This corresponds to Drupal 7 issue: https://www.drupal.org/node/2021571
The custom menu add form has an element to show the machine name while the title is being typed. After saving, that machine name is not editable, but is shown on the edit menu form.
During creation (add), if the menu title is "hello," it shows the machine name will be hello. That's not what happens, though. The machine name is actually "menu-hello", and "menu-hello" is what is shown after saving.
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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)