Same issue reported in Bug #586028 “Italic text doesn't work with pdf export”, reproduced in Inkscape 0.48+devel r9802 on OS X 10.5.8 with e.g. 'Arial Black', 'Impact' and 'Tahoma' (confirming <https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/127709>): the fonts are rendered in italic on-canvas, but regular in cairo-based exports.
Same issue reported in Bug #586028 “Italic text doesn't work with pdf export”, reproduced in Inkscape 0.48+devel r9802 on OS X 10.5.8 with e.g. 'Arial Black', 'Impact' and 'Tahoma' (confirming <https:/ /answers. launchpad. net/inkscape/ +question/ 127709>): the fonts are rendered in italic on-canvas, but regular in cairo-based exports.