Signwriting Documents - another program?

MARIA AZZOPARDI maria.azzopardi at UM.EDU.MT
Tue Mar 10 10:25:57 UTC 2009


Thank you, I have a word for it now, 'reflow' is what I need :)

Maria

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