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<H3>Windows</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r66"></A>Menu bar</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_menu.gif" HEIGHT=36 WIDTH=497></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r67"></A>Transcription</H4>

<P>In the upper side of the interface, the orthographic transcription of
the signal can be typed in a text editor.</P>

<UL>
<LI>for each new section (change of topic, of emission...), there is a
button in the middle of a line (default color orange);</LI>

<LI>for each new speech turn (change of speaker, or no speaker), there
is a button at the left of a line (default color blue);</LI>

<LI>for each segment in the orthographic transcription, a little circle
(default color green) appears to the left of the line.</LI>
</UL>

<P>Each segmentation begins at time t=0; there is at least a section, a
turn and a segment on the first 3 lines of the transcription. The line
containing the cursor is highlighted. There is scrollar to the right.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter1.gif" HEIGHT=197 WIDTH=428></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r68"></A>Button bar</H4>

<P>In the middle, a button bar (which can be hidden) gives shortcuts for
signal playback or for information display and shows the current filenames.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter3.gif" HEIGHT=28 WIDTH=435></P></CENTER>

<P>Available commands:</P>

<UL>
<P><IMG SRC="../img/previous.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> : back to segment
beginning or go to previous segment<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/backward.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>: fast backward (with
1/2 second step)<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/pause.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> : pause<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/play.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> : play<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/forward.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>: fast forward (with 1/2
second step)<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/next.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>: go to next segment<BR>
<IMG SRC="../img/info.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>: display information window
about signal and transcription</P>
</UL>

<H4><A NAME="r69"></A>Signal and segmentation</H4>

<P>Signal and segmentation appear in the lower half; there is also a scrollbar
for choosing the part of the signal to display and another smaller scrollbar
(which can be hidden with a contextual menu) for resolution control. Under
the signal, the segmentations (orthographic one, in speech turns, in sections,
in background conditions) is displayed and synchronized with the signal;
the current segment in the orthographic transcription is highlighted. A
second view of the signal in a different resolution can be displayed. Current
cursor position in the signal is shown with a vertical red bar. Both cursors
(in the text editor and in the signal) are always synchronized so that
the current segment in the text is the same as the current segment under
the signal; as soon as one cursor enter another segment, the other one
is automatically moved in order to appear in the same segment.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter2.gif" HEIGHT=183 WIDTH=430></P></CENTER>

<P>On the signal, mouse controls are the following:</P>

<UL>
<LI>clic button 1: set cursor to the given position</LI>

<LI>clic-move button 1: select part of the signal</LI>

<LI>clic button 2 (or shift-clic button 1):&nbsp;extend the selection</LI>

<LI>clic button 3: display a contextual menu</LI>
</UL>

<P>On the segmentation lines, mouse controls are:</P>

<UL>
<LI>clic button 1:&nbsp;select the signal on the extent of the segment</LI>

<LI>clic-move button 1: select the signal over several segments</LI>

<LI>shift-clic button 1:&nbsp;extend the selection</LI>

<LI>clic-move button 2 (or control-clic-move button 1):&nbsp;move the boundary
between 2 segments</LI>

<LI>clic button 3:&nbsp;display a contextual menu</LI>
</UL>

<H3>Transcription file</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r1"></A>Create a new transcription</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_init.gif" HEIGHT=359 WIDTH=414></P></CENTER>

<P>Choose menu [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>New trans</TT>]. A dialog window ask
for the sound file to be transcribed. This can be changed later.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r2"></A>Read a transcription</H4>

<P>With [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Open trans...</TT>], you can read transcription
files produced by Transcriber, transcription files in <TT>.typ</TT> format
or segmentation files in some standard formats (xwaves, OGI...). For the
latter ones, format identification is done according to filename suffix;
this can be wrong. The signal file associated with the transcription is
then searched for; if it is not automatically found, the user is asked
to look for it.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r3"></A>Save the transcription</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_savetrans.gif" HEIGHT=169 WIDTH=390></P></CENTER>

