[Sw-l] The first episode of the SignWriting Stream

Stephen Slevinski slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET
Mon Apr 13 18:22:39 UTC 2020 

Thanks Suzanne Pach.  I really appreciate the feedback.

On 4/13/20 10:21 AM, Suzanne Pach wrote:
> I think the video was very interesting,
Thanks.  SignWriting on the computer is a complex topic.  I've tried to 
use standard technologies as often as possible.  Our technology stack is 
stable with multiple avenues of growth. I hope to use the SignWriting 
Stream to highlight good resources so we can build communities.  If my 
content is interesting, then I'm on target.

> but it could be clearer about what help you need (if any).
Big question.  Ultimately, I want to be a help to you.  Everything with 
SignWriting is free to use, so find something interesting and make 
something.  For programmers, the Gitter channel is a great place to 
visit.  I'm available in the Channel during office hours and at other 
times during the week.

I am very excited about the @sutton-signwriting packages of core, 
font-ttf, and font-db.  These can be the foundation for any application 
that uses SignWriting and JS.  Next I will be building a component 
library in either react or with a universal component tool ( like 
https://webcomponents.dev ).  Since I can only work part-time on 
SignWriting, I can have a greater impact if I can help others succeed.

> You mention your patreon site but would you also like help in other 
> ways? And if so in what ways?
Excellent questions.  Ultimately, I've had to let several projects drop 
because of time limitations.

Right now I am focused on the server migration, then open sourcing 
SignPuddle 2 (github), then the @sutton-signwriting packages.


> It would be helpful if you made very clear requests. For the 
> SignWriting users this could be requests for example about input you 
> need of them about what functionalities of the various SignWriting 
> sites they find most important, what's missing etc. For the technical 
> people this could be requests about specific functionalities that need 
> building. At the moment it is a lot of information and it is hard to 
> know where to start.
Thank you for the suggestion.  I hope the SignWriting Stream will help 
sort through the information.

> I hope this feedback is of some use to you. Good luck with the next 
> SignWriting Stream!
>
> Kind Regards,
> Suzanne Pach
>
Thanks!  Your feedback was appreciated.
-Steve
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 8:43 PM Stephen Slevinski 
> <slevin at signpuddle.net <mailto:slevin at signpuddle.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi SignWriting List,
>
>     I successfully recorded and posted the first episode of the
>     SignWriting
>     Stream.  It's about half an hour.  Not professional. No captions yet,
>     unless auto caption works. Let me know. Skip to the end to see the
>     hand
>     shapes rain.
>     * https://youtu.be/Z2iJEMuENVk
>
>     Regards,
>     -Steve
>
>     PS - Here are the show notes
>
>     The SignWriting Stream is a live show where we show, teach, and
>     demo all
>     about Sutton SignWriting.  The purpose of the show is to highlight
>     our
>     current efforts and offerings so that we demonstrate the value we
>     provide.  If you find our work interesting or helpful, consider
>     joining
>     the Patrons of SignWriting and becoming a member on
>     Patreon.com/signwriting , or donate directly to
>     slevinski at signwriting.org <mailto:slevinski at signwriting.org>
>
>     The show premise is one shot without a script.  I have five bullet
>     points, a few mind-maps, and several websites.  The target
>     audience is
>     not well defined.  People who know SignWriting and sign language,
>     don't
>     care about the technical details.  People who care about technical
>     details don't want to know about writing sign languages. This is why
>     your feedback is so important.  What's good, what's bad, and what's
>     interesting?  What topics and what formats would you like to see?
>
>     Our current infrastructure and websites need massive work with
>     minimal
>     resources.  We do what we can.  Look for improvements over time and
>     updates as we continue to grow.
>
>     Stuck in the past, ready for the present, working towards the future.
>     SignWriting is complex and has had massive technological churn
>     over the
>     years.  My work with SignWriting has evolved as I've built system
>     after
>     system for SignWriting with the limited technology of the day. 
>     Over the
>     years, I had to rebuild systems for the new technology of today. 
>     Years
>     later, I found out that I needed to rebuild the systems for the
>     technology of tomorrow as well, so I mapped out the optimal path for
>     future growth.  Building on the Sutton SignWriting Standards of 2010,
>     2012 and 2017, I am hopeful and excited for the future of the Sutton
>     SignWriting packages.  I am especially pleased with the
>     @sutton-signwriting/core package. I will extensively demo this
>     package
>     in a future episode.
>
>     And finally, in this episode, I announce that I will be open sourcing
>     SignPuddle 2 software later this year.  Before the SignBank.org
>     website
>     can be moved to the new server, SignPuddle 2 needs to be rewritten to
>     use a database (MySQL or SQLite) rather than SPML.  SPML will be
>     supported in SignPuddle 2 as an optional export, but it will not be
>     supported in future offerings.  I can reuse the database work from
>     SignPuddle 3 and I can update the software to use the font files
>     rather
>     than the slow and expensive PHP image scripts.  I will start this
>     project after the simple websites are moved to the new server.  Next
>     Saturday, I will move https://SteveSlevinski.me to the new server.
>
>     Thanks for reading and watching.
>
>     Other websites in this video:
>     https://signwriting.org/
>     https://www.patreon.com/signwriting
>     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4AXlG0rXFtk_5SzumDow/featured
>     https://steveslevinski.me/demo/fsw.html
>     https://steveslevinski.me/demo/swu.html
>     https://github.com/sutton-signwriting
>     https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/core/
>     https://unpkg.com/browse/@sutton-signwriting/font-ttf@1.1.0/font/
>     https://slevinski.github.io/SuttonSignWriting/components/fonts.html
>

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