Projects/Usability/HIG/localization: Difference between revisions
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== Guidelines == | == Guidelines == | ||
* Provide bidirectional mode dependent to language (left-to-right vs. right-to-left). | * Provide bidirectional mode dependent to language (left-to-right vs. right-to-left). | ||
* Make sure your GUI displays correctly in languages written from right-to-left | |||
* Allow translation with [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_mono/gettext.html#Plural-forms| multiple plural forms]. | * Allow translation with [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_mono/gettext.html#Plural-forms| multiple plural forms]. | ||
* Design GUI with enough room for long captions. | * Design GUI with enough room for long captions. | ||
* | * Respect system-wide locale settings (unit systems, date and time format, currencies etc.). | ||
* Take cultural comprehension of icons (Red Cross vs. Red Crescent) into account. | * Take cultural comprehension of icons (Red Cross vs. Red Crescent) into account. | ||
* Do not localize standard [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Keyboard_Shortcuts|short-cuts]]. | * Do not localize standard [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Keyboard_Shortcuts|short-cuts]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 20 December 2013
Purpose
KDE address a world wide audience and is therefore fully localized. Localization means to adopt language, text layout, numerals as well as cultural aspects and regulatory compliance.
Examples
Guidelines
- Provide bidirectional mode dependent to language (left-to-right vs. right-to-left).
- Make sure your GUI displays correctly in languages written from right-to-left
- Allow translation with multiple plural forms.
- Design GUI with enough room for long captions.
- Respect system-wide locale settings (unit systems, date and time format, currencies etc.).
- Take cultural comprehension of icons (Red Cross vs. Red Crescent) into account.
- Do not localize standard short-cuts.
- Be aware of intercultural (mis-)comprehension of acronyms.