Changing font size in accounts sidebar and message lists
The 58.0b1 beta update appears to have trashed my add-ons including the essential 'Theme Font and Size Changer. If you have impaired vision this add-on is an absolute must. The size of fonts in the accounts sidebar and message listings is so small I can't read it without a struggle.
Can anyone recommend an alternative method? Is their a settings file i can hack like there used to be with Firefox?
Or - can I revert to a previous release without losing any data and settings?
(The update also stops the Account Colours add-on from working as well by the way)
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My first question is to ask why you're running a beta test version. If you want stability, and reliable add-ons, best to stick with the current release.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/all/
I use css code to do the same thing. You need to create a folder in your profile called chrome, and it in create a file called userChrome.css, and In that file you need the following:
/*
* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
*/
@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* set default namespace to XUL */
/* Make all the default font sizes 10 pt. */
* {
font-family: "Liberation Sans" !important;
font-size: 10pt !important;
}
You can of course change the font name and its size to whatever suits you. The typeface and size here in this example were chosen to be consistent with my desktop UI settings. You can use other ways of specifying the size, such as px, mm or em.
You need to close and restart Thunderbird for any changes made to this file to become effective.
You can put the second part of this code (i.e from " /* Make all the default font sizes 10 pt. */" onwards) into another file, userContents.css in the same chrome folder to set fonts for message content. You can also set foreground and background colours.
Modified by Zenos
Thank you Zenos. The answer to your question is easy.... as a developer myself I like to support and help out with betas where possible. This one is easy as all my email is IMAP so using a different client if things get rough - like Apple Mail - is a breeze. But I prefer to use Thunderbird.
As soon as I read you response it all came back to me and I remembered the path to take. Thanks for jogging that!
see also https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1194114#answer-1050298
And thanks for testing beta. It is appreciated