Method and system for renderring application text in one or more alternative languages

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20070180373
  • Publication Number
    20070180373
  • Date Filed
    January 30, 2006
    18 years ago
  • Date Published
    August 02, 2007
    17 years ago
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for selectively displaying alternative language representations of text rendered by an application executing on a computer system.
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be better understood and its numerous advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following drawings, in conjunction with the accompanying specification, in which:



FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a computer system that implements a preferred embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a graphical representation of a window generated during the execution of the application software of FIG. 1 according to the teachings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;



FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 are diagrams illustrating the window example of FIG. 2 with the user selecting the accounts to be displayed in an alternative language according to the teachings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;



FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 are diagrams illustrating the window example of FIG. 2 with the user selecting the save button to be displayed in an alternative language according to the teachings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;



FIGS. 10 and 11 are diagrams illustrating the window example of FIG. 2 with the user selecting the entire window to be displayed in an alternative language according to the teachings of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating the method used by the application of FIG. 1 to render one or more of its components in an alternative language according to the teachings of the present invention; and



FIG. 13 is a data structure diagram illustrating a preferred data structure for the displayed components of the window of FIG. 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.


Claims
  • 1. A method of displaying an alternative language for text rendered by an application executing on a computer system, the method comprising: displaying the text of one or more components;selecting an alternative language for the one or more of the components; anddynamically altering the text of the one or more components to match the selected alternative language.
  • 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of selecting includes the step of: displaying a list of alternative languages for the one or more components.
  • 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: selecting one or more of the components.
  • 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of selecting includes the steps of: selecting an alternative language for the selected one or more of the components; andstoring an indication of the selected language for the selected one or more components.
  • 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: selecting all of the one or more components.
  • 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of selecting includes the step of: displaying a list of alternative languages for all of the selected components.
  • 7. An apparatus for displaying an alternative language for text rendered by an application executing on a computer system, the apparatus comprising: means for displaying the text of one or more components;means for selecting an alternative language for the one or more of the components; andmeans for dynamically altering the text of the one or more components to match the selected alternative language.
  • 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the means for selecting includes: means for displaying a list of alternative languages for the one or more components.
  • 9. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising: means for selecting one or more of the components.
  • 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the means for selecting includes: means for selecting an alternative language for the selected one or more of the components; andstoring an indication of the selected language for the selected one or more components.
  • 11. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising: means for selecting all of the one or more components.
  • 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the means for selecting includes: means for displaying a list of alternative languages for all of the selected components.
  • 13. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for displaying an alternative language for text rendered by an application executing on a computer system, the computer program product including: computer usable program code for displaying the text of one or more components;computer usable program code for selecting an alternative language for the one or more of the components; andcomputer usable program code for dynamically altering the text of the one or more components to match the selected alternative language.
  • 14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the computer usable program code for selecting includes: computer usable program code for displaying a list of alternative languages for the one or more components.
  • 15. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising: computer usable program code for selecting one or more of the components.
  • 16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the computer usable program code for selecting includes: computer usable program code for selecting an alternative language for the selected one or more of the components; andcomputer usable program code for storing an indication of the selected language for the selected one or more components.
  • 17. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising: computer usable program code for selecting all of the one or more components.
  • 18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the computer usable program code for selecting includes: computer usable program code for displaying a list of alternative languages for all of the selected components.
  • 19. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein a first one of the one or more components is displayed in a first language and a second one of the one or more components is displayed in a second language.
  • 20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein each one of the one or more components is responsible for rendering their associated text.