Planet Web I18n

How do you type € again?

2009-11-21T22:22:43+00:00

It’s not easy having an American English keyboard when you frequently need to input characters like è or ä or ç.

Or ¥. Or €.

Maybe it’s because I switch between Mac and Windows so frequently. Or maybe I’m just too lazy to remember the keyboard shortcuts.

Fortunately, I just discovered: CopyPasteCharacter.com.

Give it a shot and you’ll see how it works.

I’ve got the site bookmarked.

Now I’ll just have to remember where I saved the bookmark. ☺

PS: TypeIt is also a great solution.

A book day, every day, including Forgetting English

2009-11-21T04:26:54+00:00

There is a woman who set out to read (and review) a book a day for a year.

Not Moby-Dick, mind you. Books of a certain length.

And she did it.

A book a day for a year.

But she kept going. She’s still reading!

And, as luck would have it, she just read our own Midge Raymond’s book. And she gave it a nice review.

Short story collections are a great fit for someone who has to read a book a day. I’m luck to get through a chapter a week.

PS: Now she has a book coming out!

multilingualmag: Fledgling Initiative and wine sales = 700 schools and over 7,000 bilingual libraries with five million books - http://www.fledglingwine.com

2009-11-21T00:16:52+00:00

multilingualmag: Fledgling Initiative and wine sales = 700 schools and over 7,000 bilingual libraries with five million books - http://www.fledglingwine.com

multilingualmag: RT @kvashee: Multilingual #translation dictionaries online plus language resources - lexicool.com http://bit.ly/6cAuLM #localization

2009-11-20T21:27:09+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @kvashee: Multilingual #translation dictionaries online plus language resources - lexicool.com http://bit.ly/6cAuLM #localization

multilingualmag: RT @rinaneeman: MT? Not so fast... Cisco discovers that it just ain't that simple: http://bit.ly/8wTRvD #translation #xl8 #localization

2009-11-20T21:14:00+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @rinaneeman: MT? Not so fast... Cisco discovers that it just ain't that simple: http://bit.ly/8wTRvD #translation #xl8 #localization

WaSP_ILG: CSS 3: 網頁外觀新衝擊之字型篇 http://sn.im/tbsw0 (CSS3 Web Fonts) by @zibin

2009-11-20T09:10:04+00:00

WaSP_ILG: CSS 3: 網頁外觀新衝擊之字型篇 http://sn.im/tbsw0 (CSS3 Web Fonts) by @zibin

WaSP_ILG: CSS 3: 網頁外觀新衝擊之字型篇 http://www.techbang.com.tw/?p=27546 (CSS3 Web Fonts)

2009-11-20T09:09:05+00:00

WaSP_ILG: CSS 3: 網頁外觀新衝擊之字型篇 http://www.techbang.com.tw/?p=27546 (CSS3 Web Fonts)

multilingualmag: RT @TravelNewsFeeds: Adventure travel - Food and travel #translation cards help those with dietary restrictions - http://bit.ly/11fRQN

2009-11-19T20:17:16+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @TravelNewsFeeds: Adventure travel - Food and travel #translation cards help those with dietary restrictions - http://bit.ly/11fRQN

multilingualmag: RT @rinaneeman: Google to caption YouTube videos in 51 languages: http://bit.ly/21jXrr #translation #localization

2009-11-19T19:41:39+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @rinaneeman: Google to caption YouTube videos in 51 languages: http://bit.ly/21jXrr #translation #localization

multilingualmag: Dynamic Coalition for a Global Localisation Platform - Localization4all - http://bit.ly/1masU9 #localization

2009-11-19T19:38:14+00:00

multilingualmag: Dynamic Coalition for a Global Localisation Platform - Localization4all - http://bit.ly/1masU9 #localization

multilingualmag: RT @localization: Developing games for China? More culture, less monsters. Aren't monsters cultural (Godzilla)? http://tinyurl.com/yk323lq

2009-11-19T19:31:07+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @localization: Developing games for China? More culture, less monsters. Aren't monsters cultural (Godzilla)? http://tinyurl.com/yk323lq

multilingualmag: RT @igda: IGDA Members Only Webinar: Game Localization with Tom Edwards - http://eepurl.com/e-6q #localization

2009-11-19T19:28:08+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @igda: IGDA Members Only Webinar: Game Localization with Tom Edwards - http://eepurl.com/e-6q #localization

A fantast.ic new country code

2009-11-19T15:18:08+00:00

Last week I wrote about the coming of IDNs (internationalized domain names).

