At 18:37 -0500 3/19/11, Sean Carroll wrote: > >A bit odd that Mail doesn't directly offer the option to view all messages as >plain text. As far as I can tell.
I haven't tried it but. . . . defaults write is a command to be executed in terminal.app And you might want to try: defaults read com.apple.mail PreferPlainText Which is a bit safer before you actually change the preference. At 11:31 -0700 3/17/11, Bruce Johnson answered another: >> I use Mail in 10.6 but I have it set to display rich text. Now I see why >> it's hated. > >Do this: > >Quit Mail. >Open terminal, and enter the following: > >defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool TRUE > >Start Mail again. > >If you ever want to see the rich text version of any message merely press >option-command-]; it'll then show the next alternative, which usually suffices >to show the 'rich' version of any message. -- --> A fair tax is one that you pay but I don't <-- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
