Add an option to use English independently of the browser or system language
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, internationalization
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how the extension currently chooses its interface language and where extension settings are exposed, then compare that behavior with Steam's selected language. Done means an agreed language-selection path works independently of the browser or system language and can be verified reproducibly.
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Description
I prefer to use English when gaming but i'm not a native english speaker. My Steam is set to English.
However, the SteamDB browser extension displays its interface in my native language because it appears to follow my browser or system language. This feels disruptive because my Steam interface is in English, and I would prefer the extension to use English as well.
As of now there isn't a way to set the addons language to a prefered one.
Actual behavior
The extension automatically uses my native language (Set in my browser / OS), even though Steam itself is configured to use English.
Describe the solution you'd like - Improved/Suggested behavior
The extension should either:
- Follow the language selected in Steam; or
- Provide its own language setting, allowing users to select English independently of their browser or operating-system language.
This would be especially useful for users who use their native language for everyday browsing but prefer English for gaming and gaming-related tools.
Thank you for maintaining the extension!
Describe alternatives you've considered
-/-
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 1.2k
- Forks
- 98
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Getting set up
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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