SVG version of our IMWA symbols

[Jonathan]

Hi Steve,

Steve Slevinski wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Jonathan wrote:
>> I was wondering why the symbols should be renumbered.  Maybe you
>> could give an example or two.
>>
> One example is the contact symbols.  They are all under the touch
> symbol.  Check out the ASL frequency report.
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle1.5/frequency.php?ui=1&sgn=4&cat=02
>
> The contact symbols are used 1763 times in the ASL Dictionary. 
> However, these should be divided between touch, grasp, rub, ...
>
> Symbol 02-01-001-01-01-01
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle1.5/image.php?build=02-01-001-01-01-01,78,166,
>
> Symbol 02-01-001-01-01-03 should be 02-01-002-01-01-01
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle1.5/image.php?build=02-01-001-01-01-03,78,166,
>
I see what you are saying and I agree with you. We should put a web page
together with the changes between IMWA 1.3 and ISWA 1.4 as a checklist
for when we convert our programs to the new writing alphabets.
>>> The center of each symbol also need to be know for rotation. 
>>> SignPuddle doesn't rotate properly. 
>>     If the height and width where known for the symbols, the center
>> could be easily calculated.  The height and width of the symbols is
>> necessary to calculate the total height and width of the sign and the
>> center of the sign. 
> The center of symbol 01-01-001-01-01-01 is not the center of the
> graphic but the center of the palm.
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle1.5/image.php?build=01-01-001-01-01-01,78,166,
>
> Symbol 01-01-001-01-01-05 has the same height and width, but not the
> same center.
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle1.5/image.php?build=01-01-001-01-01-05,78,166,
>
I had assumed you wanted to rotate around the center of the symbol. 
Being that you want to rotate around the center of the palm, you will
need to know the symbol centers.
>> When there isn't a head in the sign, do you center it by the sign's
>> center?
>>
> Yes, that's what I've been doing.
>
> -Steve 

-- 

Jonathan

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