The PT application is designed to be a globalized solution that can support international users; however, localization for Germany, Japan, and the United States does not address some issues that can appear when extending localization to additional countries. For example, the PT application is not localized for any locales that use bidirectional text and does not address those development issues. The following table compares the localization issues addressed by the PT application with those required for a localization effort that includes all languages.
| Issue | Globalized solution | PT application |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar | Gregorian
Imperial (Wareki) Hijri Thai Korean Hebrew |
Gregorian |
| Character set | Unicode | Unicode |
| Flexible layout of user interface | Conditional layout by locale | Conditional layout by locale |
| Formatting | Date
Time Numbers Currency |
Date
Time Numbers |
| Length of text date | Use HTML AutoLayout rules | Use HTML AutoLayout rules |
| Length of user interface text | Use HTML AutoLayout rules | Use HTML AutoLayout rules |
| Multiple language support | User interface element text
Message text |
User interface element text
Message text |
| Text direction | Left-to-right
Right-to-left Bidirectional Vertical Horizontal |
Left-to-right
Horizontal |