxnet.ch: <mailto:acpg at vtxnet.ch>
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