I am unable to change font in IM windows

[John Vivirito]

Binary package hint: instantbird

I am using Mavericks build on Lucid but it still shouldn't make a difference

Using Instantbird i am unable to change the font in an IM.

steps to reproduce:
1. Go to AIM buddy list
2. Go to Tools -> Preferences -> Content
3. Select the colors/ there is no bold setting
4. Open chat and type

What i expect to happen:
It changes my font to what i selected

What happens:
Nothing happens

gnomefreak@Development:~$ policy instantbird
instantbird:
  Installed: 1:0.2-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:0.2-1ubuntu2

gnomefreak@Development:~$ lsb_release -a && uname -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
Linux Development 2.6.32-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 14:24:04 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

here is most recent information and it is still not working:

nomefreak@Development:~$ policy instantbird && uname -a && lsb_release -a
instantbird:
  Installed: 1:0.2-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:0.2-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.2-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Linux Development 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu maverick (development branch)
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick

[aleth (aleth)]

This bug is fixed in the upcoming Instantbird 1.2 release, and in Instantbird 1.1 for all message styles that don't override the font selection.

Unfortunately the Instantbird version in the ubuntu repos is very out of date. You can download newer versions directly from instantbird.com.