[log in to unmask]" type="cite">I would love to explain it.Dear Jonathan, I've been trying to use your program - but I'm finding it a little difficult so I was wondering if you could explain a few things beforehand. I think most people (including myself) don't really know what this program is used for (or apologies if you have already explained, i can't seem to locate your older emails) - could you give us all a brief introduction.
| Comparison SignWriter Studio and SignPuddle | ||
| Feature | SignWriter Studio | SignPuddle |
| User Interface | English so far |
Multilingual and SignLanguage |
| ISWA | ISWA 2008 will soon be upgraded to ISWA 2010 | ISWA 2010 |
| Print list of signs | Yes | No |
| Terms/Gloss | Yes, 1 principal and unlimited secondary glosses
in one or more languages |
12 terms |
| Copy Paste symbols | Yes | No |
| Favorite Symbols | Fully customizable list of favorite symbols | No |
| Find Hand Symbol by characteristics | Yes | No |
| Find Symbol in list of base symbols | Find the group for any symbol in a sign | No |
| Symbol Selection | Specialized choosers for rapid selection | Palettes of base groups and groups |
| Writing with use of keyboard | Yes | No |
| Copy image of Sign | Yes | No (SWIS can export zip file of images in a document) |
| Copy Paste sign | Yes | No |
| Document saved to file/can be emailed | Yes | No, unless exported to another format, can email with SignMail |
| Documents | Yes, Can include pictures within document | SignText |
| Export | SBML, SignText | SBML, SignText, BSW, SWML |
| Gloss to Sign | Yes, can change gloss to search without losing selections | Yes |
| Import | SBML, SignText | SBML, SignText, BSW, SWML |
| Include Picture with Sign | Yes | No |
| Include Video with Sign or Document | No | Yes |
| Print Document | Yes | Export to PDF for printing |
| Sign Column | No | Yes |
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">One way is using SBML file from the puddle. I was going to put an example together but I had a hard time getting a SBML for any one document in the US literature puddle. I will have to ask Steve how to do that.My main question is this: is it linked in any way to Puddle. Most of us i believe use Puddle so much nowadays- can files from Puddle be transported to your program? And if so how?
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">My program can do reflow on the screen and for printing documents. But if you want to reflow while adding page numbers, titles in Roman alphabet etc. My program doesn't handle that yet. I hope to add a feature like that to it in the next version. Do you have a few pages that you have already made that could show me what kind of layout or template you are looking for?What I'm the lookout for is a program where I can organize the work done in Puddle for printing - that is, organizing columns easily into a template - something a little like the DocumentMaker but with less restrictions when it comes to longer documents - does your program provide for this?
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">Thanks your help, mariaThanks to all of you who helped me fix this bug. The new version is downloadable from Download SignWriter Studio Beta 4.2 <http://www.signwriterstudio.com/download.htm> Please find more bugs :-) Jonathan On 02/05/2010 5:46 PM, Adam Frost wrote:I just updated my PC to Windows 7. Very exciting to take a look at SignWriter Studio. I did run into something that I don't know what really happened. I guess I crashed it like you asked. Ha! I was in SignEditor and I clicked on Add Symbol. I typed "Middle hinge" and was returned with an error saying "Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\SignWriter Studio\TVFavoriteSymbols.xml'." Now I can't open SignEditor without that message coming up even when I have reinstalled the program. Adam On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:14 PM, Jonathan wrote:Hi Everybody, According to the feedback I received from my last beta version, there was a big problem running SignWriter Studio with a limited Windows user account. So I have made the changes. So far I have tested under XP but still need for it to be tested under Vista and Windows 7. The changes I made should make it possible to run the program as a non administrator on Vista and Windows 7 too. I am looking forward to your feedback either whether it is positive or whether you detect a problem. I also made it possible to export and import the programs settings. Since Beta 3, SignWriter Studio comes with a very small Sample dictionary and walkthroughs to help new users familiarize themselves with the features. Download SignWriter Studio Beta 4.01 <http://www.signwriterstudio.com/download.htm> Feel free to share your opinions or any bugs you find. * Please let me know of anything you feel needs improving. * Please suggest better keyboard shortcuts * Please suggest better default lookup names for symbols in the favorites list. * Any features you would like to see in future versions. * Try and crash the program * Ask all the questions you like after reading the help file. * The Beta 4 expires May 30th 2010. Prerequisites Windows Installer 4.5 <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en> or later is recommended. Most computers already have this installed. Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=78CAC895-EFC2-4F8E-A9E0-3A1AFBD5922E&displaylang=en> for older computers which may not already have it installed. Dot Net 3.5 SP1 <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en>and up. Most computers already have this installed. Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows Server 2003;Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later -- Jonathan Duncan email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Cel: 9784-9775 Tel: 213-5285 Skype: yojoduncan cobanma.ibs-cobanma.com <http://cobanma.ibs-cobanma.com> SignWriter Studio <http://www.signwriterstudio.com/>-- Jonathan Duncan email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Cel: 9784-9775 Tel: 213-5285 Skype: yojoduncan cobanma.ibs-cobanma.com <http://cobanma.ibs-cobanma.com> SignWriter Studio <http://www.signwriterstudio.com/>
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