SignWriting List
May 16, 2001
QUESTION:
Export /Import To Dictionary
We want to export individual signs from another person's dictionary
to our new dictionary. Could you refer us to a step-by-step for this
process....
ANSWER:
I would suggest converting the other person's dictionary into a SGN document.
Then open the converted document in SignWriter. Select the signs you
wish to use, and copy them into your new dictionary file, one by one.
Although this is slow, it works the best. It gives you the
opportunity to provide new word descriptions. Plus, you can change
and improve the signs before you copy them into the dictionary.
(PS. Merging the two dictionaries together, and then deleting signs
you do not want, is a second alternative, but I would not recommend
it. Merging dictionaries is a complicated task, and if not done
properly, can actually damage your files.)
I hope all of these answers have helped. I am excited that so many
people are using the Dictionary features in SignWriter 4.4! These
questions were not asked by one group...but by several groups...all
within a period of ten days...
Many blessings to everyone -
--
Val ;->
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Valerie Sutton
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