Hi Val, yes you are right and within the article Kato explains some ideas we discussed during their visit. Ha – long ago but nevertheless an important visit and very kind and interested people! All best Stefan _____ Von: SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton Gesendet: Samstag, 25. August 2012 21:40 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: Re: Diffusion of SignWriting SignWriting List August 25, 2012 Here is an example of a project that was new to me, a few months ago, when I found it on the web, from Japan! This paper was published in 2008, and I know software was produced in 2009…I will look for the software link, but Google just found the paper in 2008: <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.uri.edu/iaics/content/2008v17n4 /08%2520Mihoko%2520Kato.pdf&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgBIAEoATAAOABA9srkgQVIA1gAYgVlbi 1VUw&cd=ihqcQTO1bjs&usg=AFQjCNEl1g6XE5LKXBVR0zvqxUC78rwAQw> A Study of Notation and Sign Writing Systems for the Deaf sign or a signed sentence for everyday purposes. In this paper, after describing previous notation systems in sign language, the most suitable sign writing ... www.uri.edu/iaics/content/.../08%20Mihoko%20Kato.pdf <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.uri.edu/iaics/content/2008v17n4 /08%2520Mihoko%2520Kato.pdf&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgBIAEoBDAAOABA9srkgQVIA1gAYgVlbi 1VUw&cd=ihqcQTO1bjs&usg=AFQjCNEl1g6XE5LKXBVR0zvqxUC78rwAQw> Actually I believe the authors visited Stefan Woehrmann in Germany years ago, which is wonderful, but I was not aware of their published papers and software development….Thank you to the authors in Japan!! You have my gratitude, and thank you for placing the documents on the web - Val ;-) Valerie Sutton [log in to unmask] www.signwriting.org ASL Wikipedia Project on Wikimedia Labs http://ase.wikipedia.wmflabs.org <http://ase.wikipedia.wmflabs.org/>