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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:32:43 +0000 |
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diff --git a/intl/docs/index.rst b/intl/docs/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..defa59d788 --- /dev/null +++ b/intl/docs/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +==================== +Internationalization +==================== + +Internationalization (`"i18n"`) is a domain of computer science focused on making +software accessible across languages, regions and cultures. +A combination of those is called a `locale`. + +On the most abstract level, Gecko internationalization is a set of algorithms, +data structures and APIs that aim to enable Gecko to work with all human scripts and +languages, both as a UI toolkit and as a web engine. + +In order to achieve that, i18n has to hook into many components such as layout, gfx, dom, +widget, build, front-end, JS engine and accessibility. +It also has to be available across programming languages and frameworks used in the +platform and front-end. + +Below is a list of articles that introduce the concepts necessary to understand and +use Mozilla's I18n APIs. + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + locale + dataintl + icu |