While typing in a compose window, sometimes - especially while typing in
unicode devanagari/ hindi, I find the font too small and it becomes
difficult to see the ligatures clearly.

How can I increase the fonts temporarily for the current compose window,
so that when I save/ send that mail, the next compose window should have
default.

it is text message composing.

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V

*-* On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, at 15:23:18 +0530,
*-* In Article XdednSdeTIUNi-LVnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@mozilla.org,
*-* V S Rawat wrote
*-* About how to increase display font size for the compose window only?

> While typing in a compose window, sometimes - especially while
> typing in unicode devanagari/ hindi, I find the font too small and
> it becomes difficult to see the ligatures clearly.

> How can I increase the fonts temporarily for the current compose
> window, so that when I save/ send that mail, the next compose window
> should have default.

> it is text message composing.

I don't think it's possible. :-( I've tried two or three
different things I thought of, but they don't meet that last
requirement. :-(

1. The "View --> Text Size" options only work in the Message
Pane/Window, and don't transfer to the Compose Window.

2. "Tools --> Options --> Display --> [Fonts tab]" (in the
Compose Window) and click on the "Fonts..." button will let
you change the font size in the current Compose Window, but
it won't restore the original font size after that window is
closed. If you use this method anyway, you'll need to note
what the prior settings values are, so you can restore them
manually afterwards.

I don't know if what you want to do can be done with an
extension, but that's the only other possibility I can think of.

Ken Whiton

FIDO: 1:132/152
InterNet: kenwhiton@surfglobal.net.INVAL (remove the obvious to reply)

On 7/19/2008 12:11 PM India Time, _Ken Whiton_ wrote:

> *-* On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, at 15:23:18 +0530,
> *-* In Article XdednSdeTIUNi-LVnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@mozilla.org,
> *-* V S Rawat wrote
> *-* About how to increase display font size for the compose window only?
>
>> While typing in a compose window, sometimes - especially while
>> typing in unicode devanagari/ hindi, I find the font too small and
>> it becomes difficult to see the ligatures clearly.
>
>> How can I increase the fonts temporarily for the current compose
>> window, so that when I save/ send that mail, the next compose window
>> should have default.
>
>> it is text message composing.
>
> I don't think it's possible. :-( I've tried two or three
> different things I thought of, but they don't meet that last
> requirement. :-(
>
> 1. The "View --> Text Size" options only work in the Message
> Pane/Window, and don't transfer to the Compose Window.
>
> 2. "Tools --> Options --> Display --> [Fonts tab]" (in the
> Compose Window) and click on the "Fonts..." button will let
> you change the font size in the current Compose Window, but
> it won't restore the original font size after that window is
> closed. If you use this method anyway, you'll need to note
> what the prior settings values are, so you can restore them
> manually afterwards.

I needed some simple method for changing font size - like MS word has
ctrl > and ctrl <, I think.

> I don't know if what you want to do can be done with an
> extension, but that's the only other possibility I can think of.
>
> Ken Whiton
> FIDO: 1:132/152
> InterNet: kenwhiton@surfglobal.net.INVAL (remove the obvious to reply)


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V

V S Rawat wrote:
> On 7/19/2008 12:11 PM India Time, _Ken Whiton_ wrote:
>> *-* V S Rawat wrote
>>> How can I increase the fonts temporarily for the current compose
>>> window, so that when I save/ send that mail, the next compose window
>>> should have default.
>>
>>> it is text message composing.
>>
>> I don't think it's possible. :-( I've tried two or three
>> different things I thought of, but they don't meet that last
>> requirement. :-(

> I needed some simple method for changing font size - like MS word has
> ctrl > and ctrl <, I think.
>
>> I don't know if what you want to do can be done with an
>> extension, but that's the only other possibility I can think of.

Only possible option is , as Ken has already hinted , compose that type
of message in html mode temporarily[1] but send them in plain text mode
[2].

[1]"http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_(Thunderbird)#Temporarily_bypass_the_settings "
[2]"http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plain_text_e-mail_(Thunderbird)#Send_plain_text_messages"