8/28/2008 Windows Embedded CE provides support for several different locales. The locale-specific support in Windows Embedded CE includes fonts, keyboards and keyboard drivers, Input Method Editors (IMEs), and Input Methods (IMs).
Windows Embedded CE supports the following locales:
- Arabic
- English (U.S.)
- English (Worldwide)
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Indic
- Japanese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Thai

In This Section
- Transcriber Handwriting Recognition
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Provides information about the Transcriber Handwriting Recognition application that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS. Includes an overview of the handwriting recognition architecture in Windows Embedded CE, shows how to recognize a hand–drawn character, and provides instructions about how to perform handwriting recognition.
- Handwriting Recognizer Engine (HWX)
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Provides information about the Handwriting Recognizer Engine that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Monotype Imaging AC3 Font Compression OS Design Development
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Provides information about the Monotype Imaging AC3 Font Compression technology that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Locale-specific OS Design Development
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Describes all the locale–specific Catalog items that are included in Windows Embedded CE. Lists the modules and components for the locale–specific technologies.
- Arabic
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Provides information about the Arabic locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Hebrew
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Provides information about the Hebrew locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Indic
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Provides information about the Indic locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Japanese
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Provides information about the Japanese locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS. Includes detailed information about the Japanese IMs and IMEs. Provides a description of the Japanese Edit Control functionality.
- Korean
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Provides information about the Korean locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS. Includes detailed information about the Korean IMs and IMEs.
- Simplified Chinese
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Provides information about the Simplified Chinese locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS. Includes detailed information about the Simplified Chinese Input Methods (IM)s and Input Method Editors (IMEs).
- Traditional Chinese
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Provides information about the Traditional Chinese locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.
- Thai
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Provides information about the Thai locale support that is helpful when designing and developing a Windows Embedded CE OS.

Related Sections
- International OS Design Development
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Provides information for OEMs about the International features supported in Windows Embedded CE.
- International Application Development
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Describes how to program and design a global application.
- International Migration
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Provides information that is helpful when migrating from one version of Windows Embedded CE to another.
- International Samples
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Provides links to sample code and information for International.
- Input Method Manager (IMM)
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Provides a comprehensive overview of IMM. IMM manages the communication between an Input Method Editor (IME) and an application.
- Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
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Provides information about MUI support in Windows Embedded CE. MUI allows users to change the language of the user interface (UI). Shows how to use MUI to create a multilingual run–time image.
- National Language Support (NLS)
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Provides information about NLS support in Windows Embedded CE. NLS enables to support the different locale–specific needs of users around the world.
- Unicode Script Processor for Complex Scripts
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the Uniscribe technology. This technology supports scripts that require special processing to show and edit because the characters are not laid out in a linear progression from left to right.