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Hi John, The SignPuddle is a public dictionnary you can add it yourself here. https://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/signmaker.php?ui=1&sgn=4 Jonathan On 8/20/2020 4:18 AM, John Carlson wrote: > I found this: https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/MOMENT . Can this be > added to SignWriting? > > Thanks, > > John > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 5:03 AM John Carlson <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > I ran into a slight problem translating Natural Semantic > Metalanguage English exponents. > > For example, "moment" and "anymore" wouldn't translate. > > http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/translate.php?ui=1&sgn=4&build=moment&action=translate > > > http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/translate.php?ui=1&sgn=4&build=anymore&action=translate > <http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/translate.php?ui=1&sgn=4&build=moment&action=translate> > > Gave a symbol that I associate with failure to find what it was > looking for. > > Thanks for any assistance! > > John > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 12:31 PM Valerie Sutton > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > SignWriting List > October 29, 2019 > > Hi John - > This sounds very interesting. This could possibly be a project > for an MA degree or Ph.D dissertation in animation or software > development. Some of the excellent programs that are used > today in the SignWriting world stem from bright enthusiastic > students who had good ideas and tested their ideas while > studying at a university. And very interesting when they post > announcements or questions here on the list. > > So keep us informed if you find others who want to work on > this project. > > By the way, if you are having trouble seeing on computers, you > are right there are larger fonts, and you can also access > features developed for people with sight impairment. Under > "Accessibility" on some computers, you can turn your screen > black and the letters can become white or yellow, and that can > help sometimes too. I use that occasionally. Recently the Mac > has a new OS 10.14.6 called "Mojave" and it has a new feature > where your entire screen can be black and all type is white - > it is rather exciting to work that way and easier on our eyes > sometimes. > > All the best - Val ;-) > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 5:47 PM John Carlson > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hello All, > > My goal is to create a way to use computers which does not > depend on reading very small symbols that ache my head or > my eyes. Perhaps I should use larger fonts or (yuck) > glasses. But to distract from the ache in my head, I try > to come up with a solution that is beyond the sedentary > lifestyle. > > Some of us have worked on using Natural Semantic > Metalanguage (NSM) for translation. Others have studied > 3D ontologies. Others have studied humanoid modelling > and animation. What I would like to work on in addition, > is the Fluid Movement Semantic Metalanguage (FMSM) problem > as well, if not solved by Valerie Sutton in her > MovementWriting and SignWriting work. Perhaps the concept > of Semantic can unify Fluid Movement (physical > linguistics) and Sign (key frame), similar to how Symbol > unifies Movie and Shape (my focus, based on PostScript, > X3D/VRML and shading languages with a hats off to Ted > Nelson). I believe this would mean that we would have to > come up with Prime Shapes (in addition to Prime Semantics > from NSM). I believe these Prime Shapes can come from > MovementWriting icons (or the programs that create the > icons) or from X3D/VRML ontologies. If we extend our > thinking into time, then Signs and Shapes would become > animated into Fluid Movement and Movies (possibly of > hyperdimension). > > What I’ve left out so far is the semantics of grouping. > Please discuss. I think we’re just getting to that in X3D > Models in the semantics group. > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1