Gaia/System/Localization

Status

• Stage: Development
• Release target: B2G Milestone 3 [Alpha], Q2 2012

Team

• UX: Patryk Adamczyk (IRC: patryk)
• UX: Josh Carpenter (IRC: jcarpenter)
• Dev: Fabien Cazenave (IRC: kaze)
• Eng: Vivien Nicolas (IRC: vingtetun)
• Eng: Zbigniew Braniecki (Github)
• Eng: Tim Dream (keyboard)

Reading

• dev-b2g "Gaia & Localization": http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.b2g/browse_thread/thread/841a0aef5f0a719f
• dev-webapi “document.mozL10n”: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/mozilla.dev.webapi/Pb6w22fTcnk

Questions

• What functionality do we need to support in v1 (BusReq.)?
  • In the centralized settings, ability to specify input (keyboard) language & system language
• What languages do we need to support in v1 (BusReq.)?
  • Fabien: We are building in support for all the language possibilities, but its up to the individual carrier to implement the languages and adjust the UI to fit. (March 22)
  • Flexible UI, partners should not need to adjust UI (much) if swapping fonts

UX Requirements

Last updated: Mar 28, 2012 (Patryk Adamczyk)

Support for multiple language display and input.
design considerations:

• UTF-8/Unicode encoding support throughout B2G
• String and phrases that could appear to the users including status bars, dialogue boxes, button text, alerts
• Localized imagery and any images containing text
• Layout - support for RTL languages eg. arabic
• Date, currency, numeric formats
• Fonts packages for each language