Cross-platform Localization for Native Mobile Apps with Xamarin

Book Description

This book walks the developer through the process of tailoring their apps in order to appeal to a global market. Microsoft MVP Chris Miller steps you through the process of enabling multiple language support, while using a single shared set of language resources using the .NET Framework.  .NET makes it easy to support multiple languages and cultures.

Starting with a simple mobile application, the author demonstrates how to adapt it for the Android, iOS, and Windows platforms, showing how to handle the localization with resource files and how to handle internationalization on each platform.

Readers will learn how to test the application for the localization support and how to avoid common pitfalls. Using Xamarin.Forms and Visual Studio, the app will be implemented for Android, iOS, and Windows 10 UWP and 99% of the code will be shared across the platforms.

What You Will Learn

• Localization and Internationalization and why they matter
• How multiple languages are supported on each platform
• How cultural differences like dates and currencies are handled
• How to use tools like Microsoft’s Multilingual App Toolkit to manage language resources
• How to create an localized, cross-platform app with Android Studio, Xcode, Xamarin and Visual Studio tools
• How to get help translating the text from the application

Who This Book Is For

Mobile app developers currently writing native apps for Windows Phone, Android, and iOS.  The Android and iOS native apps will be written using Xamarin and also with the native tool kits, the Windows apps with the stock Visual Studio tools.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What Is Localization?
Chapter 2: Working with Resource Files
Chapter 3: Working with Multilingual App Toolkit
Chapter 4: Island Menu Application
Chapter 5: Additional Resources

中文：

书名：Cross-platform Localization for Native Mobile Apps with Xamarin

这本书引导开发人员完成定制他们的应用程序的过程，以吸引全球市场。Microsoft MVP Chris Miller引导您完成启用多语言支持的过程，同时使用.NET框架使用一组共享的语言资源。使用.NET可以轻松地支持多种语言和区域性。

从一个简单的移动应用程序开始，作者演示了如何使其适应Android、iOS和Windows平台，展示了如何处理资源文件的本地化以及如何在每个平台上处理国际化。

读者将学习如何测试应用程序的本地化支持，以及如何避免常见的陷阱。通过使用Xamarin.Forms和Visual Studio，该应用程序将在Android、iOS和Windows 10 UWP上实现，99%的代码将跨平台共享。

What You Will Learn

• 本地化和国际化及其重要性的原因
• 每个平台如何支持多种语言
• 如何处理日期和货币等文化差异
• 如何使用微软的多语言应用工具包等工具来管理语言资源
• 如何使用Android Studio、Xcode、Xamarin和Visual Studio工具创建本地化的跨平台应用程序
• 如何从应用程序获得翻译文本的帮助

Who This Book Is For

移动应用程序开发人员目前正在为Windows Phone、Android和iOS编写本地应用程序。Android和iOS原生应用程序将使用Xamarin编写，也将使用原生工具包编写，Windows应用程序与现有的Visual Studio工具一起使用。

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What Is Localization?
Chapter 2: Working with Resource Files
Chapter 3: Working with Multilingual App Toolkit
Chapter 4: Island Menu Application
Chapter 5: Additional Resources