Sunday, June 19, 2011

Check list for Internationalization (I18n)

This check list for Internationalization (I18n) will cater to the need of programmers irrespective of the language java /dot net/ j2ee / any other.

Translatable items

  • GUI – Labels and Menu items
  • User messages including third party component generated
  • Log / system generated messages
  • Help – Online help / manual and other deliverable documentation
  • Installation notes / guide / setup information
  • Symbols (Rs., $, …)
  • Icons, Images and Colors
  • Sound
  • Animation

 

Formatting and Processing items

  • Time, Date, and Calendar
  • Numeric, Monetary, and Metric
  • Personal Names, Honorifics, and Titles
  • Maps / Addresses
  • Layout (Like narrow / broad)
  • Sound-to-Text / speech recognition

 

Technical

  • Equality checking (String / Character matching)
  • Sorting
  • Text length / wrapping
  • Position / direction of text / objects
  • Encoding Methods
  • Device Input (Keyboard and Input Methods)
  • Device Output (Font Management, Rendering, and Output Methods)

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