I prefer to define all by database, with UTF-8 support (using Mysql db). This will guarantee also support for different languages and charset like japanese, arabic, etc. For fixed strings I prefer also to use XML. You can see an example in http://demo.fruibile.it/backoffice -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 5:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WSG] Multi language web sites
There is a book (available from Amazon) I've found helpful titled "Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies" by John Yunker, C. 2003. http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Borders-Web-Globalization-Strategies/dp/0735712085/sr=8-9/qid=1166544689/ref=pd_bbs_9/103-3373738-5589413?ie=UTF8&s=books Hope it helps, I'm interested to read other posts on this topic. Chris Block Global Web Producer Cummins Power Generation 1400 73rd Avenue N.E. Minneapolis, MN USA 55432 +1 (763) 574-5570 Direct +1 (763) 574-5811 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our energy working for you.™ Kepler Gelotte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [email protected] 12/19/2006 09:03 AM Please respond to [email protected] To [email protected] cc Subject [WSG] Multi language web sites Hello, I had a question about creating multi-language web sites and best practices. Is it better to create two separate directories with the pages and images duplicated for each language, or is it best to try a database solution using meta tags that will be replaced on the server depending on the language selected? Maybe there is another approach all together? I would think the database solution would be more flexible but could get out of hand quickly just with the number of meta tags required. The web site I am concerned about has to support 2 languages only (French/English). Any comments are appreciated. Regards, Kepler Gelotte http://www.neighborwebmaster.com ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
