Title :
Variable menus for the local adaptation of Graphical User Interfaces
Author :
Olaverri-Monreal, Cristina ; Draxler, Christoph ; Bengler, Klaus-Josef
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
Interaction with an insufficiently localized Graphical User Interface can lead to a decrease in the ease of navigation through the system. Poor interfaces entail frustration for the user and reduce the system´s usefulness. Thus all elements of Graphical User Interfaces should be subjected to localization and a variable menu structure should be part of the goals of software localization efforts. Considering the extensive use of XML in the implementation of hierarchical menu structures, we propose to use an implementation approach for the local adaptation of menus that is equivalent to the procedure used to create an XLIFF file. The locally adapted menu structure can then be merged with the translated content into a target localized XML document.
Keywords :
XML; graphical user interfaces; XLIFF file; XML; extensible markup language; graphical user interface; hierarchical menu structure; localized XML document; variable menu structure; Cultural differences; Driver circuits; Information systems; Navigation; Software; User interfaces; XML; XLIFF; XML; XSLT; internationalization; localization; menu structure;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1487-0