AFAIK, the font button on the new message toolbar is specific to that message. The one in the main window toolbar sets the default for the active window. Also, default fonts are identity specific.
Keep in mind that the recipients font settings will dictate how it's displayed on their end unless you are sending formatted html. That's a frustration for me. My emails routinely contain lines with numbers so I send in a mono-spaced font. Number alignment looks good when I hit send but it's usually a mess when quoted in a reply. The use of a table helps but requires too much effort just to send a few short lines containing text and numbers.
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">AFAIK, the font button on the new message toolbar is specific to that message.&nbsp; The one in the main window toolbar sets the default for the active window.&nbsp; Also, default fonts are identity specific.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Keep in mind that the recipients font settings will dictate how it's displayed on their end unless you are sending formatted html.&nbsp; That's a frustration for me.&nbsp; My emails routinely contain lines with numbers so I send in a mono-spaced font.&nbsp; Number alignment looks good when I hit send but it's usually a mess when quoted in a reply.&nbsp; The use of a table helps but requires too much effort just to send a few short lines containing text and numbers.</span></p><p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p>