Hi,
I did start the last post with
So you are not seeing something like this:-
I have since Bolded and underlined the Not.
So a simple Wrote to the .plist involved by changing the colour has not work.
Lets force it to be recreated.
Quit Messages
Open a Finder Window.
In the Go Menu hold down the ALT key as well.
You should now see a Library option
Select this
Navigate to Preferences.
Find com.apple.ichat.plist (there will be files of a similar that you can ignore)
Drag this file to the Trash
Restart Messages.
This deletion will reset all Messages preferences back to Defaults.
The Stuff in Viewing such as the Colour, Font and Text colour.
The Video preferences options such as Bandwidth and Mic choice.
The General section regarding when I Quit set to Off line and Show Buddy lists in one list.
Some Menu items such as the Sort order of Buddy Lists can be changed.
10:30 pm Friday; October 25, 2013
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