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Post by neeleshs »

kashifzaidi1 wrote: post #7

my father is deaf and mute, particularly the Pakistani sign language, one particular utility i see this can be really useful for is if the model can be trained on detecting different sign languages, then it would become possible for live translation to happen and in a distant future all people like my dad can talk with each other beyond their small communities. I don't think something like that exists.

Azima Dhanjee at ConnectHear (I believe it's a Pakistan based startup) has done some groundbreaking work here.

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Post by mortenjorck »

This is a delight to play with; thanks for sharing!

One slight UX suggestion: Consider a "start" button before making the camera request. Permission prompts are blocking modals on Safari (unlike Chrome where they're a pop-over from the toolbar), so the user doesn't necessarily have context if it's on page load!

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Post by russellbeattie »

Pretty cool and intuitive. I think translation would be more natural between the thumb and index finger, as if you were closing around to pinch the squiggle.

Also, look at the many JS drawing samples out there - it's very simple to smooth out the lines - either by adding a small delay to calculate the curves on the fly, or by snapping to the curve when the line stops.

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Post by arflikedog »

mortenjorck wrote: post #12

This is a delight to play with; thanks for sharing! One slight UX suggestion: Consider a "start" button before making the camera request. Permission prompts are blocking modals on Safari (unlike Chrome where they're a pop-over from the toolbar), so the user doesn't necessarily have context if it's on page load!

good catch! I just put a little button in, give this a try and if it works for you I'll push to production - https://web-draw-e58vy7q9m-arefmalek.vercel.app/

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Post by mortenjorck »

arflikedog wrote: post #14
mortenjorck wrote: post #12

This is a delight to play with; thanks for sharing! One slight UX suggestion: Consider a "start" button before making the camera request. Permission prompts are blocking modals on Safari (unlike Chrome where they're a pop-over from the toolbar), so the user doesn't necessarily have context if it's on page load!

good catch! I just put a little button in, give this a try and if it works for you I'll push to production - https://web-draw-e58vy7q9m-arefmalek.vercel.app/

Just tried it on an iPad; works great!
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