Localizing Resources
When internationalizing, you ask the instance of NSLocale questions. But the NSLocale only has a few region-specific variables. This is where localization comes into play: Localization is the process by which application-specific substitutions given a region or a language setting are created. This usually means one of two things:
- generating multiple copies of resources like images, sounds, and interfaces for different regions and languages
- creating and accessing “strings tables” to translate text into different languages
Any resource, whether it’s an image or a XIB file, can be localized with just a little work. In this section, you’re going to localize one of Homepwner’s interfaces: the ItemDetailViewController.xib file. Select ...
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