I wrote the following as part of a post:
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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
After reading the comments in this thread, I'm wondering if some of the inconsistent formatting problems are related to the epub format itself. It seems that so much of the formatting in epub is complex because it is done indirectly (create a style, apply it to the text, and then modify the style to modify the formatting of the text) rather than directly (for italic just tag the text itself within the ebook) like in the .pdb format.
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And HarryT wrote the following in response:
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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's one of the major benefits of CSS, not a "problem"  . |
I think that it's a trade off, with advantages and disadvantages. Based on my own experience using styles in word processing, it seems that often styles make things so complicated (such as when some styles cross each other) that it makes it difficult to determine what is is causing the inconsistent formatting so that it can be corrected. Often it's easier just to use direct formatting, especially when it for a simple effect like making a small amount of text bold.