- text = g_strdup_printf ("%d", priv->unread_count);
- gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL (priv->unread), text);
+ gchar *text;
+ text = g_strdup_printf
+ ("%d<span foreground=\"red\" rise=\"5000\">*</span>",
+ priv->unread_count);
+
+ gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (priv->unread), text);