Sandy in UK: Flexible computer programming

[Stuart Thiessen]

By changing from Bitmaps to SVG, it will be no problem at all to have  
varying sizes of circles. But using bitmap graphics is what can  
restrict us to specific sizes. An issue we might have to discuss is  
whether we would need to sort differently based on sizing, but my  
instinct is that it shouldn't make any difference. I would consider  
it a matter of style or tone rather than a true difference that would  
need to be sorted differently.

What do you all think?

Stuart

On May 19, 2007, at 15:40, Valerie Sutton wrote:

>
> On May 17, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Sandy Fleming wrote:
>> Now that I think about it, there is something I (and I'm sure other
>> developers) could really use, and that's a collection of SignWritten
>> signs - from any number of languages - that are particularly  
>> difficult
>> to write clearly, that could be a challenge to present legibly on the
>> page.
>
> Hello Sandy!
> Here is an example from Sleeping Beauty in ASL...Sometimes we need  
> Circle Symbols that are different sizes...although I can add more  
> sizes to the ISWA, the truth is that there will always be another  
> size not there...so if you can somehow develop flexible circle  
> sizes that would be great!
>
> This is supposed to be one big circle:
>
> <Picture 2.png>
>
> That is why I say that handwriting is better than dumb  
> computers...because we are not limited by hand...but computers  
> limit the symbolset that is normally flexible by hand...
>
> Thanks for your question!
>
> Val ;-)