ahh yes - forgot to add - for the css tags you can also have buttons to add them - much like phpBB.

Having re-read you post in more detail tyke - I agree - perhaps I have a tendency to consider such stuff as easy - which to many it is not...

It may be a contentious issue though - some will want simplicity whilst others will want flexibility.

So....

Perhaps a more usable / dynamic solution would be an extension of the block drag and drop mod - each block has a menu with a few simple point see more and click options for colour attributes / font attributes / etc

anyhows - more ramblings.....

DM