<P>The transcription can be saved with menu [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Save</TT>]
if modifications occured since creation or last save. The first time, transcription
filename defaults to signal filename with <TT>.trs</TT> extension. It can
be saved later under another name with [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Save as...</TT>].</P>

<H4><A NAME="r4"></A>Export to another format</H4>

<P>The transcription can be written into non-native transcription formats
(<TT>.typ</TT> or .<TT>stm</TT>) with menu [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Export</TT>],
but these are not complete.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r5"></A>Revert to previous version</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Revert</TT>] will undo all changes in memory
and load lastly saved version on disk.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r6"></A>Automatic backup</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_delay.gif" HEIGHT=29 WIDTH=450></P></CENTER>

<P>An automatic backup is performed within a fixed time after a modification
(if the transcription has not been saved in between). It is saved in the
same directory as the transcription with the same name surrounded with
<TT>#</TT> character (for example, <TT>/data/transcription/#radio.trs#</TT>).
This file will be removed the next time the transcription is regularly
saved. Time interval is given within window [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>];
if it is zero, no automatic backup occurs.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r7"></A>Backup file</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_backup.gif" HEIGHT=28 WIDTH=450></P></CENTER>

<P>When a previously existing transcription is read on the disk, then modified
and saved, the existing version is kept in a file with the same name as
the transcription followed by a string given by the user in the window
[<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>] (for example, ~ will <TT>/data/transcription/radio.trs~)</TT>.
If the field is empty, the previous file is not kept.</P>

<H3>Signal file</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r8"></A>Open a signal file</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_opensnd.gif" HEIGHT=194 WIDTH=464></P></CENTER>

<P>The signal file is chosen after creation of a new transcription or by
changing the signal linked to the transcription with menu [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Open
audio file...</TT>].</P>

<H4><A NAME="r9"></A>Sound file format</H4>

<P>Most standard audio files are automatically recognized thanks to Snack
library: WAV, AU, SND, AIFF, SMP, and Sphere if the format has been installed
with Snack. Access to MP3 format can be slow due to the compression. Headerless
sound files format (8 or 16 bits sample length, byte order...)&nbsp;is
automatically guessed, except for sample frequency and channel count which
are given by the user in the window [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Audio file...</TT>].</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_confsnd.gif" HEIGHT=179 WIDTH=416></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r10"></A>Signal shape</H4>

<P>In order to speed up signal display at lower resolutions (display of
intervals over than 30 seconds), a low-resolution shape of the whole signal
is computed if the signal is longer than 30 seconds. Shape computation
is performed in background the first time a signal is displayed, and is
stored in a specific directory for subsequent uses. Current computation
can be stopped, or the function can be disabled in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Audio
file...</TT>]. Background computation mode can be disabled. The directory
for storing shapes is also given in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Audio file...</TT>];
it can be a good idea to use a directory shared by all Transcriber's users
but it must then be writtable to all users in order to allow creation of
new shapes.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r11"></A>Open a remote file</H4>

<P>The client-server architecture for sound display and playback can be
enabled by configuring the script <TT>tcl/SoundServer.tcl</TT> and launching
it on the host. User choice of remote server and port is done within [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Audio
file...</TT>].</P>

<H3>Signal management</H3>

<P>During transcription, one has to listen several times to short portions
of signal. Tape-recorder-like commands are available in the command button
bar as long as in the menu [<TT>Signal</TT>], but keyboard shortcuts will
probably more practical for most intensive use.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r12"></A>Position the cursor</H4>

<P>One can place the cursor in the signal with a mouse clic on the wished
position. A precise value can be given with menu [<TT>Signal</TT>]/[<TT>Go
to...</TT>]/[<TT>Position</TT>] or by clicking on the information line
under the signal.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_cursor.gif" HEIGHT=91 WIDTH=269></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r13"></A>Select part of the signal</H4>

