Different Safari and system language

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Different Safari and system language

Hi, I would like to ask, if it is possible to have different system language (System Preferences > Language/Religion/Preferred Languages) and Safari language. The problem is, that I want to have my Mac in english (Preferred Language - English), but Safari in Czech language, because if I set my Mac language english, then safari automatically turns pages into english language, and i have to click back on the Czech flag. I'm sure everybody knows the option which some webpages have - its usually on upper right corner, where are two or more flags depending on what language do you want to have the webpage.

Theres an option in Chrome to change this (Chrome > Preferences > Show Advanced Settings > Languages > Language and imput settings), but for Safari I'll have to figure it out by Terminal or something I believe..I don't know. Eventually that's why I'm here asking you. 😁

Thx a lot guys! x)

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Nov 25, 2013 4:32 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Gewecke

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Nov 25, 2013 5:05 AM in response to vlčák

You can run Safari in a different language using an app called LanguageSwitcher. But that won't help, because the language requested by Safari for webpages is determined by the system language setting. I haven't seen any way to change this via terminal, but there could be one. Easier to us another browser...

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vlčák Author

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Nov 25, 2013 5:20 AM in response to Tom Gewecke

Yeah well, this option was always here.. or change the language in System Preferences.. but I'll try to wait if someone won't come with the terminal method.

Funny is that before Lion or Mavericks there was no Czech language option in System Preferences, so I had to use English, but Safari didn't have problem automatically set language of the pages into Czech.

Well old habits die hard..

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 25, 2013 5:34 AM in response to vlčák

vlčák wrote:

Funny is that before Lion or Mavericks there was no Czech language option in System Preferences, so I had to use English, but Safari didn't have problem automatically set language of the pages into Czech.

Before there was a Czech localization, you could use the Edit button to put Czech at the top of the list in system preferences and the OS would stay in English but Safari would ask for Czech web pages. But I don't know how Safari could ask for Czech pages without doing that.

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vlčák Author

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Nov 26, 2013 5:26 AM in response to vlčák

Bump.

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