When you're looking at your email, pull down the notication tray and look at the toggles. You should see on that says "Email" or some such, and it might say 240p or 160p. Tap that and adjust the size to your preference. I think the 240p and 160p are they key variables to change though.
I'm also having the same issue with data - the only way it works is if Global is selected as the network. So even though I like this rom, there's some things to work out. I tried posting on their forum but haven't had any replies.
Gotcha, yeah, With the risk of sounding like an iphone used... I enjoyed the multitude of choices, but believe a simpler version may still work better for me.