Hej John,
What I may have missed in your list is a description/definition of who
the user of the product is. In my opinion it makes quite some difference
whether it is a trained proffesional (that is able to learn the meaning
of icons and "out of context" text labels) or a layman (who most likely
doesn't know anything else than her own mother language and isn't
familiair with the icons).
regards,
Gerard
Daynes, John schreef:
Hi IxDA community,
I'm working on an emergency medical product that will be sold around the
world into countries with as many as 20 different languages. It will
have a display and control panel, and a number of external labels. There
will be associated operator's manuals and service manuals that will also
need to be translated. One of our major costs, both in schedule and
dollars, is the localization. I'm just wondering if you have used or
encountered some clever solutions to the localization burden.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
* This is a physical product, not a Web app
* Symbols/icons will already be used where they can be easily
understood, but many controls will need text
* The info on the display will be the easiest to deal with--it's
keypads, labels and such that present the largest challenge
* It may be used in an environment where it could be dropped or
bumped into hard objects
* Figure a weight somewhere between 10 and 15 lbs
Since it's an emergency device, we try to design out use errors as best
we can. It has to be easy to use.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks,
John Daynes
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