As I'm using Firefox in my domestic language which isn't english, Firebug automaticly detects the browser interface language, and you can't change it's language back to English.
For some people this is okay, but some just want to have Firebug with english interface. Firebug does not offer the option to switch language, so we have to make a little workaround.
This tutorial was made on Windows XP, but all newer versions of windows should have almost the same principle.
You can choose between two methods:
Change Firebug language by editing chrome.manifest and changing Firebug language by editing about:config which is available in Firebug version 1.6 and newest.
Change Firebug language by editing chrome.manifest file
Changing the Firebug interface language
Let's go step by step, so you can't miss anything.- Open Windows Explorer
- Go to your primary partition, and open folder Documents and Settings
- Open the profile folder you are using (John)
- Open the folder named Application Data
- Open the folder named Mozilla
- Open the folder Firefox
- Open the folder Profiles
- Open the Firefox profile folder, in my case its only one.
- Open the extensions folder
- Open the folder named firebug@software.joehewitt.com
Firebug language file in Firefox folder
Now you should be and see something like this:
Edit the Firebug language file
Now open the file named chrome.manifest with notepad or any similar text editor.
Find the line that defines your language, in my case it is:
locale firebug sl-SI locale/sl-SI/And change it to:
locale firebug sl-SI locale/en-US/
Save the file, restart Firefox and Firebug interface will be in desired language.
Change Firebug language by editing about:config
If u are using Firebug v1.6 or later, the fastest way to change its interface language is to edit a line in about:config- In the address bar type about:config
- Find the parameter named extensions.firebug.useDefaultLocale
- Doubleclick on it and change its value from false to true