Difference between revisions of "Internationalization/locale"

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== Info ==
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== Useful links ==
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for info about what's contained in a locale (language codes, time format,...):
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* [http://www-950.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/demo/locales info] about what's contained in a locale (language codes, time format,...)
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Revision as of 06:27, 18 June 2006

Definition (from wikipedia: Locale)

In computing, locale is a set of parameters that defines the user's language, country and any special variant preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface.

Format of locale on OS's (from wikipedia: Locale)

  • windows (for unmanaged code): hexadecimal code consisting of a language code (lower 10 bits) and culture code (upper bits), aka Locale Identifier (LCID)
  • linux, unix: defined as [language[_territory][.codeset][@modifier]]

Useful links

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