Hi Lisi,
On Tuesday 01 January 2013, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> I am about to set his new computer up.  I am looking at things on my
> computer to refresh my memory.  And the text has disappeared again!  I am
> really sad about this.  Does anyone know where it has disappeared to or
> where I ought to be looking?  I hope that the problem is PEBKAC, and thus
> easily solved with your help.  It is KMail 1.9.10 on TDE 3.5.13.2.

I haven't yet installed TDE 3.5.13.2, it's still 3.5.13.1 here thus it might 
has changed in your version but --- couldn't you simply press the right mouse 
button on any toolbar icon, go to Text Position and choose any of "Icons 
Only, Text Only, Text Alongside Icons, Text Under Icons"? That's the way, it 
works here.

Good luck
Gerhard