--- banshee/src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	2011-10-16 15:50:46.289146784 +0200
+++ banshee-fixed/src/Extensions/Banshee.NotificationArea/Banshee.NotificationArea/NotificationAreaService.cs	2011-10-16 15:59:44.686230036 +0200
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@
         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\">",
+            new_args[0] = String.Format ("<i>",
                 CairoExtensions.ColorGetHex (TextLightColor, false));
-            new_args[1] = "</span>";
+            new_args[1] = "</i>";
 
             for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++) {
                 new_args[i + 2] = GLib.Markup.EscapeText (args[i]);
