1. 1. Board local(e) cab to user's heart
2. 2. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. - Nelson Mandela
3. 3. Successful stories 1 - 5M
4. 4. Successful stories 1 - 5M 1 - 5M
5. 5. Successful stories 1 - 5M 10 - 50M1 - 5M
6. 6. Preparing Text
7. 7. Basic changes String login = "Log In"; String login = context.getResources().getString(R.string.login);
8. 8. Basic changes String login = "Log In"; String login = context.getResources() .getString(R.string.login); TextView textView = new TextView(this); textView.setText(Log In); textView.setText(R.string.login);
9. 9. Basic changes String login = "Log In"; String login = context.getResources() .getString(R.string.login); TextView textView = new TextView(this); textView.setText(Log In); textView.setText(R.string.login); android:text="@string/login" />
10. 10. With format strings JAVA String message = Welcome + username + ! Successfully logged in.;
11. 11. With format strings JAVA String message = Welcome + username + ! Successfully logged in.; XML Welcome %1s! Successfully logged in. JAVA String welcome = getString(R.string.welcome, username);
12. 12. JAVA textView.setText("" + count + "item(s) downloaded"); Quantity strings
13. 13. JAVA textView.setText("" + count + "item(s) downloaded") ; XML %d items downloaded %d item downloaded %d items downloaded %d items downloaded %d items downloaded %d items downloaded Quantity strings
14. 14. JAVA String messages = getResources().getQuantityString( R.plurals.itemsDownloaded, count, count); Quantity strings
15. 15. Handling script types
16. 16. Language script type English and English-like: Latin (except Vietnamese), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Armenian and Georgian.
17. 17. Language script type English and English-like: Latin (except Vietnamese), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Armenian and Georgian. Tall: Language scripts that require extra line height to accommodate larger glyphs, including South and Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern languages, like Arabic, Hindi, Telugu, Thai, Vietnamese.
18. 18. Language script type English and English-like: Latin (except Vietnamese), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Armenian and Georgian. Tall: Language scripts that require extra line height to accommodate larger glyphs, including South and Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern languages, like Arabic, Hindi, Telugu, Thai, Vietnamese. Dense: Language scripts that require extra line height to accommodate larger glyphs but have different metrics from tall scripts. Includes Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
19. 19. I Love You Tall / Lengthy languages
20. 20. Important TextView attrs android:ellipsize
21. 21. Important TextView attrs android:ellipsize android:maxLines android:minLines
22. 22. Important TextView attrs android:ellipsize android:maxLines android:minLines android:fontFeatureSettings android:elegantTextHeight
23. 23. Important TextView attrs android:ellipsize android:maxLines android:minLines android:fontFeatureSettings android:elegantTextHeight android:typeface
24. 24. Custom font for full app Calligraphy CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new CalligraphyConfig.Builder() .setDefaultFontPath("your font path") .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath) .build();
25. 25. Custom font for full app Calligraphy CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new CalligraphyConfig.Builder() .setDefaultFontPath("your font path") .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath) .build(); Using reflection final Field staticField = Typeface.class.getDeclaredField(staticTypefaceFieldName); staticField.setAccessible(true); staticField.set(null, newTypeface); http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2711858/is-it-possible-to-set-a-custom-font-for-entire-of-application
26. 26. Localized layouts
27. 27. RTL support - Native RTL support from Jellybean (4.2) - Left -> Start - Right -> End
28. 28. RTL support - Native RTL support from Jellybean (4.2) - Left -> Start - Right -> End - Images with Text should be split - Background Image - Text as overlay
29. 29. Flexible layout android:layoutDirection attribute for setting the direction of a component's layout.
30. 30. Flexible layout android:layoutDirection attribute for setting the direction of a component's layout. android:textDirection attribute for setting the direction of a component's text.
31. 31. Flexible layout android:layoutDirection attribute for setting the direction of a component's layout. android:textDirection attribute for setting the direction of a component's text. android:textAlignment attribute for setting the alignment of a component's text.
32. 32. Force RTL layout
33. 33. Distance, Time, Currency
34. 34. Distance
35. 35. Distance
36. 36. Time
37. 37. Currency - Can be make or break for your app - Must provide easy way to change it - $$ must be included if international
38. 38. Common issues
39. 39. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen
40. 40. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen Poor line wrapping
41. 41. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen Poor line wrapping Incorrect word breaks or punctuation
42. 42. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen Poor line wrapping Incorrect word breaks or punctuation Incorrect alphabetical sorting
43. 43. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen Poor line wrapping Incorrect word breaks or punctuation Incorrect alphabetical sorting Incorrect layout direction or text direction
44. 44. Common issues Clipped text, or text that overlaps the edge of UI elements or the screen Poor line wrapping Incorrect word breaks or punctuation Incorrect alphabetical sorting Incorrect layout direction or text direction Untranslated text
45. 45. Thanks! Arun Babu A S P Love building apps with best user experience! https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunasp https://yourstory.com/2016/09/arun-babu-story/