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This page provides an a brief overview of what :

• What is locale

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• Which locale parameters are directly configurable in Magnolia.

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What is locale?

But Nevertheless, the set of locale parameters is much broader than just the parameter for language is not the only part of the locale topic. An . Any operation that requires a locale to perform its task is called is locale-sensitive and uses the locale to tailor information for the user. For example, even displaying a number is may be a locale-sensitive operation— operation: the number should be formatted according to the cust

Locale parameters

the conventions of the user's native country, region, or culture.

Locale-sensitive parameters

The following is a list of the most common parameters that one should be aware of when implementing a locale-sensitive operation:

• Language
  • For instance, British English: en_GB vs American English: en_US .
  • See the AdminCentral and public locales page for configuration in Magnolia and java.util.Locale .
• Time zone
  • Nine standard time zones in the USA, for example.
    
  • See the Time zone subpage and java.util.TimeZone .

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• Date-time format

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  • • UK: 14 March 2016 vs US: March 14, 2016

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  Timezone setting
  (nine standard time zones in the US)

  • •  . For details see java.text.DateFormat .
  • Number format
    
    • English: 3.14 vs Czech: 3,14 , for details see java.text.NumberFormat .
  • Paper size
    
    • US, Canada

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  • • and other countries: ANSI Letter vs ISO A4 in many other nations

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  • Currency format

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  • • Please refer to Currency codes - ISO 4217

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  • • , listing currency codes used in banking and business globally

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  Locale in Magnolia

  Language

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  Further resources

  • Internationalization: Understanding Locale in the Java Platform (by John O'Conner)
  • Locale (computer software) (Wikipedia)
  • Decimal mark: Influence of calculators and computers (Wikipedia)
  • Writing paper and certain classes of printed matter - ISO 216:2007
  • Country Codes - ISO 3166

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