Re: Language based scanning
Re: Language based scanning
- Subject: Re: Language based scanning
- From: John Joyce <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:35:12 -0500
Language based scanning
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Hi,
Is there is a way to figure out the occurance of Arabic chars so the
label's alignment would be set accordingly (right to left)?
Part of the localization process in Cocoa is to create your localized
nib/xib files.
This includes adjusting interface elements and layout accordingly so
that it makes sense for different languages/cultures.
Even some ready-made interface elements don't think left-to-right...
so you may want to customize things appropriately.
It all depends on how seriously you take given locale as a market for
an app.
As much as people sometimes think they want easy, scriptable,
automated localization of the UI,.... it just doesn't work that way.
You SHOULD hand-tool the UI for all locales.
Do it like you're building something for your own children.
When your users don't have to think, and even better, when they say to
themselves, "oh!? That's clever, subtle, thoughtful!" then you have
done a wonderful job.
In the words of Apple: Surprise and Delight.
This is the Mac OS, and the user experience is paramount unless it is
a command line tool...
(but even then...)
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