RE: [backstage] feeds with live graphics?

[David Burden]

Interesting too see someone else interested in Widgit Rebus. We’ve been looking at using those and/or Bliss Symbolics (http://www.blissymbolics.org/bliss.shtml) to develop a symbol based interface to our chatbot for use by those with learning difficulties. Anybody got any idea of the differences between the two?   David   David Burden www.chatbots.co.uk       -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graeme Mulvaney Sent: 13 June 2006 13:51 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] feeds with live graphics?   The symbolworld site uses a system of graphics called "Widgit Rebus Symbols", are they proprietry or is there an independent body responsible for standardising new symbols ? Are there licensing issues attached to using symbols to represent text ? On 6/13/06, Jonathan Chetwynd < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: a few correspondents have mentioned the use of stock photographs. People with Learning Disabilities benefit from consistency and many learn an alphabet of images. Some start with photographs of concrete objects and then move on to symbol libraries. A screengrab of how the bbc news homepage can already be transformed using CSS is here: http://www.peepo.co.uk/mybbc/grab.png with a brief description of the means and intention here: http://www.peepo.co.uk/mybbc/hints.html an example of a news website using symbols is here: http://www.symbolworld.org/eLive/2006/jun06/index.htm these stories would obviously benefit by the addition of photographs, probably thumbnails linked to larger offsite originals as per google images? At the time of the twin towers, I published a weekly news magazine that was somewhat similar. However this niche market would now benefit from an online presence. regards Jonathan Chetwynd On 13 Jun 2006, at 09:46, J.P.Knight wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [...] In fact, I think there was a blog about this, > which poked fun at the BBC's stock image usage - bunny something or > another. The Beeb's news site used to get laughed at in the railway world because they nearly always used a picture of an old obsolete commuter train from the south of England.  Even if they were covering the introduction of new high speed trains to Scotland.  I think they've had enough complaints over the years to wean them off using that image recently. I assume other subjects have equally amusing stock images for those "in the know". Jim'll - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group.  To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/ mailing_list.html.  Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail- archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group.  To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html.  Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ -- You can't build a reputation based on what you are going to do.