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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