New SignMaker Review

[Bill Reese]

Steve,

I always had a sign selected in the SignBox - so that the directional 
arrows always worked on that sign only, not all of them.  Is it going to 
be possible to select a group of signs and move just those?

For the SignSpelling sequence, while clicking on a sign in a square made 
the square go blank, clicking again brought the sign back.  Good feature 
- sort of like an undo.

When going through the SymbolPalette the signs loaded much faster than 
before .  Wonderful.

Bill


Steve Slevinski wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I'm almost done with the new SignMaker for the ISWA.  This be will 
> used in SignPuddle 2 and released with the SignWriting Image Server 
> GPL code:
> http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/swis/signmaker.php
>
> Improvements
> ==========
> Small Screen Support
> ----------------------------
> The entire SymbolPalette now fits on the screen without scrolling.  We 
> may need to discuss the size of the SignBox, which has increased.  Can 
> you see the whole SignBox and all of the Special Commands?
>
>
> SignSpelling Sequence
> -----------------------------
> The sequence is now on the same screen as the SignBox.  You can write 
> the sign and add the sorting information at the same time.  The 
> sequence is the little square box on the top right.  You can drag a 
> symbol from the SymbolPalette or the SignBox.  You can reorder the 
> sequence by dragging the symbols around.  You can remove symbols from 
> the sequence by clicking.  Blank boxes in the sequence are ignored.
>
>
> Fine Movement and Grid
> --------------------------------
> There are now directional arrows in the special command section for 
> fine tuning the placement of symbols.  Select a symbol (so it turns 
> blue) and move it around 1 pixel at a time with any of the arrows.  If 
> no symbol is selected, all symbols will more.  The icon in the middle 
> of the arrows will turn on the SignBox grid for easier spatial 
> comparison.
>
>
> I've tested the new SignMaker in FireFox and Internet Explorer on Mac 
> and Windows.  The only problem is with IE and the fine movement arrows.
>
> Any feedback or comments are welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> -Steve
>
>
>
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