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Character set and font properties in Thunderbird 91 folders

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ablefox
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Before TB 91, I could set the character set and other properties of a folder by right-clicking on the folder and selecting properties. The character set option has disappeared in version 91 and I can't find its equivalent. Is that possible now? I use TB in text mode without HTML.

Before TB 91, I could set the character set and other properties of a folder by right-clicking on the folder and selecting properties. The character set option has disappeared in version 91 and I can't find its equivalent. Is that possible now? I use TB in text mode without HTML.

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Matt
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my guess is storage has probably gone unicode.

sfhowes
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This add-on might restore some of the lost functions:

https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/charset-menu/

Modified by sfhowes

ablefox
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It does solve the problem, but on a message by message basis only. It doesn't stick. But it says the functionality is buried there still somewhere in TB.

What I want is for the character set to be set to Unicode (UTF-8). What appears to be the default is Western (windows-1252). I just need to know how to change the default.