The default action in a drop button (the one that appears first, as the "button") should always be the action that users want to do most of the time. Secondary actions should fall inside the "drop" and will require an additional click.
For the node type listing, the action that's in the button right now is "Edit" but most users will want the "Manage Fields" option here far more often than "Edit".

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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)