Articles
These articles on issues in localization or translation are to help you make informed decisions about your own projects.
Below, the articles are shown in date order and you can also peruse the subject and alpha article index.
Tip: Changing the language pair in an SDLXIFF (SDL Trados Studio 2009 or 2011) file
There are various translation tools out there that help translators and translation teams do their jobs more efficiently, including SDL …
Excel for Client-Side Terminology Management
De Facto Standard For better or worse, Excel is a de facto standard for exchanging multilingual glossaries within the translation …
Quick Tips for Localizing Images
If the application you will be localizing contains images, drawings or photographs, be sure to notify your localization provider. If …
Alphabetization During the Localization Process
Alphabetization—that’s easy! A, B, C, D, E, F, G – all the way through to Z! We all learn to …
Avoid Third-Party Application Havoc When Localizing
Software developers often use third-party applications to increase their products’ functionality. For example, many applications use the reporting features of Crystal Reports …
Pseudo Localization Goals and Checklist
Pseudo localization is performed on an application’s UI to highlight various areas of concern before localization begins. It highlights areas …
Bilingualism, iPads and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Being in the language (translation and localization industry), we at Bodeux International also strongly support bilingualism and language learning in …
Avoid String Concatenation in Applications to be Localized
String concatenation should be avoided as much as possible in the computer programming of applications and UIs that may someday be localized …
Real-World Localization Testing: Native Operating Systems
Once you or your localization vendor have completed the linguistic portion of the localization process and are running your application …
Humor: German Language Structure and Soccer
If you would like to learn something about German language structure and get a quick review of some key moments …
Internationalization Defined and Resources
Internationalization is a separate but related task from translation or localization. Before translation or localization, a product should be assessed …
Bodeux Article on International Payment Portals
The translation industry is “the biggest industry you never knew existed” – it’s worth $33 billion!* Due to its use …
Specialization Required
Accurate and high-quality translation requires subject matter expertise. In most cases, you are better off avoiding a “generalist” translation vendor …
Localization Project Teams
Translation and localization projects are complex and can involve a wide range of team members. Some of the team members …
Avoid Unnecessary Risk in the Translation Process
In translation, it is important to provide the translation team with final files—for software, documentation or other formats. Translation is …