[accessibleimage] Re: Color code

Hi Jimmie,
Well yes I think so. 

> ps ... any idea why my original post didn't show up in my mailbox?  I only
> received your reply to it.

I got a bounced message for your message. 
I can send you a copy of it. I'll check up
with freelist to find out why this happens.

Regards,
Lisa

Jimmie Flanagin wrote:
> 
> Thanks Lisa ... I love to talk about color and information processing.  But
> there are some definite barriers to communicating about this topic.  You
> mentioned numbers as not being language dependent, but numbers are a
> language too ... symbols that convey meaning.
> If I am reading you correctly, it seems that what you mean is your code
> would be independent of any specific language such as Russian, Norwegian,
> English, Esperanto, etc.  Yes?  Did I understand?
> 
> Sincerely,
> Jimmie
> ps ... any idea why my original post didn't show up in my mailbox?  I only
> received your reply to it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lisa Yayla" <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:39 AM
> Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Color code
> 
> > Hi Jimmie,
> > You are right. I can't hold up
> > a splotch of red to a blind
> > person and say "this is the 2
> > point of the first cell", but
> > I can say in English that point
> > 2 represents red, in Norwegian
> > I can say point 2 represents rød
> > and in Russian (I think) krasnaya
> > (or else I just said that point 2
> > represents a pencil or something else)
> > And if I have the two cells beside
> > a splotch of red in a Picasso.
> > all three would know that it is
> > a red splotch. Except the poor
> > Russian who thinks it is a pencil.
> > So I sort of still think it is
> > language independent, sort of like
> > numbers.
> > Thank you for reading. Your master's thesis
> > sounds really interesting. I hope
> > you will tell us about it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > Jimmie Flanagin wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Lisa,
> > > I am reading the posts about color coding with great interest.
> > > Communicating non-verbal academic information with the use of color(s)
> is
> > > something I am currently researching for my master's thesis.
> > > Your code, however, is not independent of language.  Each of the dot
> > > locations in the code that you describe represents a color word, not the
> > > color, and therefore requires translation.
> > >
> > > sincerely,
> > > Jimmie Flanagin
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Lisa Yayla" <lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 2:33 AM
> > > Subject: [accessibleimage] Color code
> > >
> > > > Dear Colleagues,
> > > >
> > > > I've had an idea of how to color code information
> > > > for use , say, in adapted graphics.  It is a tool that
> > > > I thought could be used there.
> > > > I am writing hoping to get some feed back on this
> > > > idea.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Lisa
> > > >
> > > > Color coding
> > > >
> > > > This is a way to convey color information
> > > > in an graphic where this is desired.
> > > > The idea is to convey information, the idea is not
> > > > a way of experiencing color.
> > > > This would be useful where one wants to convey
> > > > information but have a limited amount of area.
> > > > The information is language independent. Therefore
> > > > one does not need to translate such things.
> > > >
> > > > The idea is that the code uses two Braille cells to convey the
> > > > information. Two variations, 6 point Braille and 8 point Braille.
> > > > Each point  in the first cell has a designated color information.
> > > > For 6 point Braille the second cell includes black, white, intensity
> > > > information and a marker point.
> > > > In 8 point  Braille the second cell is just intensity information and
> a
> > > > marker point.
> > > > Two  cells are always used.
> > > > In 6 point Braille point 6 of the second cell is always used, as a
> marker.
> > > > In 8 point Braille point 8 of the second cell is always used, as a
> marker.
> > > >
> > > > The intensity could also be decided from before using
> > > > scales.
> > > >
> > > > with 6 point
> > > > First cell color primary and secondary color
> > > > Point 1 is yellow
> > > > point 2 is red
> > > > point 3 is blue
> > > > point 4 is purple
> > > > point 5 is green
> > > > point 6 is orange
> > > >
> > > > 6 point
> > > > Second cell intensity
> > > > point 1 is white
> > > > point 2 is black
> > > > point 3 is light
> > > > point 4 is medium
> > > > point 5 is dark
> > > > point 6 is a marker, and always used
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > With 8 point Braille
> > > > First cell color primary and secondary
> > > >
> > > > point 1 yellow
> > > > point 2 red
> > > > point 3 blue
> > > > point 4 white
> > > > point 5 purple
> > > > point 6 green
> > > > point 7 orange
> > > > point 8 black
> > > >
> > > > 8 point Braille
> > > > Second cell  intensity (shows grade of intensity, saturation)
> > > > point 1 light
> > > > point 2 darker
> > > > point 3 more dark
> > > > point 4 darker than
> > > > point 5 darker than 4
> > > > point 6 darker than 5
> > > > point 7 darker than
> > > > point 8 marker point
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for reading.
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Lisa
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lisa Yayla
> > > > Huseby Kompetansesenter
> > > > Oslo Norway
> > > > lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> >

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