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From: sgh@mrmarx.msc.com (Satyen Harve)
Newsgroups: comp.std.internat
Subject: HELP requested on internationalization
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Date: 7 Jun 91 16:26:29 GMT
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Organization: MainStream Software Corporation
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I have just been given the responsibility of coming up with a
plan to internationalize our product.  As a first step, I have
to identify all the issues that are involved and determine
their impact on our product.  I would very much appreciate
hearing from someone who has gone through or is going through
this process.

I'd particularly like to get any tips or information on what
all is involved and where to go to read more about it.  We are
hoping to address both Europe and Asian markets.

As a background our product is used in a manufacturing environment
by all levels of users from less computer literate operators to
C programmers.  My background has been in the GUI area (X Windows)
and I am aware of X11R5 efforts to address this issue.  I have the
public draft of Xlib and Xt spec.  I know internationalization is
not limited to GUI but I am not sure of how to approach it.  Again
any help, tips, information, pointers will be greatly appreciated.

E-mail or post to this group and I will summarize

Thanks very much in advance


Satyen G Harve


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Satyen G. Harve                 (617) 894-3399
MainStream Software Corp	..!uunet!mrmarx!sgh
411 Waverly Oaks Road	               or
Waltham, MA 02154		sgh@mrmarx.msc.com

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