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How to set other default text color than existing list

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Hi community,

I am struggling to make my email default text color: #1f497d

Every time I write a new email I have to go to ”Choose color for text” -> "Enter an HTML color string" and insert the HTML code above.

Can I make it default? Going to Tools - Options - Display - Formatting - Colors it DOES NOT HELP since gives you only a limited number of colors. I tried a lot to find this on forum but no luck.

Thank you very much!

Hi community, I am struggling to make my email default text color: #1f497d Every time I write a new email I have to go to ”Choose color for text” -> "Enter an HTML color string" and insert the HTML code above. Can I make it default? Going to Tools - Options - Display - Formatting - Colors it DOES NOT HELP since gives you only a limited number of colors. I tried a lot to find this on forum but no luck. Thank you very much!

Valitud lahendus

One method: In a userContent.css file stored in chrome folder If you only require it in the email:

  • Exit Thunderbird
  • Access profile name folder and create a folder called chrome.
  • Copy text between lines below and paste into a text editor program like notepad or Word pad.
  • Save file as userContent.css in chrome folder.
  • Start thunderbird.
  • click on 'Write'
  • Text colour should be the one you want.

/* Body */
body { 
color: #1f497d !important;
}


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Set up a template, or better, install the Stationery add-on and design an html template using css markup to apply your styles.

You may also be able to do it via a userContent.css file too. I have this in mine:

/*
 * Set default font size
 */
* { font-size: 9pt !important; }

I can't see any reason why you couldn't add a font colour statement there too. But note this is global, and would also be applied to incoming messages, so if you want to be able to set it on a per-account or per-correspondent basis, or need to be able to differentiate between text by different authors, the Stationery option would be more flexible.

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Valitud lahendus

One method: In a userContent.css file stored in chrome folder If you only require it in the email:

  • Exit Thunderbird
  • Access profile name folder and create a folder called chrome.
  • Copy text between lines below and paste into a text editor program like notepad or Word pad.
  • Save file as userContent.css in chrome folder.
  • Start thunderbird.
  • click on 'Write'
  • Text colour should be the one you want.

/* Body */
body { 
color: #1f497d !important;
}


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Thanks mate! Worked!

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Update.

It works well, it's just that receivers see my email in black. Any solutions?

Thanks!

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Try this to get it hardcoded into the html.

  • Menu icon > Options > Options > Advanced > 'General' tab
  • click on 'Config Editor' button
  • in search type: text_color

Look for this line:

  • msgcompose.text_color
  • Double click on that line and a small window opens.
  • Enter: #1f497d
  • click on 'OK'
  • close window - top right X
  • click on 'OK'

Open a new Write message Type and send email


  • Menu icon > Options > Options > Composition > 'General' tab

Under the HTML section, the text colour should now show the colour you are trying to send hardcoded into emails.