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> This is generally a question you should ask your translation vendor,
> since I'm sure that practices vary and your real goal is to work
> efficiently with whoever does your translation. Anything that makes
> the text easy to extract and run through machine-assisted translation
> will make the translator's work easier (thus, less expensive); text is
> difficult or impossible to extract from graphics (this is definitely
> true for bitmaps, but I'm way out of date on this issue, so don't take
> that as authoritative for vector art). A good translator will work
> with you to find efficient ways to localize everything (e.g., your
> software interface), not just your graphics.
Absolutely. If your vendor doesn't offer to help you in this manner,
consider another vendor.
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