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The eSIGN editor software allows the user to compose signed text to be performed by the eSIGN Avatar. An eSIGN editor document represents a signed text. The signed text is represented by sequences of glosses parallel to the (optional) spoken language text that serves as the translation basis. For creating the signed contents, each utterance is handled separately. In order to create or modify an utterance, the user opens a window to specify the sequence of signs (see picture below).
The eSIGN editor gives the user an economic approach to creating signed sequences by selecting signs from the lexicon and then modifying them with the assistance of specialised editors (that focus on different aspects of the sign's phonetics and morphology) where necessary. These include pronunciation databases to ease the description of mouth pictures and mouth gestures. While “writing” the signed text, the user has the possibility to immediately check the contents by sending the text to the Avatar.
The user can also insert pauses in the signed texts which results in a much more natural signing style. The editor now also has the functionality to add URLs and link the text with illustrations that will be displayed on the webpage simultaneously with the signing.
The tool is delivered for Windows 32bit and MacOS platforms in three user interface languages (German, English, and Dutch). Modules to support features specific to individual sign languages (such as fingerspelling and counting) can be plugged in.
The picture below shows the different fields of the editor. You can click on each of the windows to see a larger picture.
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