Internet Explorer: Curses, Foiled Again!

Under the heading of things I will never do again: Report having found "the last bug." There is never a last bug.

I have gotten reports from users that the current version of the Fingerspell Flashcards does not show any letters or pictures when using the Internet Explorer version 6.

I develop the Flashcards using Firefox. I test it on Windows using Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 and 3, and on the Mac using Firefox 2.0 and Safari 3.1, but I have no access and therefore no ability to support Internet Export 6.

If anyone would like to send me a patch, please do so! I will be pleased to integrate it into the site.

Fingerspell LSF: Volunteer/Help Wanted

Now that the core of the Flashcards is working reasonably well, my next project will be to install the French LSF (langue de signes français) alphabet.

For me as non-signer it came as quite a surprise to discover that the signing alphabet is not standardized. While there are similarities, the differences can be substantial. Which brings us to the LSF alphabet. (We won't even talk about fingerspelling BSL British Sign Language, which is a two handed alphabet and therefore completely different. Under the heading of surpises, LSF and ASL American Sign Language are said to be quite similar, whereas BSL and ASL are completely different! Who would have thought?)

In any case, I have the pictures to publish the fingerspell flashcards in French. But it seems that it would be more accesible to French signers if the web site and program were also in French. But this exceeds my abilities in French.

So: Help Wanted. Someone to translate 4 web pages into French: the FAQ, the About Us page, the Contact page and the program itself. You can do it from the English or German orginals. All told about 4 to 6 A4 pages. There is no money involved, but you will see my eternal thanks posted on this blog :-)

Please contact me if you can help. Thanks in advance!