Thanks Paul, I'm currently trying to answer all the questions you put in there. Right now I'm keeping things simple but you're right that it's not just the globs of text that need translating, I'd already thought of currency formats etc but the calendar issue you raised is one I hadn't considered, and the L2R and R2L issue is also something I need to work out.
Fun times! Thanks again for everyone who responded, you've all given me lots to think about. On 2 October 2012 12:31, Paul Hastings <[email protected]> wrote: > i think the question should be "what's the best way manage all that data"? > typically, this won't be a one off, you'll need to manage translations for > a > growing number of locales & the stuff being translated is likely to grow in > complexity (if its not already). > > who's doing the translations (hint, unless its an app about IT, it really > shouldn't be your developers)? dealing w/professional translators, > especially > for "exotic" subjects, is often a "herding cats" exercise. you'll need > something > to keep track of what's been translated, when & by whom. > > will the translated resources need to be shared w/other platforms? > > for java, which has had i18n bits since forever, it's normal practice to > use > resource bundles (rb) & manage these w/one of the popular rb tools like > rbManager or Attesoro. > > that's not to say can't mix database supplied text & rb. massive amounts > of text > probably should be in some sort of database but you'll need the same kind > of > tracking mechanism as "regular" rb tools. > > > and just to make sure its clear, localizing an app isn't the 1st step. its > internationalization (i18n)--besides the text, your app will need to handle > date,time,number & currency formatting per locale. maybe calendars (not > everybody uses gregorian calendars) as well as timezones. layout (LTR vs > RTL > locales), colors & even graphics all play a role in localization. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:352807 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
