What does the Solaris X Internationalization (Xi18n) framework do?
Until now, open source developers have typically had to write additional code for each separate language they wanted to support in their application. This key Solaris technology will provide all Open Source software developers with an easy way to design applications which operate in virtually all language environments and among different versions of UNIX, including Linux. The Solaris Xi18n framework provides a common API implementation for keyboard entry in all European and Asian languages and even for bi-directional languages such as Hebrew and Arabic. Common standards for input methods allow developers to write one single application which can work in locale environments around the world.