i18n is a standard industry abbreviation for internationalization (because there are 18 letters between i and n). Similarly, localization can be abbreviated as l10n.
Internationalization is a process of adapting the applications or software to different languages and regions. In qooxdoo, internationalization is divided into two distinct areas, namely, localization and translation.
Localization is the process of displaying the date (whether 03/28/1999 or 28/03/1999), time (the 24-hour or the A.M. /P.M. clock), number formats (decimal separator), and so on. Based on the region, qooxdoo supports all languages and locales, where locale defines the language, country, currency, time, and any specific variant preferences. en, en_US
, and en_UK
are three different locales that are used in English-speaking countries and differ, based on the regions. All these three locales inherit from the en
locale, and each locale defines the deviation from the en
locale. qooxdoo supports...