<P>Part of signal can be selected by clic-move-release of the left mouse
button, and it can be extended with central button (or shift-clicl of the
left button). Cursor position and selection boundary times are given under
the signal. With option <TT>Automatic selection playback</TT> option on
in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>], selected segment playback
starts as soon as mouse button is released.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_select.gif" HEIGHT=120 WIDTH=440></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r14"></A>Signal playback</H4>

<P>With play <IMG SRC="../img/play.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>and pause <IMG SRC="../img/pause.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>
buttons, command [<TT>Signal</TT>]/[<TT>Play/Pause</TT>] or its shortcut
<TT>Tab</TT>, one can start playback at cursor position or stop it. If
a selection is active, only this part will be played.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r15"></A>Segment playback</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Signal</TT>]/[<TT>Play segment</TT>] or its shortcuts (<TT>Shift-Tab</TT>
or <TT>Alt-Tab</TT>) launches playback of the current segment from its
beginning up to its end.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r16"></A>Fast forward</H4>

<P>Fast forward <IMG SRC="../img/forward.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> and backward
<IMG SRC="../img/backward.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> buttons (menu [<TT>Signal]</TT>/[<TT>Go
to...</TT>]/[<TT>Forward</TT>] or [<TT>Backward</TT>]) make the signal
cursor move half a second forward or backward. If mouse button is kept
down on the command button, move becomes continuous with 0.5 second step.
This does even work during playback - but sound becomes choppy.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r17"></A>Go to next segment</H4>

<P>Next <IMG SRC="../img/previous.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> and previous
<IMG SRC="../img/next.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16> buttons (menu [<TT>Signal]</TT>/[<TT>Go
to...</TT>]/[<TT>Previous</TT>] or [<TT>Next</TT>]) move cursor to the
beginning of next or previous segment in the orthographic segmentation
(even during playback which jumps to its new position).</P>

<H4><A NAME="r18"></A>Second signal view</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_second.gif" HEIGHT=296 WIDTH=441></P></CENTER>

<P>Menu [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Display</TT>]/[<TT>Second signal view</TT>]
shows or hide a second view of the signal, which can be displayed at another
resolution. Resizing the window can be necessary for a correct display.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r19a"></A>Change the sound level</H4>

<P>Sound level is given (from 0 to100) in the window [<TT>Signal</TT>]/[<TT>Control
panel</TT>].</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_control.gif" HEIGHT=167 WIDTH=218></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r19"></A>Vertical zoom</H4>

<P>For signal with low dynamic, a cursor in [<TT>Signal</TT>]/[<TT>Control
panel</TT>] changes vertical amplitude on the signal. Volume is not modified.</P>

<H3>Edition</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r21"></A>Cut/Copy/Paste</H4>

<P>Standard editing commands (menu [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Copy</TT>], [<TT>Cut</TT>]
or [<TT>Paste</TT>] and standard shortcuts <TT>Control-x/c/v</TT>)&nbsp;can
be used to handle parts of the transcription, including events but not
section, turn or background buttons.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r22"></A>Undo</H4>

<P>Undo command (menu [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Undo</TT>] or standard shortcut&nbsp;<TT>Control-z</TT>)
is limited, and only restores orthographic transcription of the current
segment to its previous state. A lot of actions are not undoable. Save
often.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r23"></A>Find/Replace</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_find.gif" HEIGHT=175 WIDTH=304></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Find/Replace</TT>] (shortcut <TT>Control-f</TT>)
has various options: case sensitive, backward search, use regular expressions.
A replacement string can be given.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r24"></A>Glossary</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Glossary</TT>] or its shortcut <TT>Control-k</TT>
has two modes: create a new entry in the glossary, or insert an existing
entry in the editor at current position; modification of existing entries
is possible in both modes. If part of the text is selected when the command
is called, creation of a new entry is proposed from this selection; a comment
can be added and choose <TT>OK</TT> in order to register it. If no text
was selected, one can clic and select an entry in the list then clic <TT>Insert</TT>;
the entry will be inserted in the current position. Glossary is currently
kept within configuration file but will probably switch to a separate file
in a future version.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r25"></A>Automatic space handling</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_space.gif" HEIGHT=35 WIDTH=442></P></CENTER>

