Font Change - Courier New?

icedcoffee · 04-23-2006, 04:40 AM

A couple of days ago the font of my incoming mail changed and is now
displayed in Courier New. Is this just me? Was it like this all the
time and im only noticing it now? Has it changed for everyone? Most
importantly, is there any way to change it back?brbrThanks,brPhil

SonicChao05 · 04-23-2006, 07:32 AM

A couple genenral questions:

Did you delete the font "Arial" from your computer?
Which part of GMail has changed? All of it? Some of it?
This forum is in Arial, is it in Courier New?
Why is this an issue? Do you not like Courier New (it is my favorite Windows font)?

Answer these questions please,
SC

icedcoffee · 04-23-2006, 07:38 AM

Thanks for replying SonicChao05. The font of this site is in Arial (though the quick reply box in in courier). Only the text of my mail has changed, not the rest of it. I do find Arial much easier to read than courier, though thats not really the point. Message text through google should be in Arial shouldn't it?

Thanks
Phil

SonicChao05 · 04-23-2006, 08:56 AM

I do agree, sometimes Arial is easier to read than monospace fonts. How long has this been happening?

Hope this helps,
SC

mondine · 04-23-2006, 12:12 PM

A couple of other questions.
You are talking about in the web interface (not a mail program)?
And what browser are you using?

IamTheKing9 · 04-24-2006, 02:47 AM

One more question. How do you know that the person/people who sent you the e-mail/s didn't change the font to Courier New themselves when writing. They might have done so, for their own reasons. You might want to check up before you start suspecting things.

Metroid48 · 04-27-2006, 04:02 AM

I agree with IamTheKing9, check to see if they didn't send it in Courier New. Send a test email to yourself with the font Ariel and that will, hopefully, work again. Anyway, I don't think the browser matters, as I've accessed Gmail in both FF and IE. Another browser might interfere, though.

xamtoh · 04-27-2006, 05:04 AM

You might have changed something in the settings of your browser or another program would have done that for you. Check it out.
I don't think that's a Gmail issue. Try this : if you're using IE install Firefox and try Gmail with it (you won't regret it, and you may keep it after

). If you're using firefox, try Gmail with IE. Just to try of course, don't keep using IE after, it's bad for you

drumcrazy · 05-01-2006, 07:35 PM

If you use CustomizeGoogle with FireFox, then I know your problem. I had the same one... Go to CustomizeGoogle options and click on the Gmail tab. Then click on use a fixed font for mail bodies. Hit apply, then uncheck it and it fixed my problem.

04-23-2006, 04:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
icedcoffee Noogle Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Font Change - Courier New? A couple of days ago the font of my incoming mail changed and is now displayed in Courier New. Is this just me? Was it like this all the time and im only noticing it now? Has it changed for everyone? Most importantly, is there any way to change it back?brbrThanks,brPhil

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mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	A couple of other questions. You are talking about in the web interface (not a mail program)? And what browser are you using? __________________

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04-23-2006, 07:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
SonicChao05 Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York State Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	A couple genenral questions: Did you delete the font "Arial" from your computer? Which part of GMail has changed? All of it? Some of it? This forum is in Arial, is it in Courier New? Why is this an issue? Do you not like Courier New (it is my favorite Windows font)? Answer these questions please, SC

04-23-2006, 07:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
icedcoffee Noogle Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for replying SonicChao05. The font of this site is in Arial (though the quick reply box in in courier). Only the text of my mail has changed, not the rest of it. I do find Arial much easier to read than courier, though thats not really the point. Message text through google should be in Arial shouldn't it? Thanks Phil

04-23-2006, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
SonicChao05 Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York State Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I do agree, sometimes Arial is easier to read than monospace fonts. How long has this been happening? Hope this helps, SC

04-24-2006, 02:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	One more question. How do you know that the person/people who sent you the e-mail/s didn't change the font to Courier New themselves when writing. They might have done so, for their own reasons. You might want to check up before you start suspecting things.

04-27-2006, 04:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
Metroid48 Junior Googler Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with IamTheKing9, check to see if they didn't send it in Courier New. Send a test email to yourself with the font Ariel and that will, hopefully, work again. Anyway, I don't think the browser matters, as I've accessed Gmail in both FF and IE. Another browser might interfere, though.

04-27-2006, 05:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
xamtoh Junior Googler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You might have changed something in the settings of your browser or another program would have done that for you. Check it out. I don't think that's a Gmail issue. Try this : if you're using IE install Firefox and try Gmail with it (you won't regret it, and you may keep it after ). If you're using firefox, try Gmail with IE. Just to try of course, don't keep using IE after, it's bad for you

05-01-2006, 07:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
drumcrazy Noogle Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If you use CustomizeGoogle with FireFox, then I know your problem. I had the same one... Go to CustomizeGoogle options and click on the Gmail tab. Then click on use a fixed font for mail bodies. Hit apply, then uncheck it and it fixed my problem.

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