Internationalization (I18n), Localization (L10n), Globalization (G11n), Guidelines, Checklists, and Resources |
Here are checklists for proper internationalization (i18n), localization (l10n), globalization (g11n), etc.
XenCraft | MultiLingual Computing | ICU |
I18n Book list | Everson Typography | Unicode Consortium |
Unicode Consortium's Useful Resources | W3C Internationalization | Resources for Locales |
Software Globalization Sites
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Terminology and Glossary Pages |
Author/Vendor | Document type | Document Location |
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Tex Texin and Yves Savourel | Tutorial | Web Internationalization Tutorial (ppt, pdf, 2.6Mb) |
Microsoft | Win32 Checklist | Win32 Checklist |
EURESCOM | Report (Multivolume) |
Multilingual Web sites: Best Practice, Guidelines And Architectures
Graphical Report (.pdf) Main Report (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex A Web site technologies (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex B Overview of Language Processing Tools and Techniques (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex C Applications of speech technology (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex D Define possible architectures for the pre-selected services (.doc, .pdf, .zip) |
I18nGuy | Unicode Win32 C/C++ Checklist | Cheat Sheet: Unicode-enabling Microsoft C/C++ Source Code |
OpenOffice | Globalisation in Software Design | Globalisation in Software Design |
Graham Rhind
GRC Database Information |
Postal Address Formats | Postal Addresses |
Kermit Project, Columbia U. | Frank Da Cruz's Guide To Postal Addresses | |
Universal Postal Union | Postal Addresses And Formats
Also available in French and German |
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The Cover Pages | International Address Standard UPU S42-1 | |
BitBoost Systems ™ | International Mailing Address Formats | |
OASIS Universal Business Language | UBL Address Package Drawing | |
OASIS Universal Business Language | XML Format For Business Documents | UBL 1.0 |
OASIS CIQ | Formats in XML standards
names, addresses formats, customer information and relationships |
XML standard for Customer Information Quality
(name, address formats and relationship info.) |
World Telephone Numbering Guides | Formats | Telephone Codes And Formats |
Markus Kuhn | Formats | Paper Sizes |
Tomohiro KUBOTA | Resources for developers | Debian Developer's Introduction to I18n |
Opentag | XML Guides | XML Internationalization and Localization FAQ |
Markus Kuhn | FAQ | UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ for Unix/Linux |
Human-Computer Interaction Resources | Resources | Intercultural Issues (list of resources) |
Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources | I18n Resources | Unicode and Multilingual Support in HTML, Fonts, Web Browsers and Other Applications |
Internationalisation (I18n), Localisation (L10n), Globalisation (G11n), Guidelines, Checklists, and Resources |