This is a conceptual overview and data reference that allows software vendors to create localized applications for Windows and Windows NT more easily, more quickly and less expensively. Software vendors will be eager to get the scoop on the exclusive inside information found here.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent overview of localization,
By A Customer
This review is from: Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)
An excellent first book for students of localization,
although it is highly focused. Good discussion of
Windows programming and the Windows interface, dated
with the arrival of NT 4.0.
She covers double-byte effectively, though not in the
depth you'll find in, say, Ken Lunde's O'Reilly title
on Japanese.
She skips over BiDirectional (the next challenge, I think)
entirely. Highly recommended anyway, if for nothing else,
then for the hundreds of pages of useful tables
(Where else can you get the French/Arabic code page?)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A reference not a tutorial,
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This review is from: Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)
While working on a software project that would be released in multiple countries, I started thinking about the issues that arise when developing international software. As a result, I found myself purchasing this book. Simply stated, this isn't a "how to" book, but a reference with a verbose introduction. In fact, over half of the book (494 pages) are in the form of appendices. The remainder of the book is a high-level look at internationalization, and one that I didn't find all that informative. What this book does have is information you won't find anywhere else, such as keyboard layouts, and codepages in foreign languages.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must-have for international software developers,
By Vlad Patryshev (Scotts Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT (Microsoft Programming Series) (Paperback)
Although the book is not new, and does not cover Linux/Unix and Java issues, it has been a unique source of information in my international software development. I was happy when I inherited this book from a colleague, and I keep it open on my table. It contains, for instance, all the codepages that I ever heard of.
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Developing globalized software is a continuous balancing act. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
default input context, localized editions, charset information, trail byte, compatibility zone, thread locale, default system locale, lead byte, local code page, different language editions, many ideographs, encoding standardized, localizable elements, localizable resources, international functionality, localization tools, ifdef statements, charset property, conversion window, hangul characters, candidate window, localized software, font signature, ideographic characters, multilingual data Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Far East, Microsoft Windows, Normal State, Control Panel, Japanese Windows, Simplified Chinese, Sort Order Description, Hong Kong, Encoding Character Sets, People's Republic of China, Value Meaning, Middle Eastern, Character Point Unicode Descriptive Name, Western European, Alt State, Constant Name Description, Input Method Manager, New Zealand, South Africa, Unicode Consortium, Character Code Point Unicode Descriptive Name, Unicode Subrange, Microsoft Visual, None Arabic, None Spanish New!
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Developing globalized software is a continuous balancing act. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
default input context, localized editions, charset information, trail byte, compatibility zone, thread locale, default system locale, lead byte, local code page, different language editions, many ideographs, encoding standardized, localizable elements, localizable resources, international functionality, localization tools, ifdef statements, charset property, conversion window, hangul characters, candidate window, localized software, font signature, ideographic characters, multilingual data Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Far East, Microsoft Windows, Normal State, Control Panel, Japanese Windows, Simplified Chinese, Sort Order Description, Hong Kong, Encoding Character Sets, People's Republic of China, Value Meaning, Middle Eastern, Character Point Unicode Descriptive Name, Western European, Alt State, Constant Name Description, Input Method Manager, New Zealand, South Africa, Unicode Consortium, Character Code Point Unicode Descriptive Name, Unicode Subrange, Microsoft Visual, None Arabic, None Spanish New!
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- Dictionary of Symbolism: Cultural Icons and the Meanings Behind Them by Hans Biedermann in Back Matter
- Latin America: Development and Conflict since 1945 (The Making of the Contemporary World) by John Ward on page 699
- Advanced Windows by Jeffrey Richter in Back Matter
- Middle East (Pt. 19) on page 712
- Inside Microsoft Windows CE (Microsoft Programming) by John Murray on page 183
- Programming Windows®, Fifth Edition (Microsoft Programming Series) by Charles Petzold on page 243
- USB Hardware and Software by John Garney on page 243
- Unicode: A Primer by Tony Graham in Back Matter
- MS Windows 95 Resource Kit (Microsoft Professional Editions) by Microsoft Press on page 1041
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