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louise

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Oct 28, 2008, 11:16:21 PM10/28/08
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I would like to be able to make the text in the subject pane
and also in the write email, larger.

I know you can use cntrl++ to make the message larger, but
it is hard to read the subjects and I would like the font
for my emails somewhat larger as well.

Is there a way?

Thanks.

Louise

dillinger

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Oct 29, 2008, 12:51:41 AM10/29/08
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I'm not quite shure what you mean, but adding one of these lines (or
both) to your userchrome.css should fix your problem:

#threadTree {font-size: 16pt !important;}

#msgHeaderView {font-size: 16pt !important;}

16pt may be too large, you'll have to experiment a bit.

Michel

Arivald

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Oct 29, 2008, 4:04:39 AM10/29/08
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louise pisze:

if you have problem with text reading, maybe you should just change
default font in Windows to bigger one? Default TB user interface font is
same font as explorer font or desktop font.

Eventually, you may adjust DPI of your screen. Default Windows DPI is
96. Monitor configuration also have 120 DPI preset, which in result give
you 25% bigger fonts and many other GUI elements. And of course you may
adjust screen DPI as you need.

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Arivald

louise

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Oct 30, 2008, 1:45:45 AM10/30/08
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Hi,

I do have the font size in windows at a custom 135% which
enables me to continue running my new flatscreen at its
native resolution.

Some programs seem to find their way to a decent and
readable layout, while others insist upon ignoring the
setting for the DPI no matter what I do.

For example, as I reply to your post, the text is quite
small, clearly not responding to my DPI setting in Windows.
Outlook, on the other hand, makes the font larger in
accord with dpi settings.

I don't know why some do and some don't and I don't really
know what to do about the ones that dont, except squint :-)
Although I love ny new monitor, I miss my old Sony
Artisan CRT with a much lower resolution and therefore, many
fewer problems of this nature.

Louise

Ron Hunter

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Oct 30, 2008, 3:27:06 AM10/30/08
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If the text in a message is too small, just press control-+ and it will
be larger. Each press makes it bigger. To go back, use control--.


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Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net

Arivald

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Oct 30, 2008, 4:37:06 AM10/30/08
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louise pisze:

> Arivald wrote:
>> louise pisze:
>>> I would like to be able to make the text in the subject pane and also
>>> in the write email, larger.
>>>
>>> I know you can use cntrl++ to make the message larger, but it is hard
>>> to read the subjects and I would like the font for my emails somewhat
>>> larger as well.
>>>
>>> Is there a way?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Louise
>>
>> if you have problem with text reading, maybe you should just change
>> default font in Windows to bigger one? Default TB user interface font
>> is same font as explorer font or desktop font.
>>
>> Eventually, you may adjust DPI of your screen. Default Windows DPI is
>> 96. Monitor configuration also have 120 DPI preset, which in result
>> give you 25% bigger fonts and many other GUI elements. And of course
>> you may adjust screen DPI as you need.
>>
> Hi,
>
> I do have the font size in windows at a custom 135% which enables me to
> continue running my new flatscreen at its native resolution.

Common problem nowdays...
I personally always check pizel size in new LCD, it should be about
0.28mm. For example 1680x1050 at 22'.


> Some programs seem to find their way to a decent and readable layout,
> while others insist upon ignoring the setting for the DPI no matter what
> I do.

It mostly depends on program. Many programing frameworks takes system
DPI into account, so UI elements mostly looks correct. But also many
developers forgot to do same thing for its own controls.

Thunderbird with default theme correctly resize UI elements (i check it).
But font in composer and fonts in message view panes are not resized.
Probably because these fonts are user-dependent, and its configuration
dialog force us to specify font size in pixels.

Luckily for us, you can adjust this size: go to "Tools" / "Options",
page "Display", tab "formatting", at bottom there is group-box "Fonts &
Encodings", click "Fonts" button. In newly shown dialog adjust default
font sizes to values you prefer.

Pay special attention to "Minimum font size" setting: it helps greatly
with reading HTML mails, when sender specify too small fonts.


> I don't know why some do and some don't and I don't really know what to
> do about the ones that dont, except squint :-)

You use "squint" word, and it reminds me of "No Squint" Firefox
extension. You probably will love it if you use Firefox :-).

Link: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2592

Note: to use it with older FF (2.0.0.xx) you need older version , of "No
Squint" (i use 1.0).


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Arivald

louise

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Oct 30, 2008, 11:50:08 AM10/30/08
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Hi,

Yes, I can make the text in the subject pane larger by
pressing cntrl/++ etc. when I'm reading it.

But, hit reply and type an answer, such as this one,and then
your text and mine, remain very very small and hard to read.

Someone gave me something to paste into chrome to fix the
font on the header pane, is there an entry to enlarge the
font on the pane I'm using now? Control ++ has no effect
whatsoever.

Thanks.

Louise

louise

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Oct 31, 2008, 12:45:59 AM10/31/08
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WOW - thanks a lot!

I missed the setting that allows me to change the size of
the font in the read and compose windows and now that I have
done so, I am much happier with TB.

I do use No Squint in Firefox and it's wonderful.

Take care.

Louise

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