That is just fine. I can deal with that. ;-) Adam On Jun 16, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Steve Slevinski wrote: > Hi Adam, > > Unfortunately, it's a 2 step process right now. > > The first page converts BSW 2008 to BSW 2010: > http://signbank.org/iswa_dev/convert/example.php > > The second page converts BSW 2010 to BSW 3: > http://signbank.org/iswa_dev/convert/bsw3.php > > Section 4 of the conversion document links to both pages. > http://signbank.org/iswa_dev/convert/ > > > Speaking of conversions, building on the idea of encoding the > symbols, but not the layout, I've created 2 different markups that > will be able to use my proposed Unicode implementation. One > Cartesian and the other Polar. These markups can be created from > any SignPuddle data. > > If we consider "Hello world." in ASL... > > > > The Cartesian markup uses XY coordinates, where the coordinates > represent the top,left of the symbol position. > > SignWriting Cartesian Markup > --------------------------------------- > B-19,-293,-11 B-11,12-18,-106,-7-2,-30 > > > The Polar markup uses degrees and distance from the center of the > sign, where the coordinates represent the center of the symbol > position. 12 o'clock is 0° and increases clockwise. So 3 o'clock > is 90°, 6 o'clock is 180, and 9 o'clock is 270. It may be very > interesting to analyze the Polar markup. > > SignWriting Polar Markup > ---------------------------------- > B330°16129°14 B169°21252°680°1119°21 > > Thought I'd share, > -Steve