1. Software Localization MTI 英语笔译 蒋婉

2. 2015-10-4 localization Software localization Website localization Multimedia Localization

3. what is software localization? ※ the process of adapting a software product to the linguistic, cultural and technical requirements of a target market.

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5. Differences between software localization and traditional document translation ※ Generally, Translation is only one of the activities in a localization project ; There are other tasks involved such as project management, software engineering, testing and desktop publishing.

6. comparisonWhatwhen Software localizationSoftware itself & All related product documentation simultaneous Traditional document translation Source document After the source document has been finalized

7. The standard process of software localization 1. Preparation Tasks: Creation of a project schedule Setup of the project team Analysis of the product and terminology research Pre-Production planning Glossary development

8. 8 2. Linguistic and Translation Tasks: Translation of software strings Translation of Online Help Online Documentation Tutorials Demos Printed Documentation

9. Incorporating target language screen captures Disk labels Packaging Add-ons

10. 3. Engineering Tasks: Extraction of text strings from the software DTP lay outing of the translated documentation because of text swell Dialog box resizing because of text swell Adaptation of accelerator keys, tooltips, tab order, menu options, buttons

11. Adaptation of sorting orders in list boxes Compiling of the help files using help authoring tools Localization of multimedia files and embedded graphics containing text Re-creation of sound effects containing text

12. 12 4. Testing Tasks: Consistency checks against localized software User Interface Testing Functional Testing Cosmetic Testing

13. Case: Lingobit Localizer 13 source: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/authentication/