On 06/13/2012 10:29 AM, G Tod wrote: > Philip Chee wrote: >> On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:46:38 -0500, G Tod wrote: >>> Received e-mail messages, it seems just the html- type, have really >>> small fonts, too tiny to read, really. It's also some ugly serifed font >>> that I can't stand. I can't seem to find any way to change this....help? >> >> I just came across this Thunderbird thread: >> >> "UTF-8 messages ignore font/font size settings" >> <http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=2481095> >> >> Which points to: >> Bug 763397 - UTF-8 messages ignore font/font size settings. >> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=763397> >> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Boris Zbarsky (:bz) 2012-06-11 08:44:34 PDT >> >> There are separate sets of font preferences for "Western" and "Other >> Languages". I'd think UTF-8 would typically use the latter... >> >> Alessandro Crismani (New to Bugzilla) 2012-06-11 08:47:29 PDT >> >> Changing the preferences for "other languages" fixes it for me, I have >> again visible fonts for UTF-8 encoded messages. >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> Phil >> > Aahhh! That did the trick. I thank you. My eyes thank you (they feel > much better now). So....is this a bug?
Yes. > Will it be fixed? It hasn't since 2006, so I wouldn't hold my breath: <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323747> [Clarify font prefs - Outgoing Mail as UTF-8 (Unicode) results in strange font behaviour (rename "Other Languages" to "Unicode" in the "Fonts & Encodings" dialog)] and the workaround was also in that same bug (which is still open btw, so 763397 should probably be tagged as a duplicate of 323747) in 2008: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323747#c5 <quote> I went to TB Preferences > Display > Formatting > Fonts & Encodings At "Fonts for" I switched from Western to Other Languages. There the fixed font was indeed Courier. I changed this to my preferred font Consolas. Now Western and UTF-8 mails work without any problems. Every line is in Consolas. Problem was: the pull-down menu entry reads Other Languages instead of Unicode or UTF-8. I never guessed that I had to enter there my preferred fonts also. </quote> > Or do I > have to try to remember to change these "other languages" settings from > now on? Yes (IMO). _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
