OT: Can't find the right Thunderbird setting

Post by bilsch01
The font of reading and writing of newsgroup messages is very small and
I would like to make it larger. It used to be larger. To display the
tabs along the top of the screen I click "write" because I don't know
any other way to get the tabs displayed - but it works. With tabs
displayed I click "edit" then "preferences" then "display". There is a
setting for font size there but no matter what I set it to it never
changes the font size. Does anybody know how to change the font size?
TIA. Bill S.

just do ctrl-+ to increase and ctrl - to decrease.

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- chovy

bilsch01

2021-01-14 09:39:58 UTC

Post by chovy

Post by bilsch01
The font of reading and writing of newsgroup messages is very small
and I would like to make it larger. It used to be larger. To display
the tabs along the top of the screen I click "write" because I don't
know any other way to get the tabs displayed - but it works. With tabs
displayed I click "edit" then "preferences" then "display". There is
a setting for font size there but eno matter what I set it to it never
changes the font size. Does anybody know how to change the font size?
TIA. Bill S.

just do ctrl-+ to increase and ctrl - to decrease.

ok I got some of the settings. thanks.

Ralph Fox

2021-01-14 09:03:55 UTC

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.

You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".

Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.

At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

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Kind regards
Ralph
🦊

bilsch01

2021-01-14 10:09:23 UTC

Post by Ralph Fox

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

The changes I make affect panes I am writing in, but for just reading it
is all really small. It is giving me a head ache. Like when I read your
post it is really small, but when I click "follow up" your writing and
the response I am writing are in the larger size I just set in
edit/preferences. After I send this everything I read will be in the
really small font size. Reading size is really small. Writing size is
controlled by settings.

Why do they have

Jonathan N. Little

2021-01-14 14:55:48 UTC

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

Edit > Preferences > General > Fonts & Encodings ? Minimum font size:

Set it to something comfortable for you.

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Take care,

Jonathan
-------------------
LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

bilsch01

2021-01-14 15:18:22 UTC

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

Set it to something comfortable for you.

I've got 68.10.0 and don't have Minimum font size setting. What version
do you have?

Chris Elvidge

2021-01-14 16:30:15 UTC

Post by Ralph Fox

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

Set it to something comfortable for you.

I've got 68.10.0 and don't have Minimum font size setting. What version
do you have?

In my 68.12 the sequence is:
HamburgerMenu / Preferences / Preferences / Display / Formatting / Advanced
which brings up 'Fonts and Encodings' page.
Here set fonts and sizes for both 'Latin' and 'Other Writing Systems'
Check 'Minimum font size' is set in BOTH.

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Chris Elvidge
England

bilsch01

2021-01-14 18:20:49 UTC

Post by Chris Elvidge

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

Set it to something comfortable for you.

I've got 68.10.0 and don't have Minimum font size setting. What
version do you have?

HamburgerMenu / Preferences / Preferences / Display / Formatting / Advanced
which brings up 'Fonts and Encodings' page.
Here set fonts and sizes for both 'Latin' and 'Other Writing Systems'
Check 'Minimum font size' is set in BOTH.

OKay. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THANKS.

Jonathan N. Little

2021-01-14 16:32:53 UTC

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Post by Jonathan N. Little
Set it to something comfortable for you.

I've got 68.10.0 and don't have Minimum font size setting. What version
do you have?

I was referencing 78 but it is still there in 68 but under Display section:

<http://www.littleworksstudio.com/temp/usenet/tb68.12>

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Take care,

Jonathan
-------------------
LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

Paul

2021-01-14 17:11:01 UTC

Post by Ralph Fox

In Thunderbird, go to: Edit >> Preferences >> Display.
Select the "Formatting" tab.
At the right of "Fonts & Colors", click the "Advanced" button.
You will now see a pop-up. At the top of this pop-up is a drop-down
labelled "Fonts for:".
Each script (writing system) in the "Fonts for:" drop-down has its own
separate font settings underneath, including its own separate font sizes.
At a bare minimum you will need to increase the font sizes for both
"Latin" and "Other Writing Systems". You may also want to increase
some of the others, for example if you read or write Cyrillic or Greek.

Set it to something comfortable for you.

I've got 68.10.0 and don't have Minimum font size setting. What version
do you have?

This is a 68.7 and Display setting.

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Paul

Johnny

2021-01-14 15:33:32 UTC