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From:  Héctor y Margarita Devia
Date:  Tue Apr 24, 2001  10:59 am
Subject:  Fw: Colombia & Greece Fingerspelling SGN files

> Here is the Colombian Fingerspelling to Create the Colombian version of
> signwriting to spread this system of writing here on this country.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valerie Sutton"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 11:09 AM
> Subject: Colombia & Greece Fingerspelling SGN files
>
>
> Héctor y Margarita Devia wrote:
> >>>Three year ago I Worked for Secretaría de Educación Distrital de
> >>>Bogotá, and IRAVISION (the Government Television Channel) as Sign
> >>>Language Interpreter. On the other hand I had two dificulties,
> >>>firts, How to record sign? and How to write (no gloss) sign
> >>>translations?. When I start to understand Sign Writing better, I
> >>>thought, the solution is SW, and it is. For example I make some
> >>>short notes in SW for Deaf, and I explain the meanig of symbols
> >>>and they think it is very interesting. Finnaly, How can I get a
> >>>Colombian-Spanish Version of Signwriter?. Can I traslate into
> >>>spanish the manuals and Sign lesson and give to friends? Nos vemos
> >>>amigos (See you later)...
>
>
>
> SignWriting List
> April 15, 2001
>
> Dear SignWriting List, and Hector and Margarita...
>
> Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Sunday!
>
> Thank you for your introduction, Hector and Margarita, and welcome to
> the SignWriting List. I am happy to know that you are from the
> country of Colombia!
>
> Back in 1998, another Colombian was a member of the SignWriting List:
>
> Carlos Thompson
>
>
> Carlos is a computer programmer who was interested in developing
> software for SignWriting. I do not believe he is a member of the List
> any longer, but you might contact Carlos, to see what information he
> has on SignWriting in Colombia.
>
> Yes...We can definitely create a Colombian version of the SignWriter
> Computer Program. There are three sections to the job:
>
> 1. Fingerspelling Keyboard
> 2. Spoken Language Translations
> 3. Dictionaries
>
> Regarding 1. Fingerspelling Keyboard...
>
> Can you create a Fingerspelling SGN file for me, Hector? Please type
> all the handshapes used in Colombian Fingerspelling (with the
> SignWriter Computer Program), and then send the SGN file to the
> SignWriting List.
>
> How do you do that? The Fingerspelling document you type with
> SignWriter will have a name....Let us pretend you name your document
> "Finger"....Then you will find the file listed as FINGER.SGN in your
> directory.
>
> "SGN" means a "sign document".
>
> Attach the file "FINGER.SGN" to an email message and send it to the SW
List.
>
> Or, create a .GIF or .JPEG and post your Fingerspelling diagram to
> the SignWriting List...
>
> Either way is fine. If you do not know how to do this, write again
> and we will help you!
>
> And Themis from Greece...could you also send us your Greek
> Fingerspelling SGN file? Many thanks!
>
> With those files, I can create a special Fingerspelling Keyboard for
> both Colombia and Greece ;-)
> --
>
> Val ;->
>
>
> -----------------------------
>
> Valerie Sutton
>
>
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>
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