> That nonetheless would still be a transcription tool,
> essentially. (I've seen SignWrite, and am decently good at 
> ASL.) Sure, ASL is much better as a signed language than SEE 
> or other MCEs; the question is by analogy, what would a 
> "real" writing system be like, as compared to the linear ones 
> we have now? :-P
In the case of ASL, it would need to be a holographic movie as it would need
to be 4d instead of flat 2d. If you forego change (morphing) as part of the
ideograms, then perhaps a tray of sculpy and sentients with really fast
manipulators? :-)