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How to change the language settings of firefox using JavaScript

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My question is: How to change the language settings of the firefox using JavaScript:

I want set the value of the intl.accept_languages to fr using JavaScript.

How can i do it?

EDIT: The mail reason, i want to acheive this is to be able to run Selenium test cases for different languages with out changing it manually rather progrmmetically

My question is: How to change the language settings of the firefox using JavaScript: I want set the value of the '''intl.accept_languages''' to '''fr''' using JavaScript. How can i do it? EDIT: The mail reason, i want to acheive this is to be able to run '''Selenium''' test cases for different languages with out changing it manually rather progrmmetically

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You will have to close and change the pref via user.js or prefs.js before restarting Firefox to do the next test.

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From a webpage?

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You do not have access to prefs via JavaScript on websites or via a bookmarklet. Only extensions are able to change prefs.

See http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Code_snippets/Preferences


Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.0 r42
  2. Java Plug-in 1.5.0_15 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

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I am using selenium 1.0 to run automated tests..My requirement is i want to change the language settings of the firefox programmetically..so that each run uses different language.

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Chosen Solution

You will have to close and change the pref via user.js or prefs.js before restarting Firefox to do the next test.

See: