Although I use Windows Live Mail as my primary mail and news program, I
tested your scenario with my Outlook Express (XP SP3),
If you've set your OE to Real All Messages in Plain text, yet when you
read a message you don't see it in the Proportional Font specified under
Read Fonts, then you may have some corruption in OE.
First try creating a new identity in OE and see if the problem occurs
there.
How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169
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Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"WhatsUp31415" wrote in message
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"Michael Santovec" wrote:
If not, make sure that you've set Tools, Options, Read,
Read All Message in plain text.
Thanks for that.
Are you seeing the original message that you are replying
to in Courier New?
No, not even after I implemented your suggestion above in addition to
all the other settings that I documented in my original posting. I
exited and restarted OE.
And what you are trying to do works in my Outlook Express.
You and I are not using the same software or revision for posting.
What are you using?
When you post, the relevant headers a
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8064.206
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8064.206
When I post, those headers a
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579
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"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
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Since you are using Plain Text for newsgroups, which is the generally
preferred format, ANY font that you use will only be seen by you
while composing. It will not be sent with the message and any
viewers will see whatever font their system is set to use.
Are you seeing the original message that you are replying to in
Courier New?
If not, make sure that you've set Tools, Options, Read, Read All
Message in plain text.
As for what you trying to do, the critical part is setting the
Proportional Font. The compose settings only apply to HTML format
message.
And what you are trying to do works in my Outlook Express.
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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"WhatsUp31415" wrote in message
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When I do Reply Group, OE seems to ignore my font selection.
How can I coerce OE to use my font selection?
My intent is to always use a non-proportional font, specifically
Courier New.
That works fine when I compose a new message.
But when I do Reply Group, I get a proportional font, presumably
Arial.
This is true whether or not I select the Send option "Include
message in reply".
I have the following settings:
1. Read Fonts Fonts:
Western European
Proportion font: Courier New
Fixed-width font: Courier New
Font size: Medium
Encoding: Western European (Windows)
Default encoding: Western European
Pressed Set as Default
2. Send:
Uncheck "Reply to messags using the format in which they were
sent"
3. Send Mail Sending Format
Send News Sendind Format:
Select Plain Text
Setting:
MIME with Encode: None
(Also tried Uuencode)
4. Compose:
Mail: 10pt Courier New
News: 10pt Courier New
I am using MS Win XP Pro 2002 SP3 with OE6 revision 6.00.2900.5512
(xpsp 080413-2105) with all patches through the end of March.