Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET

Name: Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET
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ISBN: 9781590590027

ISBN-10: 1590590023

ISBN-13: 9781590590027

Edition: 2002

Authors: Nick Symmonds

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Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NETis intended to be a comprehensive discussion of how to localize code using Visual Studio .NET. Author Nick Symmonds knows the advantages of preparing for localization in the design stage and the disadvantages of localizing a project after the fact, and he discusses both methods of localizing code in this book. All aspects of localization are examined, from handling date, time, and currency and text data, to developing multilingual user interfaces and help files. He also covers Visual Studio's localization features and tools in depth and presents the pros and cons of each to the reader. Internationalization and Localization Using…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Apress L. P.
Publication date: 1/29/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.52" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English

Nick Symmonds works for the Integrated System Solutions division of Ingersoll-Rand, developing and integrating security software. He started his professional life as an electronics technician. While getting his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hartford, he started to gravitate toward programming. Nick has spent quite a few years programming in assembly, C, C++, and Visual Basic. Recently, he has latched onto .NET like a lamprey and loves digging into the .NET core. Nick has written several articles on programming and has three books out: Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET (Apress, 2002), GDI+ Programming in C# and VB .NET (Apress,…



About the Author


About the Tech Reviewer


Preface


Acknowledgments



General Localization Concepts


Multilanguage Support


Choosing Graphics


A Word About Color


Resource File Concepts


Summary



Aspects of Localization


GUI Design for Mulitinational Programs


Introducing Unicode and Character Sets


Summary



Using Multiple Resource Files in VB 6


VB 6 Resource File Overview


What VB 6 Resource Files Lack


External Resource Compiler


A More Readable Resource File


Making an External Resource File


Loading Resources at Runtime


Summary



The Globalization Namespace


Interfaces and Classes


System. Globalization Namespace


Calendar Class


CultureInfo Class


DateTimeFormatInfo Class


NumberFormatInfo Class


RegionInfo Class


StringInfo Class


Summary



System. Resources and System. Threading Namespaces


System. Resources Namespace


Using Reflection to Find Missing Classes


System. Threading Namespace


Resource File Types


Enter XML


Summary



Resource File Tools


Resource Tools


IDE Forms Designer


WinRes. exe


Summary



Resource Editor Example


Starting the Project


Where Is the Localization?


Here Comes the Code


Generating the Resource Handler Class


The ResUtil Class Completed


Back to the Main Code


The Import Functions at Work


Saving the Data


The VB Resource Editor Project in Summary


Making the C# Version of the Resource Editor


Making a Custom Collection Class


Finishing Off the Code


Handling Events in C#


Summary



Let's Localize


Laying Out the Task


Revisiting the GUI


Initializing the Controls with Strings


Enhancing the ResImage Class


Manually Adding an Icon to the Resource Editor


Finishing the Internationalization Portion


Making a New Resource File


Finalizing the Code


Testing the Program


Summary



Localization in ASP .NET


The Coldest Hotel Application


Writing the Code


Summary



Versioning Resource Files in .NET


Implicit Security


Versioning in .NET


Summary



Localization Wrap-up


Help Files


Getting It Translated


Testing Your Localized Code


Don't Forget the Install


Final Comments



Resources for Internationalization and Localization Projects


General Globalization Web Sites


Machine Translation Services


Places to Get Fonts


Standards


Editors


Index