> What simplicity (assuming that the style is easy to find)? Different > interface of font vs inset? or pavlovian need of having the real > 'bold'?
\textbf is simpler than \strong because 1. it is simply \textbf, and \strong can be anything, and to understand what is \strong, someone needs to understand what is charstyle, and where to look for its definition, and figure out, in the end, that it is \textbf (in most cases). 2. it is easier to toggle boldface. A simple operation (usually C-B) can switch bold face on and off even for a sentense with mixed normal and bold text. It is much more difficult to work with inset charstyle. The 'backspace at the beginning of the inset' trick looks more like magic. Bo
