[oats-sig] announce: http://www.openicon.org

OK then! My assumption is that this system will let you build up and search
a big database of icons and their semantic meaning (linked to wordnet)...
This could help with, e.g. 'translating' web pages, providing AAC symbol
libraries etc...

? 

Cheers.

Simon

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jonathan Chetwynd
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:44 PM
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Simon,

I was rather hoping that you, Steve and a few others, might go ahh and tell
me.
seriously if no one else does I shall be obliged to, but it would be great
to get some input first.

it's my belief that you will be more open to perceiving the ultimate purpose
than I am if you are untainted by my preconceptions.
if that makes any sense.

ie why would anyone want do this?

rather than: this is why I did this, what do you think?

cheers

my logo <http://www.openicon.org> 

Jonathan Chetwynd

j.chetwynd at btinternet.com
http://www.openicon.org/

+44 (0) 20 7978 1764

On 29 Apr 2008, at 13:16, Simon Judge wrote:

	Hiya Jonathan,

	Congrats on launching this.  I'm with Steve: I think I get what the
purpose
	is, but a plain english explanation would be very beneficial... (-;

	Cheers.

	Simon

	-----Original Message-----
	From: oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
	[mailto:oats-sig-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Jonathan
Chetwynd
	Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:03 PM
	To: OATs Project Special Interest Group
	Subject: Re: [oats-sig] announce: http://www.openicon.org

	Steve,

	please try and get a handle without my assistance.
	your contribution will be the more valuable? I think...

	this is a pretty complex issue.
	perhaps I should write up a more formal explanation.
	Please read the few files online already.

	searching using graphics is very expensive on resources.
	see http://www.openclipart.org after many years still no indication
even png
	of what one is downloading...

	html forms would not help at all, if you read the bug I pointed you
to, it
	explains what is missing.
	reading the requirements link will also help.

	there is a very good semantic reason for not linking to any old svg
file.
	eg how do I find more of the same, what group is this a member of
etc...
	just one example:
	each person with a LD can upload their own vocabulary, which is then
	available to others.

	trying the whole thing out, and registering an svgz file , would be
a bonus!

	best wishes and thanks again...

	my logo <http://www.openicon.org> 

	Jonathan Chetwynd

	j.chetwynd at btinternet.com
	http://www.openicon.org/

	+44 (0) 20 7978 1764

	On 29 Apr 2008, at 12:41, Steve Lee wrote:

	On 29/04/2008, Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd at btinternet.com> wrote:

	reading the instructions further down the page...

	"amaya, batik or opera, recent builds only: other browsers
	may lack required

	features."

	But this is only a box to enter some text to search for so while
	we're
	waiting for SVG support to catch up in browsers and ATs why not use
	a
	plain, simple, and well supported HTML form?

	Or am I missing something here?

	-- 
	Steve Lee
	--
	Open Source Assistive Technology Software
	web: fullmeasure.co.uk
	blog: eduspaces.net/stevelee/weblog

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