Changing Font Size in Folder and Thread Panes

[jsquareg]

I am running TB 17.0.6 under Windows 7 and need to increase the font
size in the Folder and Thread Panes. The only instructions I can find
seem to require modifications to the userChrome.css file in my profile.
There is no such file there. Does 17.0.6 require something else to
change those font sizes?

Thank you very much.

[WaltS]

Doesn't Windows have a Desktop Configuration application like Linux
where you can adjust Font sizes for application appearance?

That would be General font size adjustment on my system.

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[jsquareg]

On 5/20/2013 9:45 AM, WaltS wrote:
> On 05/20/2013 09:39 AM, jsquareg wrote:
>> I am running TB 17.0.6 under Windows 7 and need to increase the font
>> size in the Folder and Thread Panes. The only instructions I can find
>> seem to require modifications to the userChrome.css file in my profile.
>> There is no such file there. Does 17.0.6 require something else to
>> change those font sizes?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>
> Doesn't Windows have a Desktop Configuration application like Linux
> where you can adjust Font sizes for application appearance?
>
> That would be General font size adjustment on my system.
>

Not that I know of. But, even if so, it would probably change the size
of other applications in addition to Tbird I would think. I will look
again and see if I can find such a thing.

[WaltS]

It will change all other applications, but I have adjustments for
General, Fixed width, Small, Toolbar, Menu, Window title, Taskbar, and
Desktop, or an Adjust All Fonts button.

Currently everything is set at 12, except General which is 11, and is
the setting that controls the Folder Pane in my TB. It also controls the
Thread Pane, and unfortunately the Message Header.

Bigger is not always better in the Message Header. :(

I can also change the Font and Font Style.

[WaltS]

On 05/20/2013 10:06 AM, jsquareg wrote:

This might help.

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140752>

[jsquareg]

That doesn't seem to apply to the 'innards' of TB.

I must be missing something.

[WaltS]

On 05/20/2013 10:06 AM, jsquareg wrote:

Forget that last post with the link. Old info.

I can only find make fonts Small, Medium or Large help articles for
Windows 7. I think I see a Fonts setting in the screenshot with this
article, but a search on Control Panel and Fonts isn't helping me.

<http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-7/516049-how-change-font-size-icon-size-windows-7-a.html>

[Furface]

I use the following keyboard shortcuts to change the size of fonts in a
message.
Ctrl + to incrementally increase the text size. Press this as often as
you want until you are satisfied with the size.
Ctrl 0 to return to the defined text size.
You can also use Ctrl - to incrementally decrease text size.
On my computer it maintains the size selected with Ctrl + throughout the
reading of all the responses in this post.

[Morgana]

See if this add-on will help:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/theme-font-size-changer/?src=userprofile

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M.

[Morgana]

Sorry,
Here's the add-on for TB:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/theme-font-size-changer/?src=ss

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M.

[WaltS]

I always forget about that extension, because I don't need it with the
configuration ability of my Linux desktop, but it is specific to
Thunderbird only.

Installed to test and noticed it also changes the size of the fonts in
the message header.

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[WaltS]

Thanks Furface. The OP wants to change the size of the fonts in the
Folder and Thread panes.

(Sometimes I don't pay attention either) ;)

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[EE]

You have to create userChrome.css yourself. You can do that with a text
editor. It has to be stored in a subdirectory called chrome in the
profile, and you have to create that as well. More info:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/UserChrome.css

I had to increase the font size in most of the interface for
Thunderbird. This is the code I used:

textbox,tab,window,wizard,page,dialog,prefwindow {
font-size: 15px !important;
font-family: Trebuchet MS !important;
}

I changed the font type as well, since Trebuchet is easier to read,
being half-bold.

[WaltS]

That also changes the font size in the Message Headers.

[Ken Whiton]

*-* On Mon, 20 May 2013, at 09:39:12 -0400,
*-* In Article <hqednYsC-M7iugfM...@mozilla.org>,
*-* jsquareg wrote
*-* About Changing Font Size in Folder and Thread Panes

No. The userChrome.css file, the userContent.css file, and the
chrome folder that contains them do not exist by default. You have to
create them the first time you use them.

1. Leave TB open for the time being, so you can copy and paste
directly from this post into the userChrome.css file.

2. Navigate to your Thunderbird profile. If you don't know where
that is, see:
<http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird>

3. Within the profile folder, open (or create if it doesn't
exist) the chrome folder.

4. Within the chrome folder, open (or create if it doesn't
exist) the userChrome.css file, using your preferred text
editor.

5. If you are creating the file, enter the following text at the
beginning of the file:

/* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct
functioning */
/* set default namespace to XUL */
@namespace
url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

6. Add the following text into the file:

/* Set Font Size In Folder Pane */

#folderTree >treechildren::-moz-tree-cell-text {
font-size: 14pt !important; }

/* Set Font Size In Thread Pane */

#threadTree >treechildren::-moz-tree-cell-text {
font-size: 14pt !important; }

7. Close TBird.

8. Save the userChrome.css file, making sure that your editor
doesn't add an additional .txt (or any other) extension to the
name. After saving, leave the editor/file open.

9. Open TBird, and open a mail folder or newsgroup. If the font
sizes are satisfactory, close the editor/file that you left
open at the end of step 8. If not, repeat steps 6 through 9,
trying different font sizes, until you're satisfied with the
results.

If after adjusting the font size(s), you find that the spacing
between the lines also needs adjusting, here's code to accomplish
that. Repeat the above process, replacing the code in Step 6 with
this code.

#folderTree >treechildren::-moz-tree-row {
height: 20px !important; }

#threadTree >treechildren::-moz-tree-row {
height: 20px !important; }

Since I don't know what size or resolution monitor you use, the
20 pixel height specified is strictly a guess as to an appropriate
value. You'll probably have to adjust it to get an appearance that's
satisfactory.

> Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Ken Whiton
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[Furface]

Well color me embarrassed!

[Arivald]

W dniu 2013-05-20 21:00, WaltS pisze:

It changes base font almost everywhere. But many elements override it.
So You may also override it in message header.
Message header have id="msgHeaderView" and class="main-header-area"

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[Arivald]

W dniu 2013-05-21 10:53, Arivald pisze:

BTW if OP want to change font only in folders and theread, he should use

folder tree pane: id="folderTree"
threads tree pane: id="threadTree"

CSS for userChrome.css:

#folderTree, #threadTree{
font-size: 15px !important;
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-sefif !important;
}

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