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> Another pain point is that we have a certain space where text needs to be displayed and everything is fitted using English but after tr...

> Another pain point is that we have a certain space where text needs to be displayed and everything is fitted using English but after translating to other languages, some strings are much longer than the allotted space. As a rule of thumb, if you're using English strings to design your UI, you should account for 30% more space so other languages can fit in. Of course, sometimes this might not be enough.

Posted by julenx on Jan 16, 2015, 7:59 AM

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> Another pain point is that we have a certain space where text needs to be displayed and everything is fitted using English but after tr...

julenxJan 16, 2015, 7:59 AM

> Another pain point is that we have a certain space where text needs to be displayed and everything is fitted using English but after translating to other languages, some strings are much longer than the allotted space. As a rule of thumb, if you're using English strings to design your UI, you should account for 30% more space so other languages can fit in. Of course, sometimes this might not be enough.

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