The preferences page for Conversations includes an option to allow you to show/ignore all incoming formatting, there isn't an option to ignore it for just one person (though a plugin could likely do this with a little effort).
And it is gaim or Gaim, not GAIM.
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many people use fonts smaller than i can see. i cant find a place in GAIM to override their format.
The preferences page for Conversations includes an option to allow you to show/ignore all incoming formatting, there isn't an option to ignore it for just one person (though a plugin could likely do this with a little effort).
And it is gaim or Gaim, not GAIM.