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Discussion on: Should a button communicate the current state, the intended behavior, or both?

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Richard Bukovansky

Man, that's confusing like hell... 😳

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Jannis Jorre

I have to agree for this case. I think "switch to FR" would be much better.
The way shown basically shows the opposite state - neither an action, nor the current state... 😅

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Michel Renaud

It's quite common on web sites, though. Sometimes you'll see "English" or "Français" instead of just the first two letters. Sites that support more than two languages will usually have a dropdown to pick your preferred language, usually showing the currently selected language. Can't say I've ever had any problem with either approach.