Check list for Internationalization (I18n)

This check list for Internationalization (I18n) will cater to the need of programmers irrespective of the language java /dot net/ j2ee / any other.

Translatable items

• GUI – Labels and Menu items
• User messages including third party component generated
• Log / system generated messages
• Help – Online help / manual and other deliverable documentation
• Installation notes / guide / setup information
• Symbols (Rs., $, …)
• Icons, Images and Colors
• Sound
• Animation

Formatting and Processing items

• Time, Date, and Calendar
• Numeric, Monetary, and Metric
• Personal Names, Honorifics, and Titles
• Maps / Addresses
• Layout (Like narrow / broad)
• Sound-to-Text / speech recognition

Technical

• Equality checking (String / Character matching)
• Sorting
• Text length / wrapping
• Position / direction of text / objects
• Encoding Methods
• Device Input (Keyboard and Input Methods)
• Device Output (Font Management, Rendering, and Output Methods)