[Sw-l] New revision for draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
October 18, 2025

THANK YOU, Steve, for posting the new Internet Draft 2025!

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> On Oct 18, 2025, at 7:59?AM, Steve Slevinski <slevin at signpuddle.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi SignWriting List,
> 
> I have released a new revision of draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting. This updated revision focuses on the technical details of the character encoding model.
> * https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-slevinski-formal-signwriting-10.html Formal SignWriting is a character encoding model for Sutton SignWriting, a script for writing sign languages recognized under ISO 15924 script code "Sgnw". It defines a sign as a two-part word, represented as a string of characters processable by regular expressions, optimized for display, searching, sorting, and text processing. This document specifies the character sets, grammar, token patterns, and technical integration for Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) and SignWriting in Unicode (SWU), including styling, query language, and transformations. The specification is intended for implementation and evaluation, with unrestricted distribution.
>     ? 1.  Formal SignWriting
>         ? 1.1.  Character Sets
>         ? 1.2.  Building Blocks
>         ? 1.3.  Two-Part Word
>         ? 1.4.  Styling String
>         ? 1.5.  Query Language
>         ? 1.6.  Transformations
>     ? 2.  Technology Integration
>         ? 2.1.  Fonts
>         ? 2.2.  Fonts and CSS
>         ? 2.3.  Scalable Vector Graphics
>         ? 2.4.  HTML and CSS
>         ? 2.5.  JavaScript Packages
> 
> The draft is technically dense and intended for programmers and those interested in implementing SignWriting for their projects.  I have covered these topic on the SignWriting Stream YouTube channel and in the SignWriting Symposium presentations.  I am considering a new set of videos going over each of the sections in detail.
> I am interested in any feedback or ideas about the draft.  It would be helpful to know if anything is confusing and what could be explained in more detail.
> Regards,
> -Steve
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