Version:           0.60.2 (using KDE 4.1.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Kopete does not retain text format within chat sessions. If I set text format to Bold and text color to blue by selecting "Set Default Text Color" and "Set Default Font" on the chat window, it does set it and I can continue the chat with that format. It also writes it to the kopeterc configuration file:

[RichTextEditor]
EditAlignment=1
Font=DejaVu Sans,9,-1,0,75,0,0,0,0,0
FontBold=true
FontItalic=false
FontSize=9
FontUnderline=false
TextColor=0,0,255

But if I close the window and open it again, or if I quit and start again Kopete, the configuration is ignored and (if the file is writable) overwritten:

[RichTextEditor]
EditAlignment=1
Font=DejaVu Sans,9,-1,0,50,0,0,0,0,0
FontBold=false
FontItalic=false
FontSize=9
FontUnderline=false
TextColor=0,0,0

This means it's not possible to have a default text format for MSN chats. Well, it is, but defining it every time you open a new chat window.

Thanks for your time.