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logical way. A large block of text, for example, should be split along sentence
boundaries .
• Allow at least 60% extra space in text buffers and screen layouts to allow for
text expansion when messages are translated. It may take more space to
convey information in another language. Define these buffers in a localization
cookbook or put them in comments at the beginning of each message catalog .
• Decide what to do if a message catalog cannot be found by your program. If
the local language is vital to the operation of the program, you may want
the program to issue a default error message and exit. If the local language
is not vital to this part of your program, you might allow the program to
continue to operate with a default language (such as
C).
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