The language option in preferences does not get updated when changing the language via setlang or via API
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	Fomafix
	Mar 28 2016, 12:20 PM

Description

Steps to reproduce:

Precondition: Open https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Preferences to see the current user interface language in the user preferences. Make sure the user interface language is set to en.
Open https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Special:Preferences?setlang=de to change the user interface language to de
Current result: The user interface language is now de but the option field Sprache der Benutzeroberfläche shows: en - English
Expected result: The new language should be selected in the option field.

The same problem also happens when changing via API setoption though the ULS.

A reload of the preferences with bypassing the cache (Ctrl + Alt + R) shows the correct setting.

	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Preferences: Add autocomplete="off" to preferences form	mediawiki/core	master	+27 -0

Hmm, the selected option seams to get cached by my Firefox not by MediaWiki.

autocomplete="off" solves the problem.

Change 280154 had a related patch set uploaded (by Gerrit Patch Uploader):
Preferences: Add autocomplete="off" to preferences form

Fomafix triaged this task as Low priority.

This problem seams to be specific to Firefox.

Change 280154 merged by jenkins-bot:
Preferences: Add autocomplete="off" to preferences form

The described problem is fixed. The change https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/280938 for simplifying the attribute is still pending.