Need feedback - South Korean handshape

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
June 29, 2007

Stefan Wöhrmann wrote:
> different photos on different days with different "handmodels" will  
> lead to
> some unforeseen outcomes -- smile -- Stefan ;-)

Hi Stefan, Eyasu and Jason!
Yes...that is so true. And then the hard part after that is to choose  
the proper symbol for it, because SignWriting, when it is written by  
hand, is sooo flexible...I would just write four slightly curved  
fingers with the thumb forward, and that would be that...

But when we are printing on computers, with ink jet printers for  
example, sometimes the ink can blur, so the computer symbols need to  
have enough space between the lines of the fingers to not blend the  
ink, so each finger is readable...

That is why I would never have added these fine-lined fingers in the  
old SignWriter DOS symbolset back in the 1980's and 1990's, because  
the graphic-quality wasn't good enough...but now with better  
graphics, and later SVG development, maybe we can get away with fine- 
lined symbols...

So here are some possible choices for the South Korean handshape that  
Jason showed us...Which one fits the best do you think? I really need  
to have feedback, because every one of these symbols is 96 symbols  
added to the ISWA (all the rotations and flops), and although all can  
be added (a few are already there)...the more we add, the bigger the  
symbolset gets and the harder it is for programmers...so please tell  
me your opinions...should every one of these be added to the IMWA?  
And Jason...do you see a version you like the best?

Many thanks for your help - See attached....Val ;-)

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