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International User Interfaces

Editors: Elisa M. del Galdo and Jakob Nielsen

1996, 276 pages, hardcover
ISBN: 0471149659
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

The book includes research studies, industrial case studies, and detailed practical advice on the design, development, evaluation, and use of interactive systems in an international context. Our definition of international user interfaces includes any system used in another country or culture in addition to the country or culture where it was originally developed, and whether or not the interface has been translated.

With the world continuing to shrink into a "global village," software companies are working to make programs that transcend language and cultural borders. One such way is through international user interfaces where the software is prepared so that it can be easily localized in each country. This book focuses on user interfaces, exploring what they can do, and what they need to do to become commercially viable.

International Usability Engineering, Dr. Jakob Nielsen
Problems in Designing the User Interface for Systems Supporting International Human-Human Communication, Dr. John Connolly
Developing a Cultural Model, Ms. Nancy Hoft
Culture and Design, Ms. Elisa del Galdo
Cultural Learning Difference in Software User Training, Mr. Eric Krock
Impact of Culture on User Interface Design, Mr. Masao Ito and Dr. Kumiyo Nakakoji
Arabization of Graphical User Interfaces, Mr. Fethi Amara and Mr. Franck Portaneri
A Chinese Text Display Supported by the Chinese Segmentation Algorithm, Dr. Lei Chen and Dr. Wayning Jin
A Case Study: Managing a Multiple Language Document System, Dr. Steven D. Copeland
The Design of Multilingual Documents, Ms. Elisa del Galdo
An Intelligent Lexical Management System for Multilingual Machine Translation, Dr. Yong Gao
A Day in the Life: Studing Context across Cultures, Ms. Susan Dray and Ms. Deborah Mrazek
Icon and Symbol Design Issues for Graphical User Interfaces, Dr. Aaron Marcus