Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .Net

ISBN-13: 9781590590027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 352 str.

Nicholas Symmonds; Nick Symmonds

Opis

"Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET" is intended to be a comprehensive discussion of how to localize code using Visual Studio .NET. Author Nick Symonds is an experienced developer and project manager of Windows applications intended for use worldwide. Symmonds knows the advantages of localization in the design stage and the disadvantages of localizing a project after the fact. Both methods of localizing code are discussed in this book. VS .NET has quite a few tools available for the developer to aid in the localization process. These tools are discussed in depth, and the pros and cons of each are presented to the reader. The book is unique, in that it covers both C# and VB .NET - all examples are in both programming languages. This gives the reader the unique perspective of being able to compare these two programming languages when writing code in .NET. Some of the core topics covered are: 1. The Globalization and Resources namespaces, which relate directly to localization 2. Resource files and how they are used in .NET 3. Visual and command line tools that aid in localization 4. In-depth discussion of design and implementation of world-ready programs Symmonds has included in this book a comprehensive example of a resource editor and takes readers through writing this editor in both C# and VB .NET. This project is not only useful as a product in itself, but is also instructive in how to write fairly complicated code in both .NET languages.

Spis treści

1: General Localization Concepts.- 2: Aspects of Localization.- 3: Using Multiple Resource Files in VB 6.- 4: The Globalization Namespace.- 5: System.Resources and System.Threading Namespaces.- 6: Resource File Tools.- 7: Resource Editor Example.- 8: Let’s Localize.- 9: Localization in ASP .NET.- 10: Versioning Resource Files in .NET.- 11: Localization Wrap-up.- Appendix: Resources for Internationalization and Localization Projects.- General Globalization Web Sites.- Machine Translation Services.- Places to Get Fonts.- Standards.- Editors.

O autorze

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, 2002), and Data Entry and Validation with C# and VB .NET Windows Forms (Apress, 2003). He lives with his family in the northwest hills of Connecticut and has recently become addicted to golf and road cycling. He also enjoys woodworking, hiking, and exploring the hills on his motorcycle.