Email Font Size in 10.11.3

[ChrisDx]

Hi;
[I posted this in another discussion group but received no reply.]

After my update to MacOS 10.11.3 the font selection on my outgoing mail, text body and signature, is stuck on the typeface (Verdana) and size (16 pt.) I can't seem to change the typeface but I can increase the type size above 16 pt but no smaller.

I have two other Macs that are still running 10.11.2 and I can change the font (face and size) with no problem.

Any ideas?

Chris

 

[ChrisDx]

Hi;

I decided to update the two other Macs I use to 10.11.3 from 10.11.2 despite not having found a resolution to this issue. This issue does not present on either of them.

So I guess this issue only presents on my iMac 27". Hmmm . .

Chris

 

[KALLT]

Enter this in a Terminal window, it should reset the font values to Mail’s default (although I am not 100% sure that this still works on El Capitan): You have to restart Mail afterwards.

defaults delete -app mail NSFont; defaults delete -app mail NSFontSize

You can also override the settings there if Mail still does not let you change them (also restart Mail afterwards).

defaults -app mail NSFont -string "Verdana-Regular"           #to change the font

defaults -app mail NSFontSize -int 13         #to change the font size

If nothing else works then you can reset your Mail preferences (but not accounts) completely with:

defaults delete -app mail

 

[ChrisDx]

Enter this in a Terminal window, it should reset the font values to Mail’s default (although I am not 100% sure that this still works on El Capitan): You have to restart Mail afterwards.

defaults delete -app mail NSFont; defaults delete -app mail NSFontSize

You can also override the settings there if Mail still does not let you change them (also restart Mail afterwards).

defaults -app mail NSFont -string "Verdana-Regular"           #to change the font

defaults -app mail NSFontSize -int 13         #to change the font size

If nothing else works then you can reset your Mail preferences (but not accounts) completely with:

defaults delete -app mail

Hi Kallt;
Do I copy and paste exactly including the multiple spaces for changing the font and sizes?
Chris

 

[KALLT]

Hi Kallt;
Do I copy and paste exactly including the multiple spaces for changing the font and sizes?
Chris

You can, but you can also just skip the part with and after the # (that is just a comment, it won’t be parsed).

With this line you can change the font (with the format [font name]-[font style]).

defaults -app mail NSFont -string "Verdana-Regular"

With this line you can change the font size.

defaults -app mail NSFontSize -int 13

This is just for troubleshooting though. You should be able to do this in Mail directory, so I suppose that resetting the Mail preferences should be what you want to do.

 

[ChrisDx]

Hi Kallt;

The last one worked. Thanks ever so much.

Cheers;
Chris