--- banshee-2.2.0-orig/src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	2011-09-04 06:24:23.000000000 -0700
+++ banshee-2.2.0/src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	2011-10-29 10:48:18.133366696 -0700
@@ -497,9 +497,8 @@
         private string MarkupFormat (string fmt, params string [] args)
         {
             string [] new_args = new string [args.Length + 2];
-            new_args[0] = String.Format ("<span color=\"{0}\" size=\"small\">",
-                CairoExtensions.ColorGetHex (TextLightColor, false));
-            new_args[1] = "</span>";
+            new_args[0] = "<i>";
+            new_args[1] = "</i>";
 
             for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++) {
                 new_args[i + 2] = GLib.Markup.EscapeText (args[i]);
