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Font Size

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djukena
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How do I change the font size in Thunderbird? I am talking about the font size for everything. The titles, the menu titles, the messages. Everything is too small. Is there a way to see what has changed from default font settings or a way to reset back to default font sizes? Thank you

How do I change the font size in Thunderbird? I am talking about the font size for everything. The titles, the menu titles, the messages. Everything is too small. Is there a way to see what has changed from default font settings or a way to reset back to default font sizes? Thank you

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Okay, do this delicately. - close TB - make copy of prefs.js in profile in case you don't like results and need to restore original - start TB - go to tools>preferences>general and scroll down to config editor. - look for layout.css.devPixelsPerPx default is -1.0 try a minor change, such as 1.2 and see how that works. or maybe 2.0. This causes an immediate change. - if not what you want, repeat until pleased. If you made font too big to use TB, then 

   close TB, and restore the copy of prefs.js and start over.
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david
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Okay, do this delicately. - close TB - make copy of prefs.js in profile in case you don't like results and need to restore original - start TB - go to tools>preferences>general and scroll down to config editor. - look for layout.css.devPixelsPerPx default is -1.0 try a minor change, such as 1.2 and see how that works. or maybe 2.0. This causes an immediate change. - if not what you want, repeat until pleased. If you made font too big to use TB, then 

   close TB, and restore the copy of prefs.js and start over.
djukena
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THANK YOU, exactly what I needed!

david
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I was glad to help. You're very welcome.