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