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=== Symptoms === | === Symptoms === | ||
The body of your messages shows as strange characters that replaces your normal | The body of your messages shows as strange characters that replaces your normal ASCII characters. | ||
=== Solution === | === Solution === | ||
# Exit Thunderbird. | # Exit Thunderbird. | ||
# [[Thunderbird : FAQs : Backing Up and Restoring | Back up]] your | # [[Thunderbird : FAQs : Backing Up and Restoring | Back up]] your [[prefs.js file]]. | ||
# Open | # Open prefs.js in a text editor (e.g., Notepad) and look for this line: | ||
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "CSD10"); | user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "CSD10"); | ||
# Note that "CSD10" may not be the name of the font in your | # Note that "CSD10" may not be the name of the font in your prefs.js file. | ||
# Remove this line and save | # Remove this line and save prefs.js '''as text'''. | ||
# Start Thunderbird and test it. | # Start Thunderbird and test it. | ||
[[Category:Issues (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:Issues (Thunderbird)]] | ||
[[Category:Displaying and printing messages (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:Displaying and printing messages (Thunderbird)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 4 January 2006
Symptoms
The body of your messages shows as strange characters that replaces your normal ASCII characters.
Solution
- Exit Thunderbird.
- Back up your prefs.js file.
- Open prefs.js in a text editor (e.g., Notepad) and look for this line:
user_pref("font.name.monospace.x-western", "CSD10");
- Note that "CSD10" may not be the name of the font in your prefs.js file.
- Remove this line and save prefs.js as text.
- Start Thunderbird and test it.
