How can I change the default CSS for Thunderbird?

Question

I am trying to change the style of links that are generated when sending emails from Thunderbird. In particular, I'm talking about links that are automatically generated - for example, in email addresses.

Following the eHow tutorial , I was able to add the style that I need to the new userContent.css file, however this does not apply to the message being sent; this only applies to what i see in Thunderbird.

This is the style:

 a[href] { color: #a43335 !important; text-decoration: none !important; } 

The goal is for Thunderbird to style the sent email.

Answer 1

I don't believe this is what Thunderbird can handle. The reason you see link styles when you receive an email in Thunderbird is because Thunderbird receives an HTML email created by another program. Apart from some of the basic styles that Thunderbird provides, it is not a tool for creating full-blown HTML emails.