[Sw-l] New JavaScript resources for SignWriting developers

Valerie Sutton sutton at SIGNWRITING.ORG
Fri Nov 8 18:28:19 UTC 2019


SignWriting List
November 8, 2019

Hi Steve!
Thank you for developing these important new tools for software developers,
and for posting this information today...

Val ;-)




On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 9:37 AM Stephen Slevinski <slevin at signpuddle.net>
wrote:

> Hi SignWriting List,
>
> Looking to the future, I have been modernizing the available tools for
> SignWriting developers using JavaScript.
>
>
>
> I have published the first two packages.  The source code is available on
> GitHub and the packages can be installed with the Node Package Manager.
>
> The first package is the Sutton SignWriting Core: a javascript package for
> node and browsers that supports general processing of SignWriting text.
> This package supports both Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) and
> SignWriting in Unicode (SWU) character sets, along with the associated
> query languages and style string.
> https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sutton-signwriting/core
>
> The package is thoroughly documented.
> https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/core/
>
>
> The second package is the Sutton SignWriting Font-DB: a javascript package
> for node that generates SVG and PNG images for individual symbols and
> complete signs. The package covers the entire set of the International
> SignWritnig Alphabet 2010 (ISWA 2010). This package supports both Formal
> SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) and SignWriting in Unicode (SWU) character sets,
> along with the style string and normalization.
> https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sutton-signwriting/font-db
>
> The package is thoroughly documented.
> https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/font-db/
>
>
> I am currently working on the next two packages: the first for TrueType
> fonts and the second for React components.
>
> I will be using these packages to build the new SignText.  By creating
> these packages in a modular fashion, I am able to provide other developers
> with easy access to the same tools I am using.  Other developers will be
> able to pick and choose what tools they need for developing SignWriting
> websites, desktop applications, or mobile apps.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
> https://SteveSlevinski.me
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