Localization and Internationalization: Difference between revisions
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*'''Words are seperated by space''':Korean and Thai don't have the concept of word separation | *'''Words are seperated by space''':Korean and Thai don't have the concept of word separation | ||
*'''Punctuation is same''':English uses ? for question mark. Spanish uses same sign, but upside down. | *'''Punctuation is same''':English uses ? for question mark. Spanish uses same sign, but upside down. | ||
*'''Text is written left to write''': Arabic and Hebrew are bidirectional. Mongolian is written vertically from left to right. Chinese can | *'''Text is written left to write''': Arabic and Hebrew are bidirectional. Mongolian is written vertically from left to right. Chinese can be written left to right horizontally or right to left vertically. | ||
*'''All calendar systems are Gregorian''': Thai government allows only Buddhist calendar for business. | *'''All calendar systems are Gregorian''': Thai government allows only Buddhist calendar for business. | ||
*'''Characters are eight bit''': 8 bit character representation cannot hold all characters in the world.Usually 16 bit-Unicode is used | *'''Characters are eight bit''': 8 bit character representation cannot hold all characters in the world.Usually 16 bit-Unicode is used | ||