Zotero語系設定：如何將中文改為英文介面

Published by Frank C.S. Liu,

如果同學的電腦預設是正體中文語系，那麼Zotero就會自動呈現中文選單；
如果有同學像老師一樣，希望是用中文電腦，但使用英文界面的Zotero，請參考以下的做法。


Zotero's Unicode support allows you to import, store, and cite items in any language. You can change the language of both the Zotero user interface and the citations and bibliographies created by Zotero. Finally, there is an unofficial multilingual version of Zotero, which supports storage of item metadata in more than one language (transliterations and translations).

Switching Languages

Zotero for Firefox

By default, the user interface (UI) of Zotero (the labels of menu items, tabs, etc.) is displayed in the same language as Firefox. For example, if you download and install the French version of Firefox, your Zotero UI will automatically appear in French. If translations for a language are not available, Zotero's UI will default to US English.

To change the language of the Zotero UI, you can either use the Quick Locale Switcher Firefox add-on (see below), or follow these instructions:

  • Type about:config into the Firefox address bar and press Enter. Dismiss the "This might void your warranty!" warning.
  • Type "useragent" in the Filter text boxz. Now double-click the general.useragent.locale preference (or right-click the preference and select Modify), and enter the desired language tag (e.g. "en-US" for US English). See the chrome manifest for all available codes. （zh-TW is the default for Traditional Chinese systems)
  • Type "matchOS" in the Filter text box. If the intl.locale.matchOS preference is set to true, double-click to change it to false. Otherwise, Firefox will use your operating system's language instead of the one you just set.
  • Restart Firefox.
Changing the value of general.useragent.locale also affects the Firefox UI, Firefox add-ons, and websites that adapt their content based on the Firefox locale.
Quick Locale Switcher （若是使用Firefox版的Zotero 切換使用者界面語系的設定方法）
The Quick Locale Switcher Firefox add-on makes it easier to change the value of general.useragent.locale. After installation of the add-on (and restarting Firefox), go to the Quick Locale Switcher Options window, and check the "User Interface Language (general.useragent.locale preference)" checkbox. You can now use the popup menu of the Quick Locale Switcher to switch the Firefox locale (although you still have to restart Firefox after changing the locale). If it has no effect, you may need to change the intl.locale.matchOS preference (see above).
Zotero Standalone （單機版的改變使用者界面語系的設定方法）
In Zotero Standalone, the interface language defaults to matching the operating system's language. To override this and use English instead of the operating system's language, open Preferences→Advanced→Open about:config), and set intl.locale.matchOS to false. Then restart Zotero.
Citations and Bibliographies （使用者界面保留為中文 但輸出為純英文格式的設定方法）

To keep your Zotero UI in one language, but use another language for the citations and bibliographies created by Zotero, simply select the citation language you'd like to use from the appropriate location:

  • The "Create Bibliography from Selected Item(s)" dialog
  • The word processor integration plugin's document preferences window
  • The Quick Copy section in the Export pane of the Zotero preferences

Contributing Translations

You can report mistakes in Zotero's translations in the Zotero forums. If you would like to make larger contributions (like translating the Zotero client into an as of yet unsupported language), see the developer's instructions for localization.

Juris-M (formerly MLZ)

Juris-M, formerly MLZ, is an unofficial version of Zotero that allows you to store transliterations and translations of names, titles and other fields, and create citations and bibliographies that show this information (e.g. "Soseki, Wagahai ha neko de aru [I am a cat] (1905-06)").

Juris-M is developed by Frank Bennett, a Zotero user. If you would like to try out Juris-M, see the project webpage.