Re: [OT] Localizing an App or Plugin
Re: [OT] Localizing an App or Plugin
- Subject: Re: [OT] Localizing an App or Plugin
- From: glenn andreas <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:58:21 -0600
On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:34 AM, development2 wrote:
I need to get all the textr from my app and plugins. Most of the
text is in .string files so that is easy. But how do I pull the text
form the UI in my .nib/.xib file to go out for translation? Then how
do i put it back properly. I am thinking I may have to change the
app and plugins to put all text in the .string files and just load
the localized string from code. Is that the best way to do this?
No, you want to have localized NIBs/XIBs because as you go from
language to language, and culture to culture, the size of various
things will change, and certain other cultural specific changes may
need to be made.
As a simple example, when localizing in German, many of the strings
become much longer, which would require redoing the layout of views to
not only make sure that all the text fits, but to also maintain visual
whitespace balance. Another example is when the language is right-to-
left instead of left-to-right which would require you to change the
alignment of the elements in a similar manner.
See <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPInternational/
> and specifically <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPInternational/Articles/LocalizingInterfaces.html
>
Glenn Andreas email@hidden
<http://www.gandreas.com/> wicked fun!
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