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Internationalization is the process of designing software to accommodate multiple locales and creating user-interface content that is easy to localize. The Cocoa frameworks in Mac OS X do much of the internationalization work of developers for them. Mac OS X services in Carbon, Cocoa, and Core Foundation help developers internationalize their software and manage locales in a consistent manner.

A guided introduction to internationalizing software for Mac OS X.   Essential information for developers designing software for multiple locales.  
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ATSUI Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for rendering Unicode-encoded text with advanced typographic features.
Carbon, Unicode 2007-06-28
CFDateFormatter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date and time formatter.
Core Foundation, Unicode 2007-05-23
CFLocale Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a locale.
Core Foundation, Unicode 2007-05-23
CFMutableString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string.
Core Foundation, Unicode 2008-10-15
CFNumberFormatter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
Core Foundation, Unicode 2007-05-23
CFString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
Core Foundation, Unicode 2008-10-15
CFStringTokenizer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for breaking a string into tokens.
Core Foundation 2009-01-06
Date, Time, and Measurement Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating the locale-specific data of the battery-operated clock.
Carbon, Localization 2006-09-29
IMKCandidates Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that supports the use of candidate windows for an input method.
Cocoa 2007-06-05
IMKInputController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that controls input on the input method side.
Cocoa 2007-06-06
IMKMouseHandling Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to receive mouse events for an input method client session.
Cocoa 2007-06-05
IMKServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that manages connections to input method clients.
Cocoa 2007-06-06
IMKServerInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to receive text events.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
IMKStateSetting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to set or access state values for an input method client session.
Cocoa 2007-06-05
IMKTextInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to send and obtain data from an input method client session.
Cocoa 2007-06-05
Input Method Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for building input methods for Chinese, Japanese, and other languages.
Cocoa 2007-06-06
Keyboard Layout Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for managing key-to-character mappings used to support various languages.
Carbon, Localization 2002-11-18
Language Analysis Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon shared library that performs morphological analysis for Japanese text.
Carbon, Localization 2003-04-01
Locale Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting conventions of a specific language or region.
Carbon, Localization 2002-01-24
Multilingual Text Engine Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting Unicode text editing.
Carbon, Unicode 2007-02-19
NSBundle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of resources used in a program.
Cocoa 2007-07-19
NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a calendar.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSDateFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date formatter.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a locale.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSTimeZone Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a time zone.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
Text Encoding Conversion Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for transferring text across other platforms or over the Internet.
Carbon, Unicode 2005-07-07
Text Input Source Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for operating on text input sources, such as keyboards, character palettes, and ink input.
Carbon 2007-06-07
Unicode Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API that allows applications and input methods to operate on Unicode text.
Carbon, Unicode 2006-01-10