? for T-Bird users.

Is there a way to change the font size in T-Bird? For both reading and
writing messages for Usenet. I can't seem to find one and with my aging
eyes I would love to be able to make it larger.
I tried searching for it and all I could seem to find is others
asking the same question.
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
Will Rogers

Alex Clayton wrote:
> Is there a way to change the font size in T-Bird? For both reading and
> writing messages for Usenet. I can't seem to find one and with my aging
> eyes I would love to be able to make it larger.
> I tried searching for it and all I could seem to find is others asking
> the same question.

Tools - Options - Display - Fonts and encoding - Fonts.

In 2.0.24, anyway.

I suspect TB9 is the same, but I re-installed 2.0.24 very quickly due to
its 'orribleness.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On 22/01/2012 15:16, Alex Clayton wrote:
> Is there a way to change the font size in T-Bird? For both reading and
> writing messages for Usenet. I can't seem to find one and with my aging
> eyes I would love to be able to make it larger.
> I tried searching for it and all I could seem to find is others
> asking the same question.

You mean Tools | Options | Display | Formatting | Fonts (and | Advanced
if necessary) doesn't get you to where you want to be?

If not, try reposting in mozilla.support.thunderbird on the
news.mozilla.org server. Font size is often a subject which appears.

--

Jeff

On 1/22/2012 7:26 AM, Alias wrote:

>
> In 9, it's Tools/Options/Display/Advanced button to the right of Fonts.
>

OK, That one finally did it. Under advanced there are 3 places to change
it. Tried them all till I found the right one. The last one is minimum
size. When I change it all changes where I can see what the hell I am doing.
Thanks, I had tried a couple of Usenet groups for T-bird. They seem to
have no activity and I got no response. If anyone else is having the
same problem I am not sure what version this is. I let them update it
whenever they pop up with an update. I think it shows in the headers
somewhere?

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On 1/22/2012 7:26 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 22/01/2012 15:16, Alex Clayton wrote:
>> Is there a way to change the font size in T-Bird? For both reading and
>> writing messages for Usenet. I can't seem to find one and with my aging
>> eyes I would love to be able to make it larger.
>> I tried searching for it and all I could seem to find is others
>> asking the same question.
>
> You mean Tools | Options | Display | Formatting | Fonts (and | Advanced
> if necessary) doesn't get you to where you want to be?
>
> If not, try reposting in mozilla.support.thunderbird on the
> news.mozilla.org server. Font size is often a subject which appears.
>

I finally found it thanks to Alias. It was in the Advanced but there was
3 places to change it. I had tried it but never tried all of them. It's
the last one that finally works, at least in this version. I have no
idea which one this is, I let Mozilla update it whenever it wants too. I
had done a lot of searching and I was finding a lot of people asking the
same question. All the answers were around changing the font colors and
type but nothing to just make it bigger. I had even resorted to using
the magnifier in W-7. It was a PITA though. Now I can see the letters!!!

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If we are what we eat, I’m cheap, fast, and easy.

Alex Clayton wrote:
> On 1/22/2012 7:26 AM, Alias wrote:
>
>>
>> In 9, it's Tools/Options/Display/Advanced button to the right of Fonts.
>>
>
> OK, That one finally did it. Under advanced there are 3 places to change
> it. Tried them all till I found the right one. The last one is minimum
> size. When I change it all changes where I can see what the hell I am
> doing.
> Thanks, I had tried a couple of Usenet groups for T-bird. They seem to
> have no activity and I got no response. If anyone else is having the
> same problem I am not sure what version this is. I let them update it
> whenever they pop up with an update. I think it shows in the headers
> somewhere?
>
Help - About Thunderbird might help you.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On 1/22/2012 8:02 AM, John Williamson wrote:
> Alex Clayton wrote:
>> On 1/22/2012 7:26 AM, Alias wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> In 9, it's Tools/Options/Display/Advanced button to the right of Fonts.
>>>
>>
>> OK, That one finally did it. Under advanced there are 3 places to
>> change it. Tried them all till I found the right one. The last one is
>> minimum size. When I change it all changes where I can see what the
>> hell I am doing.
>> Thanks, I had tried a couple of Usenet groups for T-bird. They seem to
>> have no activity and I got no response. If anyone else is having the
>> same problem I am not sure what version this is. I let them update it
>> whenever they pop up with an update. I think it shows in the headers
>> somewhere?
>>
> Help - About Thunderbird might help you.
>

