Q2L - Internationalization

Overview

Process

General

Trecker

General

General

Motivation

accessibility

convenience

General

Motivation

potential global userbase

enable foreign speakers

international business transactions

General

Definitions

Internationalization (i18n)

"Internationalization is the design and development pf a product, application or document content that enables easy location for a target audiences that vary in culture, region or language."

https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-i18n

General

Definitions

"Location refers to the adaption of a product, application or document content to meet the language, cultural and other requirements of a specific target market (a 'locale')."

Localization (l10n)

https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-i18n

General

Aspects

Language

text content

writing direction

alphabets / characters

text in media (images, video, audio)

spelling variances

General

Aspects

Cultural

colors

address

measurements

currencies

General

Aspects

Regulations

time format

number format

writing conventions

Process

Process

Challenges

translation context

pluralization

multiple platforms

conjungations

Process

Preparation

check requirements (services, tools)

define approach

choose libraries

Implementation

Text

select language

provide translations

reference fragments

ensure encoding

Data

apply restrictions

dynamic values

Process

Testing

proofread texts

detect changes

view state variations

Process

Trecker

Trecker

extensibility

Plan

coverage

scopes

Trecker

Cedric

Plan

Questions