Chapter 16 - Working with Multi-Language Content

Ektron's content management system (CMS) features a fully-developed, Web content localization solution, incorporating powerful tools and support for Web content management, localization/translation management, and the workflow to tie these processes together. A global CMS is the "engine" behind a successful site, enabling authoring, organization, publishing, and versioning of Web content - all in multiple languages. Ektron provides all the features required to deliver a truly interactive online experience for site visitors worldwide.

Ektron goes far beyond managing Web site content: it supplies tools to manage all elements of a multilingual Web site presence and also ensures a great customer experience. Tools include calendars, metadata, taxonomies, menus and forms, as well as "traditional" content, such as product information data, marketing messages, brand information and news. You can produce far more effective results for your multilingual Web site experience by adopting a CMS designed as a single point of control with complete integration, one interface, and a logical approach to versioning and publishing multilingual sites. Today's global economy demands a CMS that manages critical elements for translation and is tightly integrated into the entire localization process.

There are several aspects to Ektron's multi-language support. They are listed below.

Type of Translation	Seen by	For more information, see
Content	Content contributors; visitors to your site	Working with Multi-Language Content
Spell check dictionary	Visitors to your site	Set the Language of Spell Checking
Special Character Encoding	Visitors to your site	Character Encoding
Workarea screen labels, alt text, system messages	Content contributors	Translating the Workarea

Ektron supports the creation of content in any language supported by the Unicode standard. This section explains how to create and work with content in any language.

This section also contains the following topics.

Overview of Multi-language Workflow

Using the Language Export Feature

Additional Multi-Language Topics

Setting Up a Multilingual Web Site

Set the Language of Spell Checking

Character Encoding

Translating the Workarea

Designating Content using Localize Section

LanguageAPI Server Control

LanguageSelect Server Control