Multilingual design principles - Revision history

Evelyn at 00:06, 14 July 2010

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Evelyn at 22:29, 23 June 2010

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Jablko at 04:19, 16 June 2010

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Jablko at 17:21, 8 June 2010

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Jablko at 04:49, 8 April 2010

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Jablko at 23:36, 6 April 2010

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Jablko at 02:25, 25 March 2010

2010-03-25T02:25:27Z

Jablko: moved UM-5.1 to Multilingual design principles

2010-03-25T02:24:30Z

moved UM-5.1 to Multilingual design principles

Evelyn at 21:15, 16 June 2009

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 == Known issues ==
 There is currently no way for system [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.

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 * Both the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] and the [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] should be capable of existing in multiple languages
 * Users should be able to switch the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] to their preferred language
-* When switching the [[Glossary#User interface|interface]] to a preferred language, [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] should also switch, if a translation is available; if not, the content remains in the [[Glossary#Source language|source language]]
+* When switching the [[Glossary#User interface|interface]] to a preferred language, [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] should also switch, if a translation is available; if not, the content remains in the source language
-* Users with [[Glossary#Translator|translator]] [[Glossary#Access privilege|access privileges]] should be able to contribute translations of [[Glossary#User interface|interface]] elements and descriptions from the [[Glossary#Source language|source language]] to any of the [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]]
+* Users with [[Glossary#Translator|translator]] [[Glossary#Access privilege|access privileges]] should be able to contribute translations of [[Glossary#User interface|interface]] elements and descriptions from the source language to any of the [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]]
 * [[Glossary#Administrator|Administrators]] should be able to remove languages that are not needed in their application; they should be able to easily add back [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]] that were removed
 * Over time, it should be easy to add new languages to the [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]]
-When installing ICA-AtoM, the [[Glossary#Administrator|administrator]] specifies the [[Glossary#Default source language|default source language]]. Any user can switch the [[Glossary#Language view|language view]] to display the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] and [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] in any of the other [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]].
+When installing ICA-AtoM, the [[Glossary#Administrator|administrator]] specifies the [[Glossary#Default language|default language]]. Any user can switch the [[Glossary#Current language|current language]] to display the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] and [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] in any of the other [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]].
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-ICA-AtoM is a multi-lingual application which incorporates the following design principles:
+ICA-AtoM is a multilingual application which incorporates the following design principles:
-*Both the [[user interface]] and the [[database content]] should be capable of existing in multiple languages.
+When installing ICA-AtoM, the [[Glossary#Administrator|administrator]] specifies the [[Glossary#Default source language|default source language]]. Any user can switch the [[Glossary#Language view|language view]] to display the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] and [[Glossary#Database content|database content]] in any of the other [[Glossary#Supported language|supported languages]].
-*Users should be able to switch the [[user interface]] to their preferred language.
+<div class="note">
-*When switching the [[User interface|interface]] to a preferred language, [[database content]] should also switch, if a translation is available; if not, the content remains in the [[default source language]].
+ICA-AtoM makes no attempt to automatically generate "translations" from one language to another. It is up to individual translators to do the translations. ICA-AtoM does not "do" translation, rather it supports the activities of translators by providing a structure in which users can contribute translations of descriptions and link these back to the originals.
-*Users with [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] should be able to contribute translations of [[User interface|interface]] elements and descriptions from the [[default source language]] to any of the [[Supported language|supported languages]].
+</div>
-*Over time, it should be easy to add new languages to the [[Supported language|supported languages]].
+== Known issues ==
-When installing ICA-AtoM, the [[administrator]] specifies the [[default source language]]. Any user can switch the [[language view]] to display the [[user interface]] and [[database content]] in any of the other [[Supported language|supported languages]].
+There is currently no way for system [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[Glossary#User interface|user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.
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	*There is currently no way for system [[Administrator\|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Administrator\|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.		*There is currently no way for system [[Administrator\|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Administrator\|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.
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 [[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-5|UM-5 Translate content / interface]] > UM-5.1 Design principles
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 '''Known issues'''
 *It is assumed that the original description is always written in the [[default source language]] of the application and then subsequently translated into other languages.
 *All users with [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] can add or edit translations of both [[user interface]] elements and [[database content]] in any of the [[Supported language|supported languages]]. In future releases, [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] should be limited by both language and type of translation; for example, a translator may be restricted to translating only [[database content]] into only one language.
 *There is currently no way for system [[Administrator|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Administrator|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.

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 <span class="pageTitle">Design principles</span>
-[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-5|UM-5 Translate content / interface]] > UM-5.1 Design principles
+[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[UM-5|UM-5 Translate content / interface]] > UM-5.1 Design principles
-[[Image:um5-1Design2.png|500px|right|thumb|Language view: French]]
+ICA-AtoM is a multi-lingual application which incorporates the following design principles:
-ICA-AtoM is a multi-lingual application and incorporates the following design principles:
+*Users should be able to switch the [[user interface]] to their preferred language.
-*Both the [[User interface|user interface]] and the [[Database content|database content]] should be capable of existing in multiple languages.
+*When switching the [[User interface|interface]] to a preferred language, [[database content]] should also switch, if a translation is available; if not, the content remains in the [[default source language]].
-*Users should be able to switch the [[User interface|user interface]] to their preferred language.
+*Users with [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] should be able to contribute translations of [[User interface|interface]] elements and descriptions from the [[default source language]] to any of the [[Supported language|supported languages]].
 *[[Administrator|Administrators]] should be able to remove languages that are not needed in their application; they should be able to easily add back [[supported language|supported languages]] that were removed.
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 *Over time, it should be easy to add new languages to the [[Supported language|supported languages]].
-The next version of ICA-AtoM (v1.0.5 beta) will support the following languages:
+When installing ICA-AtoM, the [[administrator]] specifies the [[default source language]]. Any user can switch the [[language view]] to display the [[user interface]] and [[database content]] in any of the other [[Supported language|supported languages]].
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-'''Known issues (v1.0.4 beta)'''
+'''Known issues'''
-*All users with [[Translator|translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] can add or edit translations of both [[User interface|user interface]] elements and [[Database content|database content]] in any of the [[Supported language|supported languages]]. In future releases, [[Translator|translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] should be limited by both language and type of translation; for example, a translator may be restricted to translating only [[Database content|database content]] into only one language.
+*It is assumed that the original description is always written in the [[default source language]] of the application and then subsequently translated into other languages.
-*There is currently no easy way to "see at a glance" what has or has not yet been translated. The current release of ICA-AtoM includes a ''translate > new content'' tab on the [[Main menu bar|main menu bar]]; in a future release it will list descriptions not yet translated into the user's current language.
+*All users with [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] can add or edit translations of both [[user interface]] elements and [[database content]] in any of the [[Supported language|supported languages]]. In future releases, [[translator]] [[Access privilege|access privileges]] should be limited by both language and type of translation; for example, a translator may be restricted to translating only [[database content]] into only one language.
-*There is currently no way for system [[Administrator|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Administrator|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[User interface|user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.
+*There is currently no way for system [[Administrator|administrators]] to add new languages to ICA-AtoM via normal web-browser interaction. New languages can only be added by programmers working directly with the code. In future releases, [[Administrator|administrators]] will be able to add new languages to those supported by their application and to make their translations of the [[user interface]] available to the wider community of ICA-AtoM users.