Comments and Titles for iDVD slideshows

I am wondering if there is any way to change the appearance (font, size, etc.) of the comments and titles for photos in an iDVD slideshow. I have not found a way to do this, and am surprised since it seems I am able to change appearance for the text in virtually all other areas of iDVD. I am running version 7.1.2. Thanks for any suggestions.

No, there's no way to modify that font or size.
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