I clicked on it just now. I could not find any help in there anywhere.
It did say I am up to date and have version 9.0.1. What that is supposed
to me to me I have no idea. I guess if I get stuck on something again it
may help to at least be able to tell someone which version I am using. I
only use this for Usenet so I may miss some of the changes they have
made. I have lost track of how many times it told me there was some
update so I told it to take it. I have never noticed anything changing
in how it works. I guessed it had more to do with using this as an
e-mail program? My ISP offers up to 5, IIRC, mail boxes but I have never
used it.
The only thing I have been "wishing for" was a way to make the font
larger. Had I known how easy it was to get an answer here I would have
asked a long time ago. :-)

--
Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to
know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the
roads weren't paved.
Will Rogers

Alex Clayton wrote:
> On 1/22/2012 8:02 AM, John Williamson wrote:
>> Alex Clayton wrote:
>>> On 1/22/2012 7:26 AM, Alias wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> In 9, it's Tools/Options/Display/Advanced button to the right of Fonts.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, That one finally did it. Under advanced there are 3 places to
>>> change it. Tried them all till I found the right one. The last one is
>>> minimum size. When I change it all changes where I can see what the
>>> hell I am doing.
>>> Thanks, I had tried a couple of Usenet groups for T-bird. They seem to
>>> have no activity and I got no response. If anyone else is having the
>>> same problem I am not sure what version this is. I let them update it
>>> whenever they pop up with an update. I think it shows in the headers
>>> somewhere?
>>>
>> Help - About Thunderbird might help you.
>>
>
> I clicked on it just now. I could not find any help in there anywhere.
> It did say I am up to date and have version 9.0.1. What that is supposed
> to me to me I have no idea.

It tells you which version of Thunderbird you have installed, and if you
quote this when asking questions, then people can give you information
more relevant to your problem, as solutions often change between
versions. Almost all programs will give this information if you open
Help - About box.

Unfortunately, if you open the Help in Thunderbird, it goes online and
opens the general Mozilla help page, and you need to navigate from
there, which can be a right PITA.
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Tciao for Now!

John.

On 22/01/2012 10:16 AM, Alex Clayton wrote:
> Is there a way to change the font size in T-Bird? For both reading and
> writing messages for Usenet. I can't seem to find one and with my aging
> eyes I would love to be able to make it larger.
> I tried searching for it and all I could seem to find is others asking
> the same question.

Tools > Options > Display > Fonts > Advanced.

Select the fonts you want and their sizes. Set the minimum size to the
smallest font size you've selected. Serif fonts are easier to read, so I
specified serif fonts in every box, even the sans-serif ones.

Experiment with the effect of unchecking "Allow messages to use other
fonts". Allowing message-side font selection may result in a font too
small for your liking, especially in HTML messages. However, HTML may
override your font settings anyhow.

Readability of the display also depends on your monitor. On this
1920x1080 monitor I've set all TBird display fonts to 20 points. If your
monitor is higher rez, select a larger font size; if it's lower, select
a smaller one.

HTH,
Wolf K.

On 22/01/2012 10:38 AM, Alex Clayton wrote:
> Thanks, I had tried a couple of Usenet groups for T-bird. They seem to
> have no activity and I got no response. If anyone else is having the
> same problem I am not sure what version this is. I let them update it
> whenever they pop up with an update. I think it shows in the headers
> somewhere?

Version: Help > About Thunderbird

Support newsgroups: news.mozilla.org (free)

HTH
Wolf K.