But IDNs aren’t the only new country codes to keep your eyes on.

There is also the occasional new Latin-based ccTLD.

Like .IC.

The Canary Islands is looking to get a country code to raise its visibility.

That, and also to bring in a few million dollars in registration fees. Just imagine all the Bay Area startups that would relish a funky new combo-ccTLD name.

Plast.ic.

Elast.ic.

Bombast.ic.

Am I sounding a bit sarcast.ic?

Of course, the gap between asking for a ccTLD and actually getting one can be quite significant. First you have to be included in the ISO 3166-1 list of country codes.

According to Wikipedia, here’s how you do it:

Currently 246 countries, territories, or areas of geographical interest are assigned official codes in ISO 3166-1. According to the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA), the only way to enter a new country name into ISO 3166-1 is to have it registered in one of the following two sources:^[6]

United Nations Terminology Bulletin Country Names, or

Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use of the UN Statistics Division.

To be listed in the bulletin Country Names, a country must either be:

A member country of the United Nations,

A member of one of its specialized agencies, or

A party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

The list of names in Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use of the UN Statistics Division is based on the bulletin Country Names and other UN sources.

Once a country name or territory name appears in either of these two sources, it will be added to ISO 3166-1 by default.

That last I checked, Canary Islands is not on either of these two lists.

That said, I have a feeling that the Canary Islands will get its wish, although it might take some time. The IC acronym has already been reserved on its behalf and the Islands would not be the first autonymous territory to get its own ccTLD. The rest is just lawyers, lobbying, etc.

Minimalism in global gateways

2009-11-18T03:36:56+00:00

A global gateway doesn’t have to be fancy. In fact, it shouldn’t be fancy.

It should be as easy to understand as a stop sign. Form and function and nothing else.

You don’t want people getting confused, waiting for animation to load, or just missing it altogether. This happens all the time.

The fashion house Céline sure keeps it simple:

In one page you know exactly what languages the site supports and there is no chance you’ll miss it. I certainly didn’t.

What other global gateways exhibit such minimalism?

WaSP_ILG: Korean translations of Opera articles about widgets thanks to Jin-Young Jang http://dev.opera.com/author/2283655

2009-11-17T12:43:08+00:00

WaSP_ILG: Korean translations of Opera articles about widgets thanks to Jin-Young Jang http://dev.opera.com/author/2283655

multilingualmag: "The Translator's Tool Box: A Computer Primer for Translators" version 8 available - http://bit.ly/3JtibE #translation #localization

2009-11-16T21:34:11+00:00

multilingualmag: "The Translator's Tool Box: A Computer Primer for Translators" version 8 available - http://bit.ly/3JtibE #translation #localization

multilingualmag: RT @gunnermac: Translate tattoo - The international discussion forum: Translate tattoo Arabic #Translation - ترجمة http://bit.ly/3TnzKZ

2009-11-16T21:26:10+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @gunnermac: Translate tattoo - The international discussion forum: Translate tattoo Arabic #Translation - ترجمة http://bit.ly/3TnzKZ

multilingualmag: Feds urged to pay #translation costs of swine flu info - http://bit.ly/1cCloU (The Vancouver Sun) #localization

2009-11-16T21:21:08+00:00

multilingualmag: Feds urged to pay #translation costs of swine flu info - http://bit.ly/1cCloU (The Vancouver Sun) #localization

multilingualmag: ProZ.com shares numbers from first #translation industry virtual conference - http://bit.ly/1MHWqP #localization

2009-11-16T21:04:04+00:00

multilingualmag: ProZ.com shares numbers from first #translation industry virtual conference - http://bit.ly/1MHWqP #localization

multilingualmag: RT @johnyunker: Egypt launches Arabic web domain مصر (.masr) - http://bit.ly/4zyTgg (via @localization)

