[Sw-l] What is the functionality of the SignPuddle encyclopedia?

Sat Oct 8 16:36:44 UTC 2022

Hi Profo Rubens Almeida,

You can use the literature or the encyclopedia sections for the Libras 
Wikipedia on Incubator.  Either is fine.

You would copy the Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) from SignPuddle and 
paste it into the Wikipedia.  At the bottom of the entry in SignPuddle, 
click the FSW link in the line that says "SignText data: FSW or SWU".

Regards,
-Steve

On 10/7/22 7:57 PM, Profo Rubens Almeida wrote:
>
> Hi Steve, Valerie and all SignWriting List members,
>
> Thank you very much for the clarification Steve. Just one more 
> question, could I also use the “literature” section to link the 
> SignWriting texts to the Libras Wikipedia in the Wikimedia Incubator?
>
> I still have a lot of questions about the best way to publish articles 
> on the Wikimedia Incubator. Valerie posted the link that directs to a 
> page on Wikipedia in Libras of an article about the life of Hellen 
> Keller, which I and two other colleagues wrote in the course with Adam 
> Frost here in Brazil in 2018. But after that I never worked with him 
> again. the production of articles on the Wikimedia Incubator, 
> unfortunately.
>
> At that time, we produced the text in SignPuddle, and I don't remember 
> if we used the “Encyclopedia” or “Literature” section, then we 
> transferred the article to the Wikipedia site using FSW or SWU code.
>
> In fact, I have a project that aims to teach SignWriting course 
> students to publish articles produced during the courses on the 
> Wikimedia Incubator, similar to what Adam taught us on that occasion.
>
> But, I confess that I will need help, because it's been more than 4 
> years since Adam taught us and I don't remember the process of linking 
> SignPuddle texts to Wikimedia Incubator. Would you have a help manual, 
> or video tutorial teaching this procedure?
>
>
> Em sex., 7 de out. de 2022 às 13:41, Valerie Sutton 
> <sutton at signwriting.org> escreveu:
>
>     SignWriting List
>     October 7, 2022
>
>     Hi Profo Rubens Almeida, and Steve -
>
>     Thank you for this question about how to use the Encyclopedia
>     section in SignPuddle…
>
>     One of the reasons there is little explanation on how to use the
>     encyclopedia section in SignPuddle is because all of us were
>     learning what was needed. The Wikipedias in written sign languages
>     was a “grand experiment” and it lead us in several different
>     directions…
>
>     For example, take a look at this beautiful article written in
>     LIBRAS (see link below). Did you write this, Rubens? Whoever did
>     write it, it is wonderful and thank you! But how was it composed?
>     Did the writer use SignPuddle and then transfer the article into
>     the Wikipedia site? Or did the author use the Rand Keyboard? I am
>     curious to know myself… So I believe the encyclopedia section is a
>     collection of signs people needed for writing articles, without
>     too much consistency…but nonetheless articles are written and that
>     is what matters…
>
>     https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/bzs/AS14027S2df04S14020S26904M517x554S14027493x446S2df04495x478S14020484x503S26904498x536?useskin=vector
>
>     Here is a screen capture of the beginning of the article:
>
>
>
>
>
>     ________
>
>
>>     On Oct 6, 2022, at 7:18 AM, Stephen Slevinski
>>     <slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Profo Rubens Almeida,
>>
>>     The dictionary is for single sign entries.  They may have a
>>     sign text definition.
>>
>>     The encyclopedia is for extended texts.  The sign entry, if there
>>     is one, would be the entry title. In theory, the encyclopedia is
>>     a place to prepare texts for the sign language wikipedias on
>>     the Wikimedia Incubator.
>>     *
>>     https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Incubator:Test_wikis_of_sign_languages
>>
>>     -Steve
>
>     __________
>
>>
>>     On 10/5/22 5:11 PM, Profo Rubens Almeida wrote:
>>>     Greetings to all SignWriting List members,
>>>
>>>     I'm curious to understand what I can create in SignPuddle
>>>     Brasil's encyclopedia directory. I have always used dictionary
>>>     directories and the literature library to create and search for
>>>     signs and texts written in Libras. So I would like to know what
>>>     is the difference between the dictionary and the encyclopedia.
>>>     Even on page 13 of the Help Manuals, each directory except the
>>>     encyclopedia is explained. I accessed the encyclopedia and
>>>     realized that there are few records of signals, both from Brazil
>>>     and the United States as well, and with similar functionalities.
>>>
>>>     Thank you so much for everyone's attention!
>>>
>>>     Hugs!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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