Internationalization and localization are often interchangeable terms. However, sometimes they are used with distinct meanings. When they are distinct, internationalization refers to making code translatable, while localization refers to taking translatable code or text and translating them.

This website also hosts some documentation about writing documentation (manuals).

Internationalization

• Translatable Code
• Common Mistakes
• Semantic Translation
• Build Systems
• Krazy Checking

Localization

• Translation Howto
• Localization Guide
• Building l10n Modules
• Localization Tools
  • Lokalize

Documentation / Manuals

• Writing Documentation

  These are old articles about writing documentation (manuals) for KDE, which are separate from localization or the KDE Documentation Primer.

• The KDE Documentation Primer

  This document tells you everything you need to know to start writing documentation for KDE.

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Article contributed by Kisaragi Hiu, Burkhard Lück, Albert Astals Cid, Marilyn Horn, and Nicolas Ternisien under the %!s() license.