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- Welcome to SignWriter!
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- SignWriter is a word processor for writing signed languages.
- Signs are written in Sign Writing, a graphical alphabet
- designed to write the signed languages of the world.
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- SignWriter Features
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- -- Signs, fingerspelling, and English can be typed into
- the same file.
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- -- A built-in sign dictionary gives you quick access to
- previously typed signs. The sign dictionary provided
- with SignWriter contains over 1300 ASL signs.
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- -- Sign dictionaries can be printed out in publication-
- quality formats.
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- -- Sign Writing files can be exported to other programs
- as PCX graphics files.
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- -- International versions of SignWriter are available for
- eleven different countries: Belgium, Denmark, France,
- Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Sweden, UK,
- and US. (Available separately)
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- -- SignWriter runs on any IBM PC-compatible computer with
- 640K bytes of memory, a hard disk, and CGA graphics
- support. It also works on Macintoshes with SoftPC.
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- -- SignWriter supports Epson-compatible printers, Hewlett-
- Packard printers, and PostScript printers.
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- Using SignWriter
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- The SignWriter program is shareware. You don't need a
- license to use it. You can make unlimited copies of the
- program and give them to other people.
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- You also don't need to pay anything to use SignWriter; it's
- free. However, if you find yourself becoming a regular
- SignWriter user, you might also find it worthwhile to send
- $25 to the software publisher: the Deaf Action Committee for
- Sign Writing (DAC).
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- The DAC is a group of native Deaf signers, sign language
- linguists, and software developers. It is sponsored by the
- Center for Sutton Movement Writing, a non-profit educational
- organization. Your $25 is a tax-deductible donation: it
- supports the continued development of SignWriter, and also
- the development of educational materials for Sign Writing.
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- You also get:
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- -- SignWriter technical support
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- -- The Sign Writer, a biannual newsletter which reports
- on Sign Writing activities around the world.
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- -- A one-year Sign Writing membership ($10 value), which
- entitles you to discounts on Sign Writing books and
- software.
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- To support Sign Writing and receive the items listed above,
- please send a check or money order for $25 (US dollars only),
- made out to the Center For Sutton Movement Writing, to:
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- Deaf Action Committee for Sign Writing
- P.O. Box 517
- La Jolla, CA 92038-0517
- USA
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- Getting Started
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- The first thing to do is check that the following files are
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- README.DOC the file you're now reading
- MANUAL.DOC SignWriter user's manual
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- SW.EXE SignWriter program
- SW.SYM symbol file
- SW001.KEY keyboard file
- SW001.MSG message file
- SW001.DIC dictionary file
- SW001.DIN dictionary index file
- DICT.EXE dictionary manager program
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- KEYBOARD.SGN keyboard card
- WELCOME.SGN welcome message
- NORWAY.SGN Sign Writing in Norway
- GRAMMAR.SGN ASL grammar lessons
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- SWINTRO.SGN Lessons in Sign Writing...
- SWHAND.SGN 1: Hand symbols
- SWCONT.SGN 2: Contact symbols
- SWMOVE.SGN 3: Movement symbols
- SWMOVE2.SGN (continued)
- SWFACE.SGN 4: Face symbols
- SWBODY.SGN 5: Body symbols
- SWPUNC.SGN 6: Punctuation symbols
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- To print out the SignWriter user's manual, type the following
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- COPY MANUAL.DOC PRN
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- and then press the Return key.
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- The user's manual is 64 pages long, and takes a while to
- print; but you'll need it to get started.
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- After you print it out, turn to the beginning of the user's
- manual. It first explains how to set up SignWriter; then,
- it leads you through a tutorial that teaches the basic
- SignWriter commands.
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- SignWriter and Sign Writing are registered trademarks of the
- Center For Sutton Movement Writing. All other brand names
- and product names are registered trademarks of their
- respective companies.
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