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Sunday, August 20, 2006

Globalization of Windows Application in 20 Minutes using C#

Describes the essential features required to enable multiple languages in a
windows application using resource files


Globalization and Localization in C#


There was once a time when multiple language support to a windows application
used to be a three to six months call, but with the advent of .Net not anymore.
Here is a 20 minutes crash course for globalization / Localization of a windows
application. I think you'll find it as useful as I do.


Globalization in simple terms means enabling an application so that it works
in different national, similar to how a global company operates in different
countries. For a windows application globalization means, it is intended for
worldwide distribution. There are two aspects of the Globalization:


Internationalization : Enabling the application to be used without language
or culture barriers, i.e. language and cuture information comes from a resource
rather than hard coded in the application Localization : Translating and
enabling the product for a specific locale. Based on the resource file
translating the application into that language and culture

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