Global Solutions for Multilingual Applications: Real World Techniques for Developers and Designers

by Chris Ott

The complete resource for developing multilingual applications and Web sites. Global Solutions for Multilingual Applications With the increasing need for worldwide accessibility to the Web and other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471348279
• ISBN13: 9780471348276
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This Book Seriously Addresses Language & Translation Issues!

Chris Ott has written Global Solutions for Multilingual Applications to encourage businesses, Webmasters, and IT managers to develop Website strategies that will address language and translation issues. Considering the number International sites that have gone online, many companies may find it wise to represent themselves online in such a manner that will effectively communicate to a variety of language and cultural groups. The results could be phenomenal! This book addresses a number of issues specifically related to multilingual communication such as selective browser use, e-mail communication, multi-language word processors, using special font and character sets, international Web graphic image considerations, global writing, avoiding local or national assumptions such as addresses, and the pros and cons of creating either static or dynamic Websites. Very few books discuss the matter of international and multilingual communications in as great detail as this one. There is no doubt that the world has been drawn closer together as the result of Internet access. Sooner or later changes will take place to facilitate unhindered global communications online. This book is must reading for those persons who want to begin making this possible now!