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In many places in Backdrop we use title callbacks in hook_menu() to set the page titles, while in others we use backdrop_set_title(). The title callback approach has some advantages: it affects breadcrumbs and menu links for example. While the backdrop_set_title() approach is convenient it only affects the current page.
While attempting to use title callbacks instead of backdrop_set_title(), I found that it was not possible to use the t() function and return text that used the placeholder replacement (i.e. t('Edit %title')). Instead you end up with a title that displays with the HTML escaped, such as this:

It would be a good thing if we could make it so that title callbacks could provide already-escaped text, so that we could include HTML in the page titles, as is possible with backdrop_set_title().
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There is a Drupal 7 contrib module that "lets the administrator see all administration pages in her preferred language" and which could be ported to Backdrop: https://www.drupal.org/project/...
Allow admin to select admin language seperate from front end language (multilingual)
@stpaultim – You're right: my approach affects also the main menu. I guess, because menus are also considered as user interface (not as content). @findlabnet – If I didn't miss anything,...
Allow admin to select admin language seperate from front end language (multilingual)
Go to the account edit of the desired user. On the horizontal tab below "Region and Language," select "English" or another language. WFM.
Allow admin to select admin language seperate from front end language (multilingual)