<P>Automatic space handling is controlled within [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>].
If it is active, a space is added at the end of line upon creation of a
new breakpoint and before punctiation symbols <TT>.,;</TT> or <TT>:</TT>.</P>

<H3>Episode</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r70"></A>Edit global parameters</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_epi.gif" HEIGHT=221 WIDTH=362></P></CENTER>

<P>Some global informations about transcription can be given in [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Edit
episode attributes...</TT>]:</P>

<UL>
<LI>filename of sound being transcribed (without path or extension), which
allows automatically finding the signal if it doesn't bear the same name
as the transcription;</LI>

<LI>the transcriber's name, which is used as default name upon creation
of a new transcription;</LI>

<LI>version of the transcription, which is automatically incremented and
can't be edited;</LI>

<LI>last modifications date, automatically updated and not editable;</LI>

<LI>the program (emission, radio...);</LI>

<LI>the recording date if it is known;</LI>

<LI>the main language of the transcription.</LI>
</UL>

<H3>Segmentation</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r26"></A>Insert a breakpoint</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Insert breakpoint</TT>] or its
shortcut <TT>Return</TT> create a new breakpoint at current cursor position
in the text and in the signal. Boundary positions are rounded to the nearest
milli-second, so any new breakpoint must be at least 1 ms away from existing
ones. A new line appears in the transcription, and segment is sliced at
cursor position. This can ben done during playback.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_seg0.gif" HEIGHT=240 WIDTH=242 ALIGN=CENTER>
=&gt; <IMG SRC="../img/inter_seg1.gif" HEIGHT=240 WIDTH=241 ALIGN=CENTER></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r27"></A>Suppress a breakpoint</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Delete breakpoint</TT>] or its
shortcut <TT>Shift-Backspace</TT> suppress the breakpoint at the beginning
of current segment and fold its content with previous segment. If the breakpoint
was also the beginning of a new turn or a new section, they are also removed.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r28"></A>Move the boundary between two segments</H4>

<P>By clicking with central mouse button (or with left button with <TT>Control</TT>
key pressed) over a boundary between two segments and moving the mouse,
one can move the boundary and the one which are synchronized in other segmentations.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r29"></A>Select the signal over one or several segments</H4>

<P>With a clic of the left mouse button over a segment under the signal,
the signal is selected over the extent of the segment, and signal cursor
moves at the beginning of the segment. The selection can be extended with
<TT>Shift</TT> clic of left button.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r30"></A>Hide/Show a segmentation</H4>

<P>With a clic of right button, a contextual menu appears and gives commands
for signal playback, resolution, and showing or hiding each segmentation.</P>

<H3>Speech tursn and speakers</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r31"></A>Create a new turn</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_turn.gif" HEIGHT=292 WIDTH=451></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Create turn...</TT>] or its shortcut
<TT>Control-t</TT> creates a new speech turn from the beginning of current
segment. A speech turn is described by it(s) speaker(s) and other optional
parameters:</P>

<UL>
<LI>elocution mode (spontaneous or planned),</LI>

<LI>recording quality (high, medium, low),</LI>

<LI>bandwidth of signal (telephonic speech or studio recording).</LI>
</UL>

<P>First line of the window is for overlapping speech (see next section).
Central part is for creation, selection or modification of speakers. By
clicking on <TT>Create Speaker</TT> or by typing directly a new name, a
new speaker is created; one can further describe its type, dialect... A
sorted list of already defined speakers appears to the right, with a selection
of recently used speakers. By clicking on a name, the speaker is chosen
as speaker for the turn. Spelling of its name and other characteristics
can be modified after a click on <TT>Modify Speaker</TT>, and then validating
with <TT>OK</TT>; the changes will apply to the whole transcription. The
field <TT>no speaker </TT>can be chosen for signal segments without speech.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r32"></A>Overlapping speech</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_over1.gif" HEIGHT=107 WIDTH=490></P></CENTER>

