NEW SEMINAR: Designing Int'l. User Interfaces

[Ulrich Henes <ulrich -at- HENES -dot- COM>]

I'd like to draw your attention to a new seminar we are offering in
Stuttgart, Germany.

DESIGNING INTERNATIONAL USER INTERFACES
28-29 September 1999
Moevenpick Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany
(Located directly at the Stuttgart Airport)

This is the first time this course is being
offered as a public seminar.

Course leader, Richard Ishida,
Globalisation Consultant
Xerox

$1495 for the course (ca. 2800 DM, as determined
by the current rate of exchange), group discounts
available.

Details at: http://www.localization-institute.org
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"Designing International User Interfaces" seminar
description:

A two-day course with Richard Ishida on designing
effective international user interfaces.

This course helps people design on-screen
information and software in a way that anticipates
and avoids potential barriers to successful, effective
product localisation.

Although the course has proved decidedly useful at any stage
 in the product development process, it is particularly effective
during the crucial early stages of the development cycle. It is in
 the planning and design phases that correct, informed decisions
 will have the biggest benefit on your bottom line - be it time to
 market, cost, or customer satisfaction. These decisions need to
be driven by an understanding of the wide-ranging requirements
of international end-users and your localisation group.

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"Designing International User Interfaces" agenda:

The case for multinational design

        Why localise products? Can we afford to localise?

Cultural internationalisation

Appropriateness to the user, local user preferences, cultural bias

Assuring translatability

        Key linguistic differences; processing translation
        data; 4 localisation exercises

Handling global text

Large character sets; context-sensitive glyphs; combining characters;
 text direction; linguistic boundaries, wrapping & justification; font
related
 issues; sorting & case conversion; keyboard layout & short-cut keys;
 review by script

Process issues

Building internationalisation into the Product Delivery Process; key
 organisational enablers for internationalisation success; guidelines
review

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This course will be repeated in early November 1999 in
Cupertino, CA.

The following seminars will also be offered in Stuttgart:

INTRODUCTION TO UNICODE
28 September 1999

WRITING INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE FOR WIN32
29 September 1999

LOCALIZATION OVERVIEW
30 September 1999

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Ulrich Henes

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