Thunderbird text color -

[Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA]

g wrote:
>
>
> On 09/12/2013 04:50 PM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>> On 12/09/13 15:56, g wrote:
>>>
>>> hello bob,
>>>
>>> On 09/12/2013 10:53 AM, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I view Thunderbird meswsages on a black background with white text,
>>>> works well for my vision problems, however T-bird displays quoted 
>>>> text,
>>>> e.g. joe at xxx.com, in dark blue which I can't read unless highlighted
>>>> using a hand magnifier! Does anyone know how to change that color? I
>>>> would be happy if everything was displayed in bold white text, the
>>>> colors are without benefit "to me anyway."
>>>
>>>
>>> open this mozilla site, page;
>>>
>>>    http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries
>>>
>>> [all following is using firefox browser]
>>>
>>> make note of 1st paragraph then press <ctrl+f>, enter;
>>>
>>>     Find:  _color
>>>
>>> to start from "Browser", pressing <F3> to advance to each of settings;
>>>
>>>    browser.active_color
>>>    browser.anchor_color
>>>    browser.display.background_color
>>>    browser.visited_color
>>>
>>> and making note of settings;
>>>
>>> after above, enter;
>>>
>>>     Find:  browser.underline_anchors
>>>
>>> with understanding of each "Preference Name", in thunderbird, from
>>> menu bar;
>>>
>>>     Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General > Config Editor > make 
>>> promise
>>>
>>> in about:config window;
>>>
>>>     Find:  _color
>>>
>>> make appropriate changes, then:
>>>
>>>     Find:  browser.underline_anchors
>>>
>>> note:  white = #FFFFFF, black = #000000
>>>
>>> make appropriate changes. close about:config and preferences windows.
>>> done.
>>>
>>> check to see if i know "wth" i am talking about.
>>>
>>> any questions, problems, i missed something, ask.
>>>
>>>
>>> hth.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Not a bit! What to do with "browser.underline_anchors ?"
>>
>> "_color" copy/pasted into the about:config bar produces a blank.
>>
>> I have Firefox 23.0.1 and Thunderbird 17.0.8. Perhaps they are different
>> than what you have?
>
> my apologies. "mabt". i was thinking of;
>
>    Help > Troubleshooting Information
>
> where a tab opens with information about settings for thunderbird and 
> what
> has changed and <ctrl+f> brings up a "Find:" bar. no editing.
>
> for "about:config", in above, replace "Find:" with "Search:".
>
> if you still do not see any "Preference Name" with "_color", then you 
> have
> a very big problem.
>
> not counting printer names, i have 21 names with "_color";
>
>   #  relate to
>   5   browser.
>   6   editor.
>   1   mail.
>   2   msgcompose.
>   1   ui.
>
>
I don't think I have the problem, it has to be 
F-19/XFCE/Thunderbird/Firefox.

The above stuff works in Seamonkey but not with Thunderbird. But doing 
as you suggested in about:config from Seamonkey I see what you mean and 
was able to change _color to #FFFFFF. I have no explanation for that, I 
haven't done anything special to Thunderbird and it works normally 
otherwise.

Bob


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