<P>During creation or modification of turn parameters, <TT>overlapping
speech</TT> can be activated. Second speaker can be chosen the same way
as the first one. In the text editor, each segment contains 2 lines beginning
with <TT>1</TT> or <TT>2</TT>; orthographic segmentation under the signal
is splitted horizontally for each speaker. Return to non-overlapping speech
is done by desactivating the <TT>overlapping speech</TT> field in turn
parameters; only first speaker is kept and transcriptions of both are merged
in one single text.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_over.gif" HEIGHT=151 WIDTH=405></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r33"></A>Edit or suppress a turn</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_desturn.gif" HEIGHT=62 WIDTH=416></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Edit turn attributes...</TT>] allows
for edition and destruction of the speech turn which contains current segment
(even if the current segment is not the first segment of the turn). Alternatively,
one can click on the turn button in the editor window. All parameters given
during creation can be modified. A button allows destruction of the turn.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r34"></A>Find one speaker's turns</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_findspk.gif" HEIGHT=202 WIDTH=210></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Speakers</TT>]/[<TT>Find speaker</TT>]
displays the list of speakers in the transcription. By clicking on the
name, number of occurences of this speaker in the transcription is shown
under the list. <TT>Next</TT> button moves to the next speech turn of the
speaker.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r35"></A>Import speakers from another file</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_impspk.gif" HEIGHT=202 WIDTH=365></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Speakers</TT>]/[<TT>Import from file...</TT>]
asks for a transcription file and displays the list of speakers within
this file which doesn't yet exist in the current transcription. User can
select/unselect speakers by clicking on its name, or select one speakers
which <TT>Global name</TT> field is on.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r36"></A>Suppress unused speakers</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Speakers</TT>]/[<TT>Remove unused speakers</TT>]
suppress any speakers which doesn't appear in any speech turn.</P>

<H3>Sections and topics</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r37"></A>Create a new section</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_sect.gif" HEIGHT=245 WIDTH=277></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Create section...</TT>] or its
shortcut <TT>Control-e</TT> creates a new section at beginning of current
segment. Section type (&quot;report&quot;, &quot;filler&quot; or &quot;nontrans&quot;)
and topic can be chosen in the dialog window. Already defined topics list
is on the right, recently used ones are on the left. Click <TT>New topic</TT>
or type in directly a text to define a new topic. If an existing topic
is selected, one can click <TT>Modify topic</TT> and edit it, then choose
<TT>OK</TT>. You can choose <TT>no topic</TT> or empty the <TT>Topic</TT>
field. A new speech turn is automatically created at the beginnig of the
section; the current speaker is proposed as default value.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r38"></A>Edit or suppress a section</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Edit section attributes...</TT>]
allows edition and suppression of the section which contains the current
segment. One can also click on the chosen section button in the text editor.
All section parameters can be modified, and a button allows for section
destruction.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r39"></A>Find sections about a topic</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_findtop.gif" HEIGHT=166 WIDTH=194></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Topics</TT>]/[<TT>Find topic</TT>] displays
a list of already defined topics. Click on a topic and its count will appear
under the list. <TT>Next</TT> button moves to the next section about the
topic.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r40"></A>Import topics from another file</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_imptop.gif" HEIGHT=174 WIDTH=208></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Topics</TT>]/[<TT>Import from file...</TT>]
ask for a transcription file and displays a list of new topics. User can
select/deselect topics by clicking on their name.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r41"></A>Suppress unused topics</H4>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Topics</TT>]/[<TT>Remove unused topics</TT>]
suppress unused topics from the list.</P>

