Aspects Of Nls Support; Character And Text Handling; Data Integrity; Character Sets And Encoding - HP 9000 User Manual

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• Providing the way to set up the user's environment in the local language,
such as special fonts for Asian languages.
Localization activities are supported by translators and system administrators.
Through the process of localization all aspects of the user interface are
"customized" to the users' requirements.
Internationalization is usually done by the software developer as part of the
application development or modification process. Localization can often be
facilitated by Localization Centers operated by various Hewlett-Packard
Country Product Organizations.
Aspects of NLS Support
There are three aspects of Native Language Support included in HP-UX
software:
• Character and text handling
• Local customs and conventions
• Messages and menus
Character and Text Handling
NLS provides the ability to identify and manipulate characters in a variety of
ways and to handle language-specific text processing.
Data Integrity
To say that software preserves data integrity means that the software must
allow users to input characters required for their native language without
corrupting those characters. For example, if a program prompts Muller to enter
his name, the program should neither convert the "u" to another character
(such as "0", with the name appearing as MOller) nor should it map the
character to an undefined value (such that "M ller" appears).
Character Sets and Encoding
In an HP-UX environment, the default local language character set is 7-bit
ASCII (or USASCII). All programs which are not internationalized, or those
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