[ale] Changing Thunderbird 1.5 font color

[Jim]

Daniel Howard wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 07:10 -0400, Jim wrote:
>   
>> I just installed Thunderbird 1.5.  It has some nice features, but my old 
>> eyes have trouble reading light gray on a white background.  I can't 
>> seem to find a way to make the text of received messages darker.  Has 
>> anyone unlocked the secret?
>>     
>
> edit->preferences->display has options on forwarded text font color (and
> for html) but no general text color for just normal messaging. What does
> work is to change from fixed to variable font. It still leaves the
> attached signature block in gray but at least the message body is in
> black.
>
> Actually in Thunderbird 1.5.0.4, you can change it via
> tools > options > display > formatting
>
> Daniel
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Now that's interesting.  My 1.5.0.4 doesn't have an "options" under 
tools.  Do you have some special plugin?
Thanks,

Jim.