thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Add option to allow changing the font used to display emails

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Expected behavior

When I receive a string of letters, for example a password reset, I expect to be able to distinguish the letter L form the letter i.

Actual behavior

I can not believe how often I still see this issue, it is 2018!
the current font k9 uses on my android phone shows the lower L and the capital i as the same vertical line. It is not possible to distinguish them visually. This is incredibly frustrating, because any computer user has know this issue for over a decade, and it still exists in various softwares

The solution is so simple: give preference to fonts with show a capital i as a capital H rotated 90 degrees.
Please consider selecting a different default font for K9, or somehow modifying the letter I on the current font.
I know the font is usually supplied by the operating system, and changing fonts can have a range of consequences, but I am sure we can work out a solution for this.

Environment

K-9 Mail version:
5.600

Android version:
7.0 3.18.31

Account type (IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange):
IMAP

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Research direction

The issue names no source file or test. Start by locating the Android email-rendering UI and its font configuration; done means the selected or default font clearly distinguishes ambiguous letters while email display remains usable.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
accessibility, mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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