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Can't change email text color in Thunderbird 102.9.1 Mac OS 10.15.7

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john901
john901
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As I compose outgoing messages, I want to change text colors to attract attention or add emphasis.

The format text color and background controls are no longer working as they used to - they're not working at all for me. No matter what I do, text remains black, using either the pallets or the Format->Text color menu command - which leads to the pallets.

In addition, my message background is locked on gray. Using the Format->Page Colors and Background selection reach the Page Colors pallet, then selecting Use Custom Colors, clicking in the Background sub-pallet, then selecting a color, nothing I do will confirm a selection and make it take effect.

Sorry to ask two questions in one message, but they seem related to each other: my colors are locked.

???

As I compose outgoing messages, I want to change text colors to attract attention or add emphasis. The format text color and background controls are no longer working as they used to - they're not working at all for me. No matter what I do, text remains black, using either the pallets or the Format->Text color menu command - which leads to the pallets. In addition, my message background is locked on gray. Using the Format->Page Colors and Background selection reach the Page Colors pallet, then selecting Use Custom Colors, clicking in the Background sub-pallet, then selecting a color, nothing I do will confirm a selection and make it take effect. Sorry to ask two questions in one message, but they seem related to each other: my colors are locked. ???

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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It depends on the order in which you close the TB and OS X color pickers.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1392360

john901
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Thanks, but this did not help. Following that link led me to a thread for the same problem with TB v *68* in 2020. Hmmmm.

jane.blue
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Did you change the default font size? I had the same problem a while back when I did. If you did, and I don't have a Mac so this may or may not be useful, but if you did, try this:

Go to: Tools - Settings On the General Tab: Scroll down to Language and Appearance Click the Advanced button. Make sure your Proportional font size, Monospace font size, and Minimum font size are all the same.

When I did that I was able to change font colors again.

Hope that helps.

john901
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jane.blue, there is no Settings in my Tools menu.

john901
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Jane.blue - sorry, I found what you advised, set them all the same, restarted TB, it did not solve the problem.

jane.blue
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Sorry it didn't work for like it did for me. Hopefully someone else will be able to help.