Developing International Software
Developing International Software
ISBN: 0735615837
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 198
Pages: 198
Authors: Dr. International
- Cover Page
- LOC Page
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use This Book
- Part I: Introduction
- Chapter 1: Understanding Internationalization
- Locales
- World-Readiness
- Localization
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Designing a World-Ready Program
- Identifying World-Ready Requirements in Specifications
- Planning for Globalization
- Customizing Features
- Organizing a Product Team
- Setting Up a World-Ready Development Environment
- Making Life Easier for Translators
- Testing Considerations
- Summary
- Part II: Globalization
- Chapter 3: Unicode
- Traditional Character Encoding
- A Closer Look at Unicode
- Creating Win32 Unicode Applications
- Encodings in Web Pages
- Encodings in the .NET Framework
- Encodings in Console or Text-Mode Programming
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Locale and Cultural Awareness
- Concept of Locale
- Retrieving the Right Locale
- Date and Calendar Formatting
- Time Formatting
- Currency Formatting
- Casing
- Sorting and String Comparison
- Number Formatting
- Addresses
- Paper Size
- Telephone Numbers
- Units of Measure
- Locale Awareness in Console
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Text Input, Output, and Display
- Input Languages
- Complex Scripts
- Options for Displaying Text
- Fonts
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
- MUI Support in Windows
- Options for Offering an MUI Solution
- How to Implement Your Own Satellite DLLs
- Summary
- Part III: Localizability
- Chapter 7: Software Localizability Guidelines
- Isolating Localizable Resources
- String Handling
- Localizability Considerations for the UI
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Mirroring
- The Technology
- Mirroring in Win32 Applications
- Mirroring in Web Pages
- Mirroring in the .NET Framework
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Content Localizability Guidelines
- Keep Content Simple
- Follow Basic Writing Style Principles
- Respect Cultural and Local Sensitivity
- Write for Easy Recycling and Reduced Localization Costs
- Respect Cultural Sensitivity in Art and Multimedia
- Design the Help System with Global Functionality
- Summary
- Part IV: Localization
- Chapter 10: Localization
- Localization Elements
- Localization Tools
- Localization Team
- Establishing Localization Guidelines
- Content Localization
- Summary
- Part V: Testing
- Chapter 11: Testing for World-Readiness
- Quality Assurance for World-Readiness
- The World-Ready Approach to Testing
- Globalization of the Test
- Localizability Testing
- Localization Testing
- The Role of Test Tools
- Summary
- Sample International Test Cases
- Chapter 12: Testing Localizability with Pseudo-Localization
- Categories of Localizability Bugs
- Most Common Features of Pseudo-Localization
- Additional Uses for Pseudo-Localization
- Summary
- Part VI: Tools and Technologies
- Chapter 13: Graphics Device Interface Plus (GDI)
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- International Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 14: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- Overview of the Technology
- International Features
- International Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 15: Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP)
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Issues with IIS 4 and IIS 5
- International Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 16: Microsoft Office
- Overview of the Tool
- Availability
- International Features
- International Best Practices
- Alternatives
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 17: MLang
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Alternatives
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 18: Microsoft Layer for Unicode (MSLU)
- Overview of the Tool
- Availability
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 19: The Microsoft .NET Framework
- Overview of the Platform
- Availability
- International Features
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 20: OpenType Fonts
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Issues
- International Best Practices
- Alternatives
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 21: Rich Edit
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Issues
- International Best Practices
- Alternatives
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 22: Microsoft SQL Server
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- International Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 23: Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework (TSF)
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 24: Uniscribe
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 25: Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
- Overview of the Tool
- Availability
- International Features
- Additional Resources
- Summary
- Chapter 26: Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Overview of the Technology
- Availability
- International Features
- International Best Practices
- Additional Resources
- Summary
Developing International Software
ISBN: 0735615837
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 198
Pages: 198
Authors: Dr. International