Printing from email = very small type size

[lindenhills]

Greetings all, this is a second try at a problem I thought I had solved.

I still have instances of trying to print out an email I have received, and the type size is so small as to be unreadable.

I have no sense of how to fix this, nothing in sizing the window, or the type in the window, has an effect.

Help!!!

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[Antony]

Quote from Help file:

Templates are useful for setting the default format for messages that you send regularly, such as weekly status reports. You can save a message as a template from any window in which it is displayed, including from within a Mail compose window.

To save a message to use as a template:

1. In the Mail window, click Compose to create a new message and then set the default font, text size, text color, background color, and any other default formatting you want.
   Alternatively, open an existing message that already has the formatting you want.
2. While displaying the message, open the File menu, choose Save As, then choose Template. The message is stored as a template in the Templates folder for the current mail account.

To compose a message using a template:

1. In the Mail window, select the Templates folder for the account where you created the message template.
2. Double-click the message template to open it.
3. Edit the message, then save it (to put it in the Drafts folder) or send it.

Note: Sending the message does not remove the template from the Templates folder. The template is preserved for future use.

Also,

You can also add something like this to your userContent.css file... (text file in your profile "chrome" directory).

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/* mailnews font size */
.moz-text-plain pre {
font-size: 11pt ! important;
font-family: arial ! important;
}

More info, please check out this thread: Default Email Fonts

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[lindenhills]

Forgive me but I did not understand how Antony's posting was applicable to my situation, and I did not understand Ramona's instructions at all...was this referencing my printing problem?

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[Antony]

The first part was explaining what caused tiny fonts when printing.

In short, use a plain text editor to open the userContent.css file... (in your profile's chrome directory).
(See also: Netscape 6/7 Profile Location)
Then add following lines

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/* mailnews font size */
.moz-text-plain pre {
font-size: 11pt ! important;
font-family: arial ! important;
}

You can change font-size to 12pt or 13pt or others. (Don't use px)
And change the font-family is you want to.

Then the problem should be fixed.
Remember to EXIT your Netscape completely when editing userContent.css file.

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[lindenhills]

Forgive me but, as comfortable and conversant as I am with computer software and hardware, this procedure is entirely over my head. It got worse when I went in to read the PROFILE 6/7 information.

Sigh...well, every once in a while we all get to just accept something the way it is. So far I have finessed this occasional quirk by copying the email text into a MSWord document and printing it that way.

Whatever works, right?

Cheers! and thanks for trying...

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[Antony]

Okay, you can copy to Word.

If you still want to try...
Use Windows' Search to find the "userContent.css" file
It sould be the one under ...

C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome
(If Windows login password protection is disabled)
OR
C:\Windows\Profiles\windows_user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome
(If Windows login password protection is enabled)

Then do the editing as mentioned earlier.

Hope this help.

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[lindenhills]

Alas, I have no such file as "userContent.css!"

It's a conspiracy.

You guys are great, thanks for trying. If this is the worst of my problems, I'm doing pretty well, yes?

Deb

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[Antony]

Yes, you are doing pretty well.

If you don't have that file, just create it with plain text editor (not MS Word) and save it as "userContent.css" (no quotes) into your chrome folder.

If you use NotePad, make sure you don't save it as "userContent.css.txt"

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[lindenhills]

Dearest Antony, what's a "chrome folder"?!?

Signed: Klueless Kitty =^..^=

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[Antony]

You are doing well, Deb,

Now, do you have to login (select windows account) when you start your Windows 98?
If no,
Then by default... this is the location of your chrome folder:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome

If you need to login when you start your Windows 98,
then by default, your chrome folder will be...
C:\Windows\Profiles\windows_user_name\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome

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[lindenhills]

No, I have a home office single system so there is no network to log into and I am the only user.

I copied the file name C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome
into the FIND window and it indicated that there was no such file by that name on my hard drive.

Back to square one?

You're a dear! I am going to retire for the night on this side of the globe but will be back on tomorrow...

Deb

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[Antony]

You are doing very well, Deb,

You will need to use Windows Explorer and browser to,
C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\

next look for your profile_name
where profile_name is your Netscape profile name, everyone is different.

then go down one more step salted_name.slt
where salted_name.slt is some ramdom generated alphabets + numbers e.g. a7do3c84.slt (This is to protect your profile from hacking.)

then you should see the chrome folder.

Now you should be able to locate your C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome

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[Fulvio]

No, I have a home office single system so there is no network to log into and I am the only user.

I copied the file name C:\Windows\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\profile_name\salted_name.slt\chrome
into the FIND window and it indicated that there was no such file by that name on my hard drive.

Back to square one?

You're a dear! I am going to retire for the night on this side of the globe but will be back on tomorrow...

Deb

Deb, you are supposed to get into Windows Explorer, and locate the file. What you were entering in your FIND was the entire path, which leads eventually to the file. So, in windows Explorer, you should have your C drive, and then a Windows folder, which Microsoft tells you not to touch, but you will, etc Each one is a folder within a folder. It takes seconds to find what takes days to explain. But you will have a single folder within you Profile, called by Antony: profile_name. the .slt has a set of number and letter that only you possess. When you open it, you should find a set of folders on top, and then a lot of files. From left to right you should have Cache, then Chrome, and then the Mail folders. The user.css file inside the chrome folder should be the one you want. But, not yet.
If you type an e-mail which you received, I am wondering that if the header information is also small. I did a test with mail I had received. I changed the Font, in Appearance|Fonts to 20 px , from the original 15, and that information which includes the Subject, From, Date and To: has gotten bigger. you will find some settings which are very important, and changing them will change the font which, at least, I , view and Print.
My fonts are 15,13 and 10 . I also unchecked the box allowing documents to print with another font. Most important is to have the minimum font size as large as the others. You should be able to have a noticeable change. I selected 20, because it was so obvious. So, you do not have to rely on changes to a remote location. Of course, this works for me, and may not work for you, but try it, because it is so easy, and it is fully reversible, if you do not like what you see.

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[lindenhills]

Cheers to Antony, Fulvio and Ramona!

This neophyte went deep into her Windows world with a miner's lamp and a pickaxe and found her Chrome folder, into which she placed he Wordpad document userContent.css successfully (she chose 12pt).

Now to see if the silly problem of reeeeeeeeeally tiny type showing up when printing email ever comes back again.

You're the best! and you've been so patient, thank you all.

Deborah

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