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Stefan Woehrmann2 Date: Thu Mar 29, 2001 4:59 pm Subject: Re: Merging SignWriter Dictionaries | |
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Hi Valerie, thank you so much for your assistance and support. Yes - she starts a brand new empty dictionary file, with another name, to add the new signs ! First all entries starting with letter A Second all entries with letter B ... If you could create a brand new empty dictionary file each time, then there is no danger in merging. So everything is fine and within a couple of weeks we will have a brand new dictionary without english entries ! Background information for all interested readers: When I started with SW I simply added my new written German signs to the existing 001 dictionary - In the meantime I learned that this has been a bad idea ! There are now lots of entries ASL and German SL but what seems to be worse - the basis of this dictionary isnt 049 the German code but a mixup of 001 and some others ? when I merged with other parts of selfwritten Dictionaries. I think we can learn from this ! ;-) Just convert the existing Dictionary to .sgn files - this way you will have an excellent basis to copy signs from this file into your own new Dictionary which will grow in time ;-) But be sure and check it with the Dictionary manager that your new Dictionary is made on the correct land code ! Thanks a lot and have a nice day Stefan ;-) I should have started with ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Sutton To: Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:18 PM Subject: Merging SignWriter Dictionaries > SignWriting List > March 28, 2001 > > Dear SW List: > Stefan, in Germany, asked me a question about merging two SignWriter > dictionary files, so I will try to answer the question now. I am > sharing this with all of you, in case some of you are interested in > merging two dictionary files too... > > QUESTION: > > 1. We are adding signs to our German dictionary, which is named "049".... > > 2. My co-worker gives me the dictionary file to read through, edit > and correct. I do that. > > 3. While I am editing her work, she continues to add new signs... > > 4. After a while she will give me her next dictionary file... > > 5. If we merge the first with the second and so forth is there any risk that it > could get messed up in the end ? Any other suggestions ? Comments ? > > > ANSWER: > > Smile....I hope I worded your question correctly, Stefan....if not, > feel free to correct the question - ha! > > It is number 3 above that is the important point.... > > Is your co-worker adding new signs to the SAME 049 dictionary file, > or does she start a brand new empty dictionary file, with another > name, to add the new signs? > > If you could create a brand new empty dictionary file each time, then > there is no danger in merging. > > If the old signs are blended in with the new signs in the SAME file, > then you need to make sure, when you merge the old and new files, > that you do not end up getting doubles of the old signs that are > already there. You also don't want to merge the wrong direction, and > wipe out all your edited signs, replacing them by accident with the > old unedited signs with the same name! > > There are tricks and techniques to merge properly either way, but it > would be easier if there were never any double ups.... > > So before I give official instructions, please tell me if I > understand your question correctly - and I will continue my answer... > > -- > > Val ;-> > > > ----------------------------- > > Valerie Sutton > > > SignWritingSite: > https://www.SignWriting.org > > SignWriting List Archives: > https://groups.yahoo.com/group/sw-l/ > > To post a message to the SW List: > > |
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