As per bug #575831, Inkscape no longer uses a bold button but a dropdown instead. The dropdown seems to work fine, so marking this as fixed.
** Changed in: inkscape Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176188 Title: it is not possible to change bold text back to normal in text boxes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1176188/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs