How to change the reply default font color in Thunderbird

I haven't used it, but this addon may be worth trying: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/smarttemplate4/

Thanks, David, I installed it, but I don't think that does what I want...or I can't figure out how to get it to do what I want.

All I want is for the font in my replies to default to a dark blue.

That may be possible with CSS coding, but that's a skill I lack. Maybe someone with that skill will see this thread.

Thanks.

I contacted one of the gurus, and he suggested that you try this addon: https://services.addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/templates-replay/ do let me know if that works for you.

Thanks again, David. It's possible I simply don't know HTML well enough, but I can't get this to do what I want either.

Ok, I don't know that addon, but here is some sample HTML. I created two paragraphs. Put everything inside the div statements.

<div style="color: #ff0000;"> <p> this is red text </p> <p> this paragraph is red text too. </p> </div>

Thanks, David, but this switches everything to red. I want the text in the original email to remain as it is, but my reply to be in red.

Please don't spend any more time on this. It's not that important, especially since I may look for a different email client.

I appreciate your time and willingness to help, though.