Signwriting Documents - another program?

[Bill Reese]

It's called "reflow" when a document is edited and the sentences, 
paragraphs and/or graphics move to accommodate it.

Bill


MARIA AZZOPARDI wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> All the features mentioned are exactly what I need, but the most imp one
> is that when you add a column of signwriting in the middle of the
> document, all following columns move to accomodate it.  Like writing
> spoken languages in Word, you can insert a paragraph wherever you like and
> everything else moves to accomodate it (I don't know what this is called
> in technical terms, I'm sure there is a word for it :)
>
> So you are working on a program for signwriting documents?
>
> What about the option of printing A5 is that possible in this program?
>
> Thanks for your response,
>
> Maria
>
>
>   
>> Hi Maria,
>>     I don't know of any other program yet.  Mine is progressing but
>> unfinished.  My document suite lets the document flow on the screen from
>> one column to the next.  I haven't done the printing part yet but was
>> intending to do it in similar fashion. So when you add some text, what
>> doesn't fit on one page flows to the next, etc.   The idea is also to be
>> able to have inline pictures within any of the 3 lanes of the column.  I
>> can also have gloss on the signwriting or not.
>>     Is this what you were wanting?  What other editing features would be
>> important for you?
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> MARIA AZZOPARDI wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone on the list has experience transferring long
>>> signwriting documents into another program (such as DocumentMaker) and
>>> maybe could suggest another program which is a little more flexible?
>>>
>>> DocumentMaker is very good of course, however I am thinking in terms of
>>> very long documents and one limitation in DocumentMaker is the
>>> following:
>>> Say you have completed 50 pages, then whilst editing you realise you
>>> need
>>> to add another column somewhere inbetween, say at page 25, if you add
>>> the
>>> column there at page 25, all that follows does not change (because each
>>> page is saved separately). It would be really good if there was a
>>> program
>>> that allowed for this flexibility.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all,
>>>
>>> maria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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