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Agenda I18n & l10n basics Demo simple app in C Demo/walkthrough for l10n process

I18n & l10n basics

Demo simple app in C

Demo/walkthrough for l10n process

I18n basics Potentially handle multiple languages, customs in the world Displaying characters for the users' native languages. Inputing characters for the users' native languages. Handling popular encodings for the users' native languages. Native characters for file names and other items. Printing . Displaying messages in users' native languages. Character classification & sorting. Typesetting and hyphenation rules.

Potentially handle multiple languages, customs in the world

Displaying characters for the users' native languages.

Inputing characters for the users' native languages.

Handling popular encodings for the users' native languages.

Native characters for file names and other items.

Printing .

Displaying messages in users' native languages.

Character classification & sorting.

Typesetting and hyphenation rules.

The model Define locales Original source -> gettext'ization Mark translatable strings Rebuild application

Define locales

Original source -> gettext'ization

Mark translatable strings

Rebuild application

You need to Call following in main() setlocale (LC_ALL, ""); bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR); textdomain (PACKAGE); Mark strings like printf(_("Hello World
")); char mesg[] = N_(“Hello World
”);

Call following in main()

setlocale (LC_ALL, "");

bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);

textdomain (PACKAGE);

Mark strings like

printf(_("Hello World
"));

char mesg[] = N_(“Hello World
”);

Demo Building locales Changing Locale environment Locale demo app in gtk

Building locales

Changing Locale environment

Locale demo app in gtk

Localization Implementation of a specific language for an already internationalized software. Adapting a program to a given culture Cultural Parameters Language rules Script – character set Date , time , currency Graphics & IconsClick to add an outline

Implementation of a specific language for an already internationalized software.

Adapting a program to a given culture

Cultural Parameters

Language rules

Script – character set

Date , time , currency

Graphics & IconsClick to add an outline

L10nizing FOSS Build environment configure.in / potfiles.in Intltool-update Merge translation Check translation Install test

Build environment

configure.in / potfiles.in

Intltool-update

Merge translation

Check translation

Install

test

Contributing! Indic spellchecking Aspell based Morphological analyser based Needs testing Translation framework Translation management Translation memory Online translation Pootle backend+entrans+ajax web i/f Python, Web, Ajax, SQL

Indic spellchecking

Aspell based

Morphological analyser based

Needs testing

Translation framework

Translation management

Translation memory

Online translation

Pootle backend+entrans+ajax web i/f

Python, Web, Ajax, SQL

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