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Recent versions of thunderbird have white text on white or light gray tabs and buttons that can't be read. How do I fix this?

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Michael
Michael

Upgrading to 38.2.0 from previous version did not help. I am using Thunderbird default theme. I have tried add-on themes, and they are unsatisfactory. I prefer vanilla, but inactive tabs at the top and the menu bar are unreadable. How do I get black text back? I have searched the Web and cannot find an answer. I have read discussions of editing userchrome.css, but I can't find that file in my profile. If this question has been asked before, please help me find where. Thank you.

Upgrading to 38.2.0 from previous version did not help. I am using Thunderbird default theme. I have tried add-on themes, and they are unsatisfactory. I prefer vanilla, but inactive tabs at the top and the menu bar are unreadable. How do I get black text back? I have searched the Web and cannot find an answer. I have read discussions of editing userchrome.css, but I can't find that file in my profile. If this question has been asked before, please help me find where. Thank you.

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As an aside, the file name is userChrome.css and it doesn't exist by default; you have to make it yourself, inside the also (probably) non-existent chrome folder.

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Michael
Michael Question owner

mcherniss said

I now believe this is a Windows 10 issue affecting desktop fonts in Thunderbird. Mozilla Support might not have an answer.

Zenos
Zenos

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As an aside, the file name is userChrome.css and it doesn't exist by default; you have to make it yourself, inside the also (probably) non-existent chrome folder.

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Michael
Michael Question owner

Thanks for the helpful aside information.