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In the compose messages windows the background is black and my text is blacker.

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This is most likely a problem with TT Deep Dark, but I can't get rid of the preferences that is doing this.

What I have done so far is:

Uninstall, Reinstall

Change Text Background Color

Remove TT Deep Dark theme, set original theme as default

Unchecked box use system colors.

This is most likely a problem with TT Deep Dark, but I can't get rid of the preferences that is doing this. What I have done so far is: Uninstall, Reinstall Change Text Background Color Remove TT Deep Dark theme, set original theme as default Unchecked box use system colors.
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Modified by Bridger

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What do you have for Tools/Options/Display/Formatting/Colors (see picture)? Maybe you have to change the override setting.

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Thank you sfhowes for commenting, I have text as black and background as white what it should be but it does not override what I showed in the screeenshot.

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Tools/Options/Advanced/General/Config. editor, right-click a preference, Modify, for these prefs.:

msgcompose.background_color msgcompose.text_color

Black = #000000, white = #FFFFFF

https://html-color-codes.info/

Also, double-click the pref. msgcompose.default_colors to false.