diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c91f8ec..f640a44 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ dnl ****************************************************************************
 dnl * PyGTK & co for Gnome Streamer
 dnl ****************************************************************************
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(HAMSTER,
-    gtk+-2.0            >= 2.12
-    pygtk-2.0           >= 2.12
+    gtk+-2.0            >= 2.14
+    pygtk-2.0           >= 2.14
     pygobject-2.0       >= 2.14
     gnome-python-2.0    >= 2.10
 
diff --git a/data/applet.ui b/data/applet.ui
index f743548..e6f724b 100644
--- a/data/applet.ui
+++ b/data/applet.ui
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                                     <property name="xalign">0</property>
                                     <property name="yalign">0.50999999046325684</property>
-                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;span size="small" &gt;Type in an activity and hit Enter to start tracking!&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+                                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Type in an activity and hit Enter to start tracking!</property>
                                     <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                                    <attributes>
+                                      <attribute name="scale" value="PANGO_SCALE_SMALL"/>
+                                    </attributes>
                                   </object>
                                   <packing>
                                     <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -114,8 +117,13 @@
                                         <child>
                                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label3">
                                             <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;span size="small" color="blue" underline="single"&gt;Tell me more&lt;/span&gt;</property>
+                                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tell me more</property>
                                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                                            <attributes>
+                                              <attribute name="scale" value="PANGO_SCALE_SMALL"/>
+                                              <attribute name="foreground" value="blue"/>
+                                              <attribute name="underline" value="PANGO_UNDERLINE_SINGLE"/>
+                                            </attributes>
                                           </object>
                                         </child>
                                       </object>
diff --git a/data/preferences.ui b/data/preferences.ui
index 459f3db..aaa70c5 100644
--- a/data/preferences.ui
+++ b/data/preferences.ui
@@ -378,8 +378,11 @@
             <child type="label">
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Activities&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Activities</property>
                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                <attributes>
+                  <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                </attributes>
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>
@@ -507,8 +510,11 @@
             <child type="label">
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label3">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Tracking&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tracking</property>
                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                <attributes>
+                  <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                </attributes>
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>
@@ -542,8 +548,11 @@
             <child type="label">
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label7">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
-                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Global Hotkey&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Global Hotkey</property>
                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                <attributes>
+                  <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                </attributes>
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>
diff --git a/data/stats.ui b/data/stats.ui
index 0412ebe..5c1ca9b 100644
--- a/data/stats.ui
+++ b/data/stats.ui
@@ -211,9 +211,12 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                     <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Overview&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Overview</property>
                     <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                     <property name="single_line_mode">True</property>
+                    <attributes>
+                      <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                    </attributes>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -509,8 +512,11 @@
                                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                                 <property name="xalign">0</property>
                                                 <property name="ypad">8</property>
-                                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Starts and ends&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Starts and ends</property>
                                                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                                                <attributes>
+                                                  <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                                                </attributes>
                                               </object>
                                               <packing>
                                                 <property name="position">0</property>
@@ -520,8 +526,11 @@
                                               <object class="GtkLabel" id="label8">
                                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                                 <property name="xalign">0</property>
-                                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;b&gt;Totals&lt;/b&gt;</property>
+                                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Totals</property>
                                                 <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+                                                <attributes>
+                                                  <attribute name="weight" value="PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD"/>
+                                                </attributes>
                                               </object>
                                               <packing>
                                                 <property name="position">1</property>
