Making Dates and Numbers Work

Figure 5-17 looks almost right. At first glance, it appears that the car counts and years are not correctly localized. However, it turns out they are. Look in the iPhone status bar at the top of the simulator, and you see that the time is still in English. This is because there are really four settings controlling full localization.

So far, you have only been changing the display language. Go to the Settings app and the International screen. In addition to selecting a language, you can also select a keyboard. For English, you can choose between some different software and hardware layouts. Other languages have more layouts, while some—such as Simplified Chinese handwriting—have just one. There might be several possible ...

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