diff -r b72c6db6890b -r 5dc02b23752f tools/shared/fontpanel/fontpanel.cpp
--- a/tools/shared/fontpanel/fontpanel.cpp	Wed Jun 23 19:07:03 2010 +0300
+++ b/tools/shared/fontpanel/fontpanel.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
@@ -96,8 +96,12 @@
     const QString family = rc.family();
     rc.setPointSize(pointSize());
     const QString styleDescription = styleString();
-    rc.setItalic(m_fontDatabase.italic(family, styleDescription));
-
+    if (styleDescription.contains(QLatin1String("Italic")))
+        rc.setStyle(QFont::StyleItalic);
+    else if (styleDescription.contains(QLatin1String("Oblique")))
+        rc.setStyle(QFont::StyleOblique);
+    else
+        rc.setStyle(QFont::StyleNormal);
     rc.setBold(m_fontDatabase.bold(family, styleDescription));
 
     // Weight < 0 asserts...