[Sw-l] About the hand symbol

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
July 24, 2019

HOW TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HAND SYMBOL
in Korean SignPuddle Dictionary
http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=1&sgn=78

Of course we wish all new handshapes could be added immediately to the International SignWriting Alphabet 2010 (ISWA 2010). To add new symbols officially would literally change Unicode and so such a large change would require years of work.

Meanwhile, SignWriting can write any hand symbol by hand. In computers right now we individually construct each new hand symbol with a combination of already existing hand symbols and small finger lines. We save the constructed hand symbols in SignPuddle to use each time we need them.

I analyze this shape as a 5-Hand symbol, with 5 fingers extended, with the Index and Baby Fingers bent at the middle joint.




Step 1: In SignPuddle, to construct this hand symbol, click on SignMaker Icon on the left of the screen:




Step 2: Drag the 5-Hand over to the SignBox:






Step 3: The pre-constructed 5-Hand seems too small to act as a base for the new constructed hand symbol, so then I choose another 5-Hand symbol that only has a thumb to the side, and then I add Finger Lines later:



Step 4:  Small lines from the Finger Movement Symbols can also be useful:





Step 5:  I push the Add To SignPuddle button to save the two constructed symbols so I can use them or refer to them in the future.











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