2009-11-16T20:47:32+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @johnyunker: Egypt launches Arabic web domain مصر (.masr) - http://bit.ly/4zyTgg (via @localization)

A12n: RT @NOVALanguages: 'The #Internet now speaks #Arabic .' http://bit.ly/1uWZhq (RT @stevesilberman) #Egypt #IDN #ICANN

2009-11-16T04:25:53+00:00

A12n: RT @NOVALanguages: 'The #Internet now speaks #Arabic .' http://bit.ly/1uWZhq (RT @stevesilberman) #Egypt #IDN #ICANN

ICANN is now accepting IDN applications

2009-11-16T03:37:46+00:00

It’s now November the 16th in Asia, which means the “Fast Track” has begun.

Here’s the process:

The Fast Track process is only for ccTLDs and only for those countries with non-Latin official languages.

So if you qualify, get your application ready — that and your $26,000 fee.

Eagle over Seattle

2009-11-15T18:39:31+00:00

Offtopic, I know, but I have to share. This is a photo of an eagle I snapped yesterday. Normally, I’m a second too late for these types of pics. Such a beautiful bird.

And there is a globe in the background — from the Seattle PI building — so I could argue that this post is sorta related to globalization.

PS: I’ve posted a few more pics here.

A12n: RT @dwaynebailey: ...how MT works, need for data, etc, incl. #FOSS #l10n tools #pootle & #virtaal http://bit.ly/37ehFJ #ANLoc #HLT #Apertium

2009-11-15T05:41:16+00:00

A12n: RT @dwaynebailey: ...how MT works, need for data, etc, incl. #FOSS #l10n tools #pootle & #virtaal http://bit.ly/37ehFJ #ANLoc #HLT #Apertium

A12n: RT @kamusi: Join the #Kiswahili #Wikipedia Challenge, with real prizes (laptops, phones, more)! http://bit.ly/2i0mJU #Swahili

2009-11-15T05:32:30+00:00

A12n: RT @kamusi: Join the #Kiswahili #Wikipedia Challenge, with real prizes (laptops, phones, more)! http://bit.ly/2i0mJU #Swahili

A12n: l'écriture n'ko s'exporte en Europe !: Cher collègues! Cher collègues! Le mouvement n'ko du Mali a décidé de s... http://bit.ly/1FhDIV

2009-11-13T20:10:33+00:00

A12n: l'écriture n'ko s'exporte en Europe !: Cher collègues! Cher collègues! Le mouvement n'ko du Mali a décidé de s... http://bit.ly/1FhDIV

multilingualmag: RT @localization: China Briefing - Sourcing and Manufacturing - next @IMUG meeting at Apple HQ - see www.imug.org #l10n

2009-11-11T22:47:48+00:00

multilingualmag: RT @localization: China Briefing - Sourcing and Manufacturing - next @IMUG meeting at Apple HQ - see www.imug.org #l10n

WaSP_ILG: A Japanese typography for people who can't read Japanese 日本語が読めない人のための日本語: http://bit.ly/3okfr (via @shauninman, @ourmaninjapan)

2009-11-11T10:14:52+00:00

WaSP_ILG: A Japanese typography for people who can't read Japanese 日本語が読めない人のための日本語: http://bit.ly/3okfr (via @shauninman, @ourmaninjapan)

WaSP_ILG: RT @ourmaninjapan: 日本語が読めない人のための日本語: http://bit.ly/3okfrA Japanese typography for people who can't read Japanese (via @shauninman)

2009-11-11T04:05:50+00:00

WaSP_ILG: RT @ourmaninjapan: 日本語が読めない人のための日本語: http://bit.ly/3okfrA Japanese typography for people who can't read Japanese (via @shauninman)

A12n: Re : Re : [Unicode-Afr] Tr: traduction de logiciels en langues afric: Bonjour, Xavier ce sera avec grand plaisir. Je... http://bit.ly/1saXLU

2009-11-10T15:38:57+00:00

A12n: Re : Re : [Unicode-Afr] Tr: traduction de logiciels en langues afric: Bonjour, Xavier ce sera avec grand plaisir. Je... http://bit.ly/1saXLU