<H3>Background noise</H3>

<P>The segmentation in acoustic conditions if for lasting modifications
in background noises. The marks are for a change in background state; their
value replace the previous one. Each transcriptions begins with an empty
background condition at t=0.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r42"></A>Create a background mark</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_creatbg.gif" HEIGHT=139 WIDTH=170></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Segmentation</TT>]/[<TT>Insert background</TT>] creates
a background mark at current cursor position in the signal. It is not allowed
to create two marks at the same time index. If the cursor in the signal
is at the beginning of the segment, background mark will always be synchronized
with segment beginning, and background icon appears at the beginning of
line. Background type (speech, music, electric noise, other) is chosen;
value defaults to previous one. A music icon appears in the editor at current
position of the cursor. Background segmentation under the signal is colored
(grey default color) on signal parts with noise.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_dispbg.gif" HEIGHT=229 WIDTH=417></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r43"></A>Indicate the change or the end of a background noise</H4>

<P>Create at the position of the end of noise a new background mark with
all noise types empty. For a noise change, don't mark the end of the previous
noise, but only the new one which replaces the previous one.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r44"></A>Edit or suppress a background noise mark</H4>

<P>Background noise marks can be edited or suppressed by clicking on the
music icon in the editor. If it is deleted, current background conditions
become the ones defined in the previous background mark.</P>

<H3>Events and comments</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r45"></A>Insert an event</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_event.gif" HEIGHT=209 WIDTH=394></P></CENTER>

<P>Command [<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Insert event</TT>] or <TT>Control-d</TT>
pops up a window for defining:</P>

<UL>
<LI>event type:&nbsp;noise, comment, pronounciation mark, lexical mark,
language change;</LI>

<LI>description of the event. A list of predefined values can be available
to the right;</LI>

<LI>temporal extent of the event (except for comments); an event can be
instantaneous or have an extent. In this last case, start and end of events
must be given. A mark can also apply to the previous or the following word.</LI>
</UL>

<H4><A NAME="r46"></A>Insert the beginning and the end of an event</H4>

<P>If a part of text is selected before the insertion of the event, beginning
and end of event marks are simultaneously inserted</P>

<H4><A NAME="r47"></A>Insert a comment</H4>

<P>[<TT>Edit</TT>]/[<TT>Insert comment</TT>] inserts a comment event. Comments
have no temporal extent.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r48"></A>Edit or suppress an event</H4>

<P>Click on the event in the text editor and edit or destroy the event.
Events can also be deleted in the text editor like a single character.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r49"></A>Copy/Paste an event</H4>

<P>Within Transcriber, events can be copyed/pasted. When pasted in other
applications, event marks will appear as XML tags.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r50"></A>Create a keyboard shortcut for an event</H4>

<P>See shortcut section</P>

<H4><A NAME="r51"></A>Edit the event list</H4>

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<P>Noise list, pronounciation marks, lexical marks or language list can
be edited with [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Events</TT>]/[<TT>Edit * list...</TT>].
Value will appear in the editor and in the segmentation; description appears
in the menu with list of predefined events. An empty line is a separator
in the menu. For language list, iso639 codes should be used for consistency.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r52"></A>Configure events display</H4>

<P>Fonts and colors for event display can be modified with menus [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Fonts</TT>]/[<TT>Events</TT>]
and [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Colors...</TT>] ; format string for comment
and events, and for event extent are chosen in window [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Events</TT>]/[<TT>Events
display...</TT>].</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_confevent.gif" HEIGHT=195 WIDTH=427></P></CENTER>

<H3>Keyboard shortcuts</H3>

<P>Menu [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Bindings...</TT>] pops-up a window for
edition, suppression or creation of bindings.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r53"></A>Define a shortcut</H4>

