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Joomla! International Edition - UTF-8 Ready!

Joomla! International Edition (JIE) is a complete multi-language content management solution. It is a modification of Joomla! 1.0.15 and offers improved functionality for international and multi-language users. Joomla! is the trademark of Open Source Matters, this product is not connected with the Joomla! project, Joomla.org or Open Source Matters, Inc.. Support for this software is not available from the Joomla! project. The software is not warranted in any way by Joomla! or Open Source Matters.

Features

Pluggable Admin & Frontend Language Packs
Dynamic Language Switching
UTF-8 compatibility
Language Specific Installations
Language Sensitive Help

Improved PDF generation
Updated Interface
Bundled with new E-Gov Template
Language Sensitive Module Switching

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Dynamic Language Switching

It is now possible for administrators and publishers to use the same administrator interface in different languages with JIE. The included Language Switcher administrator module allows administrator to change the interface to the language that they want to read. That means that two administrators can be logged in at the same time, but viewing the interface in different languages. This function allows unparallel international collaboration.

Pluggable Language Packs

The original Joomla! offers great support for plug-in language packs for frontend users.However JIE takes it one step further and offers the ability to plug-in languages for the administrator interface also. Prior to this, it was necessary for developers to go through nearly every core file of Joomla and translate bits and pieces which is a very tedious and time consuming process. Now all of the administrator language variables have been compiled into easy to use language packs which can be translated and plugged in to JIE to make localized Joomla! releases in just about any language. With the addition of a 3rd party language component like Joomfish, it is possible to create a fully international website!

UTF-8 compatibility

Joomla! International Edition is about as UTF-8 compatible as possible for Joomla! All language packs and XML files are UTF-8 based which means that JIE will work with any compatible UTF-8 character set. In addition JIE installs Joomla! with a UTF-8 database and contains all of the Joomla! recommended setting and patches. That means no more worrying about weird or missing characters.

Improved PDF Generation

JIE makes use of the TCPDF library for generating PDFs. We have customized the code so that the PDF generation is not only fully UTF-8 aware, but also supports images and Mambot replacements.

JIE, Open Source and E-Government

Joomla! International Edition was originally built specifically for use in Mongolian government websites. The ministires and agencies in the government wanted a secure, open-source and easy to use CMS that could be used by people who weren't trained as webmasters. In addition, the main requirement was that the whole thing had to be in Mongolian. During the development we realized that there are many organizations, agencies and individuals around the world who need similar localized tools to help them build websites. That is why with JIE we have built in the capabilities for just about any language to be included in the package.

In addition some organizations and agencies aren't willing to invest large amounts of capital on relatively new technology, but with Open Source software, specifically Joomla! and JIE, these organizations can save money and not sacrifice quality software or usability. Although JIE isn't for everyone, we feel that a large amount of government agencies, administrative organizations and individuals who need this kind of technology can benefit greatly from it. We also hope that by spreading the word about JIE and Joomla! we also help to introduce the idea of open-source software to people who may not be familiar with its benefits.

Setting Up Your UTF-8 Database

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
If you want your Joomla! International Edition website to fully function in UTF-8 it is important to set up your MySQL website properly BEFORE you install JIE. This task is quite simple to perform and only requires a couple minutes. Here we will go over two different ways to set up your MySQL database in UTF-8.
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Language Pack Creation

Monday, 23 April 2007
This document is a how-to on creating a complete administrator/install language pack for Joomla! International Edition. A basic knowledge of PHP, HTML, XML and the joomla file tree may be needed for this. The first step is to download the latest version of Joomla International Edition and the default language template pack.
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Quick Tips

Tuesday, 01 May 2007
You may want to have a different site name and site meta description depending on which language the user is using. This is easy in JIE and simply requires a modification to the frontend language pack. In the administrator interface go to Site->Language Manager->Site Languages then check the language you wish to edit and click Edit. Then edit the following lines:
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We feel that Joomla! is the finest open-source content management system out there. However we felt that for certain international uses we could improve upon the existing model to make it fully multi-lingual. Most if not all the functionality of Joomla! International Edition will be present in the new release of Joomla! 1.5. We hope our modifications can help the international user while awaiting the stable release of Joomla! 1.5. We would like to thank all of the members of the Joomla! team for making such a fantastic product.