thunderbird question

[exterra]

hey, does anyone know how to change the fontsize on Thunderbird's menus/toolbars? I've found info that says it can be done by modifying the userchrome.css files but I'm not sure how to do this. I can find the file location, but when I open it the folder is empty so I'm not sure where/how to modify it...?

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Hum

[lx]

Firstly, are you in Linux or Windows?

Re: Hum

[exterra]

sadly, windows.

Re: Hum

[lx]

You want to just create a plain text file in your Thunderbird profiles directory called "userChrome.css" - on Windows, mine is in:

C:\Documents and Settings\lx\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\wxhtvzkc.slt\chrome

...so yours should be something like:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles\default\[maybe "wxhtvzkc.slt" -- it was the only directory there]\chrome

Copy something like what esk gave you into notepad and save it there as "userChrome.css" (make sure the "Text Document (.txt)" is changed to "All files" and you might want to also quote the filename so it doesn't wind up being "userChrome.css.txt"). Then re-start Thunderbird.

(Sorry for posting twice, I accidentally posted with errors before previewing, so I deleted the first comment :)

Re: Hum

[exterra]

thanks! i will try this next time i'm around the computer in question.. it's not for my computer (which is, sadly, hosed) but a boyfriend's computer. it's odd bcs every other version of thunderbird or firefox i've seen has reasonable font size for menues & toolbars but on his computer the font is unusually large and can't be modified through the tools/options choices.

[esk]

if the file isn't there, you should be able to create a new one. it's just a plain text file, so you can use wordpad, notepad, or whatever text editor you have. you'll probably need to close and reopen thunderbird for the changes to take effect.

i tried making the font size bigger with:

menubar, menubutton, menulist, menu, menuitem, textbox, toolbar, tab,
tree, tooltip
{
font-size: 18px !important;
}

and it worked. so give it a shot...

[exterra]

thanks! that's exactly what i was wondering... whether or not i could just create a plain text file... and, if so, what should i title/label the file (or does it not matter)?