Comments on: The global gateway at 35,000 feet http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/01/the-global-gateway-at-35000-feet/ Adventures in web and mobile globalization Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: United Airlines doesn’t speak Arabic | Global by Designhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/01/the-global-gateway-at-35000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-24355 United Airlines doesn’t speak Arabic | Global by Design Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:22:27 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1353#comment-24355 [...] wanted to highlight a great catch made by commenter Ben to my earlier post on United’s in-flight navigation system, shown [...] [...] wanted to highlight a great catch made by commenter Ben to my earlier post on United’s in-flight navigation system, shown [...]

]]> By: John Yunkerhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/01/the-global-gateway-at-35000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-24354 John Yunker Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:24:27 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1353#comment-24354 Hi Ben -- thanks for the catch on the Arabic text. JY Hi Ben — thanks for the catch on the Arabic text.

JY

]]> By: iwsfutcmdhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/01/the-global-gateway-at-35000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-24351 iwsfutcmd Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:59:24 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1353#comment-24351 It's great to see this kind of support, but it should be noted that the Arabic is incorrect here - the order of the letters is correct but the letters are not shaped properly. Arabic letters are shaped dependent on their position relative to each other and this is not optional. All of the letters (except for the first one on the right) should be connected to each other, like this: العربية -Ben -بنيامين It’s great to see this kind of support, but it should be noted that the Arabic is incorrect here – the order of the letters is correct but the letters are not shaped properly. Arabic letters are shaped dependent on their position relative to each other and this is not optional. All of the letters (except for the first one on the right) should be connected to each other, like this: العربية

-Ben
-بنيامين

]]> By: dublinjameshttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2008/12/01/the-global-gateway-at-35000-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-24347 dublinjames Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:47:09 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1353#comment-24347 The only reasons I can see for allowing the user to chose languages for the film that are different to the interface language is that many users do not like dubbed films and also the choice of languages for the film selected is not as extensive as the choice for the interface. Italians, for example, would be at a distinct disadvantage and would probably chose Spanish over the English language version. But it is nice to see more and more companies taking localisation into account. The only reasons I can see for allowing the user to chose languages for the film that are different to the interface language is that many users do not like dubbed films and also the choice of languages for the film selected is not as extensive as the choice for the interface. Italians, for example, would be at a distinct disadvantage and would probably chose Spanish over the English language version. But it is nice to see more and more companies taking localisation into account.

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