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Valerie Sutton Date: Thu May 27, 1999 2:45 am Subject: Re: New SignWriter Features? | |
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Wayne Smith wrote: > 2. I've found about 7-8 handshapes in TSL which I don't see among the >preset handshapes. I've been able to create about 4-5 of them by playing >around with preexisting handshapes and adding fingers using the little marks >on the - key. I'll send those later, with photographs of each one. There is no problem with new handshapes. I just need to be informed. I am the person who adds the new symbols to SignWriter 5.0, so send them to me and I will be happy to add them. Photos are the best, since they usually are the clearest, but life-like illustrations are good too. And thanks, Wayne, for sending me photos - they are great! I also noticed a new handshape in Colombian Sign Language we do not have. If any other countries want to send me your list, please do! > 3. TSL has a frequently used movement which SW lacks a symbol for: a >sequential closing of the fingers over the thumb from the knuckle, beginning >with the index finger. We do have this symbol, Wayne, and people from Brazil have been soooooo patient with me. I promised to post instruction on the symbol long ago, and then I got too busy! I am sorry for that, of course, but it will happen one of these days. And you will be able to "construct it" with a combination of other symbols on the SignWriter 4.3 keyboard. Then in SignWriter 5.0, it will become a "symbol in its own right". I will be presenting both a simplified version of sequential finger movements used in Spain, and a more detailed version that gives information on which finger starts the movement etc. I will announce the posting when it is ready. > 4. TSL also has lots of "character signs" which are either wholly or >partially based on the shape of a particular Chinese character. Is there a >way to show which of several movement segments goes first, which comes next, >etc.? Yes. We have written sequential movement like that in several different ways. But you never know...you may be talking about something totally different than I am, since I have never seen Taiwanese Sign Language. Would it be possible to send me privately a "paragraph" explaining exactly what happens in one of the signs, so I can really think about it. Then I can post a little explanation on the web with a diagram to see what you think. > 5. I mentioned earlier about having the option of printing the signs in >color according to Valerie's delineation by part of the sign, by whole >signs, or in black and white, each used for different purposes: teaching >children, emphasis, etc. Yes. Thanks for that. I will be discussing the color ideas with our programmer on Friday. More soon again.... Valerie :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valerie Sutton SignWriting https://www.SignWriting.org The DAC, Deaf Action Committee for SW Center For Sutton Movement Writing an educational nonprofit organization Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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