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Color preferences showing up for other people??

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Hey guys, I'm using Thunderbird 68. My problem is that I prefer to set my background color to black with white, as it is easier on my eyes. I've never had any problem with this, but suddenly when I send an email, the person either receives it as it appears on my screen, or it appears to be blank to them (but it's really white background with white text) as I presume their email is the standard white background with black text. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this.

Any help is appreciated.

Hey guys, I'm using Thunderbird 68. My problem is that I prefer to set my background color to black with white, as it is easier on my eyes. I've never had any problem with this, but suddenly when I send an email, the person either receives it as it appears on my screen, or it appears to be blank to them (but it's really white background with white text) as I presume their email is the standard white background with black text. I've tried everything I can think of to fix this. Any help is appreciated.

Chosen solution

The colors in Options/Composition/General should be left at the default, black text on white background. If you prefer white text on black background for display on your system, change the colors in Options/Display/Formatting/Fonts & Colors, Colors.

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The colors in Options/Composition/General should be left at the default, black text on white background. If you prefer white text on black background for display on your system, change the colors in Options/Display/Formatting/Fonts & Colors, Colors.