Besides the obvious program message strings that have been the sole focus of
our discussion here, there are many other things that require translation,
including GUI messages, command-line option strings, configuration files,
program documentation, etc. Besides these obvious aspects, there are a
significant number of programs and/or scripts that are automatically generated
by other programs. These generated programs might also themselves require
translation. So, in any effort to provide support for a given native language,
carrying out the translation and keeping up with program updates becomes a
major part of the undertaking, requiring a continuing commitment from the
language team. A plan has been outlined for the Oriya localization
project [2].
Gora Mohanty
2004-07-24
