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https://superuser.com/a/1804828
Tl;dr:
- go to
about:config - set
intl.regional_prefs.use_os_localestotrue - restart firefox.
And here's an explanation of the value as well as an explanation of why it is set to false by default:
https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/intl/locale.html#regional-preferences
Tl;dr:
Example: It might lead to a UI case like “Today is 24 października” in an English Firefox with Polish date formats.
I'm quite fine with that, but mostly I want dates on the web be in the format I'm used to. I'll read the article, thanks!
That did it, thank you!
In GNOME it's as simple as shown in the image: Settings -> Region and Language:
I did the equivalent in Cinnamon, but Firefox doesn't respect that:
LC_TIME
Firefox doesn't seem to respect that, it's set correctly to cs_CZ.UTF-8.
In Firefox about:preferences, there should be the option to use the language preferences specified by the OS.
Do you, by any chance, know which one?
In my FF's about:config there is a setting called intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales, defaulted to false. Maybe this can be used?
Yep, that was it, thanks!
In the firefox settings, you can change default language
Not a solution, as I said:
while keeping the browser in English
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