Internationalization (I18N)

Internationalization (I18N)

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Internationalization (I18N)

Mode biassing

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Incorporation of logic that biases the method used for input (mode) toward the type of input that is expected. For example, the name field on a Contacts dialogue box will have information telling the ...

BSTR

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Known as a “basic string” or “binary string.” A BSTR is a pointer to a wide-character string used by Automation data-manipulation functions. BSTR strings are also used for passing string data between ...

User-interface (UI) language

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Language in which the operating system displays its menus, Help files, and dialogue boxes. See locale, system locale, user locale, and input locale.

Round-trip conversion

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Mapping a character from one character encoding to another and back. Of particular interest is how well information is preserved during round-trip conversion.

Font linking

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Mechanism for linking missing glyphs to the currently selected font (also called “base font”) from alternative fonts (also called “linked font”).

Font fallback

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

Mechanism for providing an alternate font for runs of characters not representable by the original font. Understands complex scripts and typographic effects. Font fallback is a hard-coded list of ...