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Enterprise Library Test Guide
To use pseudo-localization, alter the application block’s localizable resources in the
following ways.
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Replace English text with text that contains non-English characters.
Add extra characters to the resource strings. This ensures that the application
block functions even if the translated text is longer than the English text.
Add markers before and after the non-English strings. This test ensures that the
application block displays the complete string and does not lose data. For example,
you can enclose all strings within "[]" so that you can see where each string
begins and ends.
Use multi-lingual Unicode for all the substitutions and additions. This will help
you find places where the application block uses ANSI functions to process or
display text.
Creating the Test Environment
When you create a test environment, it is important to select the correct operating
system. Windows XP is often a good choice for globalization testing because it supports
a broad range of cultures. This means you can simulate many different regions
on a single computer. Use the local build of Windows XP with a language group
installed. For example, if you use the U.S. build of Windows XP, you could install the
East Asian language group. Because German is installed by default, this combination
gives you good test coverage without imposing requirements on the testers’ language
skills.
Another option is to use the local build of the target operating system. If the applications
are meant for specific regions, the versions of the operating system that are
tailored for these regions are the obvious choices for the builds. If the target operating
system is Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can use one language for the
system UI and another for the actual application. By using this configuration, you
can see how the application interacts with a localized system, where the names of the
system folders, built-in accounts, fonts, and other system objects might be different
from how they are represented in an English or Multilanguage User Interface (MUI)
system. You can choose to use whatever language for the system UI that the testers
understand.
The Enterprise Library application blocks do not have specific requirements for
the cultures that they must support. To see if the application blocks could support
diverse cultures, they were tested with a minimum of two language groups that belonged
to linguistically unrelated regions, such as Japan and Germany.