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<\/a>The best defense of this localization unpredictability is Auto Layout. Let Xcode help flow the text as it should, because you can’t expect to anticipate what the Russian or Arabic text is going to do.\u00a0Auto Layout also makes it possible to have one set of\u00a0 Don’t just take it from me. This is what Apple writes about Auto layout and internationalization in its Auto Layout guide<\/a>. As a localizer myself, I will tell you\u00a0it’s all true (except the part about Japanese, which is often way longer than the English):<\/p>\n Internationalization has three main effects on layout. First, when you translate your user interface into a different language, the labels require a different amount of space. German, for example, typically requires considerably more space than English. Japanese frequently requires much less.\u00a0Second, the format used to represent dates and numbers can change from region to region, even if the language does not change. \u2026Third, changing the language can affect not just the size of the text, but the organization of the layout as well. Different languages use different layout directions. English, for example, uses a left-to-right layout direction, and Arabic and Hebrew use a right-to-left layout direction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n What’s a localized app look like without Auto Layout? It’s sort of like Apple introducing a new mini-iPhone screen size and your app suddenly looks terrible on it.<\/p>\n That’s it! With just a few tips you’re localized apps will look awesome.<\/p>\n I’m not going to lie. Auto Layout is not a panacea that solves all the world’s internationalization ills. But you’re working with Babble-on<\/a>, the localization pros, right?\u00a0When you’ve given as much room as you can in your UI and Auto Layout has tried its best, the only remaining option is to change the text itself. That’s why we offer a free QA service for our localization clients where you can upload your localized screenshots.<\/strong> Anything that doesn’t fit or doesn’t look right we’ll shorten or alter the text to make it work.<\/p>\n.storyboard<\/code>\u00a0and\u00a0.xib<\/code>\u00a0files for all the languages of your app. That’s a plus,\u00a0right?<\/p>\n\n
In other words, localizing into other languages is going to change the layout of the text in your app in ways you haven’t considered. And ways you probably shouldn’t have to care about \u2014 that’s what Auto Layout does for you!<\/h3>\n
Tips for using\u00a0Auto Layout when localizing\u00a0apps<\/h2>\n
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What if my text is STILL too long?<\/h2>\n