Internationalization and Localization

Intro

Definition of both i18n and L10n on wikipedia

Translatable strings are referred to as "messages".

Internationalization

Programmers must take great care that all user-visible strings are translatable. To meet this goal:

• Messages must be complete phrases. For example: Please click here must be a single message, even if "here" is the only linked text. TODO: include example of message with a link

Points of Style

This content should eventually end up in a style guide.

• Example messages describing form buttons: Click "Submit" to submit this form or "Cancel" to abort and return to the main menu.

Localization

We are currently moving towards Translatewiki.net.