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I have been quite involved in new software product definition and development for a year now. Requirements and specifications I have written so far have been targeted exclusively towards users within the United States. As our products are marketed to other countries I would like to understand the critical design considerations that must be made in order to accommodate this wider audience. I am personally interested in the issues involving internationalized designs of web and Windows based products.
I have followed some rules for internationalization like, using graphics without text and colors that will be internationally accepted.
I am not sure if using Unicode and CSS will solve the all major Internationalization issues. Can a different style sheet be used for every country? How do we change the “grammar” for messages in the Localized versions? Can the culture-dependent elements be accounted for using a different style sheet?
I look forward to discussing this and the other issues that arise with respect to internationalization/localization.