<P>Clic <TT>New</TT> in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Bindings...</TT>] for creation
of a new shortcut, then type in keyboard combination in the first field,
replacement string in the second and clic <TT>OK</TT> (end of edition)
or <TT>Modify</TT> (before other editions). Keyboard combination can be
directly typed with <TT>Control</TT>, <TT>Shift</TT>, <TT>Alt</TT>... if
curosr is in the <TT>Keystrokes</TT> field. Be carreful, you can override
predefined menu shortcuts.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r54"></A>Shortcut for a currently used expression</H4>

<P>Select currently used expression with mouse in the text editor, then
choose menu [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Bindings...</TT>], give wished <TT>Keystrokes</TT>
and click <TT>OK</TT>. Shortcut can also consist in the first letters of
the expression, e.g. &quot;gor&quot; will be replaced with &quot;Gorbatchev&quot;.
These shortcuts are not related to the glossary.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r55"></A>Shortcut for an event</H4>

<P>Events (noise, comment, etc.) can be generated with a shortcut. Create
an event of the wished kind in the text editor, select it and follow the
previous instructions. Selected text can be any combination of regular
text and one or several events.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_bindevent.gif" HEIGHT=224 WIDTH=458></P></CENTER>

<H3>Options and interface configuration</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r56"></A>Transcriber's name</H4>

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<P>Default transcriber's name is given in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>].
It is used in episode parameters initialisation when creating a new transcription.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r57"></A>Productivity monitoring</H4>

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<P>A filename for transcriber's productivity monitoring can be given in
[<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>]. By default, the field is empty
and function is disabled. When it is active, work duration is traced (without
pauses), as long as produced work (number of new sections, turns, words...);
it is displayed in window [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Informations</TT>] and saved
in the logging file at the end of the session. No automatic exploitation
of these file is currently performed by the software.</P>

<H4><A NAME="r58"></A>Colors edition</H4>

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<P>Most colors can be modified with menu [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Colors...</TT>].
</P>

<H4><A NAME="r59"></A>Fonts edition</H4>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_font.gif" HEIGHT=204 WIDTH=226></P></CENTER>

<P>Fonts used for text display are modified with menu [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Fonts</TT>].</P>

<H4><A NAME="r60"></A>Localization of the interface</H4>

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<P>Language for the interface is chosen in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>].
It defaults to English, and French is available. Localization in new language
can be created. When no localization is available, the original English
message is kept. As soon as non-localized messages are displayed, they
are added to the list of messages to be localized. In order to keep your
localization, give a <TT>Localization file</TT> name in [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>General...</TT>]
and choose [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Save configuration</TT>].</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_editlocal.gif" HEIGHT=233 WIDTH=315></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r61"></A>Show/Hide central button bar</H4>

<P>Central button bar display is switched on/off with [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Display</TT>]/[<TT>Command
buttons</TT>].</P>

<H4><A NAME="r62"></A>Save the options</H4>

<P>Modified options, window positions, keyboard shortcuts, glossary content
and currently edited filenames are saved with command [<TT>Options</TT>]/[<TT>Save
configuration</TT>] in a configuration file (defaults to <TT>~/.transcriber);</TT>
this file is read at startup and currently edited files will be automatically
reopen at beginning of next session.</P>

<H3>Other features</H3>

<H4><A NAME="r65"></A>Informations about the signal and the transcription</H4>

<P>Button <IMG SRC="../img/info.bmp" HEIGHT=16 WIDTH=16>or command [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Informations</TT>]
displays a window with informations about signal filename, duration, word
count, etc. Click <TT>update</TT> button for an update of the informations.</P>

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<H4><A NAME="r63"></A>Quit Transcriber</H4>

<P>Menu [<TT>File</TT>]/[<TT>Quit</TT>] or <TT>Control-q</TT> ; save of
the transcription is proposed if necessary. If corresponding option is
activated, save of the configuration is also proposed.</P>

<CENTER><P><IMG SRC="../img/inter_saveconf.gif" HEIGHT=93 WIDTH=256></P></CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="r64"></A>Help</H4>

<P>Online help is available with menu [<TT>Help</TT>] ; help files can
also be viewed with any HTML browser with frames</P>

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