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Isn't it in Preferences -> Appearance -> Color Theme -> Customize -> Groups -> Background?

This is done because when someone wants to emphasize something, it will get over-written. This is done quite on purpose.

I italicize something when I want to emphasize it, not bold... Oh well... I just wish that it were still an option, because some of my contacts always talk in bold.

One thing I miss from .77 is the reformat incoming messages feature in the advanced section of the preferences. Its new incarnation just doesn't cut it: if the person-I'm-talking-to's font is bolded it won't de-bold it. Really annoying. Well, kind of annoying.