Unfortunately, learning how to use all this Internet technology – widgets, website design, etc, has been a slow process for me. But I’m learning.Today I successfully installed two ASL fonts onto my computer! The first is, of course, the Gallaudet TT (True Type) font. The second was generously offered free for non-commercial use by Joachim Lapiak, of Lapiak Design. I discovered its existence through a Computer, ISP, & Programming thread on alldeaf.com’s web-forum. It feels like Christmas.What does it look like you ask? Well, here is my name in Lapiak ASL Regular and Bold (Ed. I am now aware that these fonts don’t show up on a Mac! I’m working on fixing that. I’m not all that techno savvy.) :
Jessica Jessica
It took me a while to figure out how to open it in my computer, since I’ve been a mac person for several years and I don’t really know how my PC works. Anyway, I can now use it in Word documents. We’ll see if I figure out how to use it anywhere else. If anyone is interested in what the problem was and how I fixed it, I’ll gladly elaborate. In other news, last night I learned 50 new signs related to computer technology thanks to the American Sign Language Library of sign videos at needsoutreach.org. My favorite of these signs is debug.
