Yes, I suggest writing in HamNoSys or Stokoe.
There is already software available that can convert from those to video.
Although there isn't currently software to convert from HamNoSys or Stokoe to SSW, it's certainly feasible.
The only issue with writing in HamNoSys (or Stokoe) is that most deaf people can't write using those. It's already been said that wouldn't be as much of an issue because it can be converted to video. However, the main problem would be with editors -- most of the people who are able to use HamNoSys are experts, rather than laypeople.
If we could find even one or two people who know HamNoSys that would be willing to transcribe videos, however, that might solve the problem: somebody could sign an article, send it to those people as an ogg or mpg file, and that person could transcribe it. Then, if anyone wanted in the future, they could request to insert or remove parts. Cumbersome, yes, but it's better than nothing at all.
Mark
On 14/09/05, Pawe³ Dembowski fallout@lexx.eu.org wrote:
Stokoe and HamNoSys are very easy to write using computers, and can use fonts and normal text rather than special markup languages. (clustering "sig" characters in Stokoe present a difficulty, but not an impossibility, for the average font-founder)
Why not write in any of those, and generate any of the SignWriting ones? Or user's choice and conversion, like Simplified/Traditional Chinese? Anyway, using written English is probably the worst option.
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