6. Adjusting the UI
Appearances are often deceiving.
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Display and appearance for your app can change drastically when your customer changes the system language. The most common change is the length of strings for words, causing truncation or overlapping of controllers and other unsightliness. Even more drastic a change is when your customer changes from a left-to-right (LTR) language (English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish, etc.) to a right-to-left (RTL) language (Arabic, Hebrew). With a right-to-left language, your customer will expect your UI elements to shift position in your view controller. If you have not enabled UI elements to support RTL languages, your customers’ experience will be subpar. This chapter covers those potential ...
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