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After localization: the checking phase
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Functional checks |
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The functional checks
are to verify that
the web site functions correctly,
that is to say, that the
visitor can move around
the web site without any
difficulty and carry out
all the programmed actions.
These checks can be made
with a specific tool for
functional checks of web
sites, such as HTMLQA (property
of SDL International). This
tool compares the original
archives and the translated
archives and issues reports
on the result of the comparison.
It compares the number of
archives and the labels
of format, images, links,
etc..
To check the entire web
it is useful to prepare
a guide with all the steps
to be followed and all the
elements that have to be
checked. For example, if
the web site requires the
identification of the user
and a password, a check
must be made of what happens
when a correct name and
password are entered and
what happens when an incorrect
name or password are entered.
List of functional checks:
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Number
of archives
Check that the number
of archives in the
localized web matches
the number of archives
in the original web. |
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Different navigators
Check the localized
web site with different
navigators. It is
recommended to go
through all the steps
of the guide with
one navigator and
then repeat all the
steps with another
navigator.
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Different platforms
Verify the web site
in different platforms,
various Windows environments,
on Macintosh and PC. |
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Internal
links
Verify that the links
go to the right localized
pages. |
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External links
Change the URL references
to pages in Catalan.
For example, a page
in Spanish can refer
to pages of information
in Spanish in another
bilingual web. In
the version localized
in Catalan the user
will want to be referred
to the corresponding
pages in Catalan. |
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Names of links
Check that
the text of names
of internal links
matches. For example,
if we find the text
"Click on Services
to see the services
of the company",
it must be checked
that, on making the
click, we get a page
or section called
"Services".
It must be corrected
if the page is called
"The services"
(with definite article)
or "services"
(in lower case) or
"Products"
(another title). |
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Format labels
Verify that
the format labels
(bold, underlining,
italics) are correct
in the localized web. |
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Unicode characters
Verify that
there are no problems
with the Unicode characters. |
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