"Le Artiste" wrote

Here's another one. I have a line of text using a non-default font
type and size. If I insert the cursor before the first character and
start typing it uses the default, which is illogical in most cases. To
get around it I type after the first character and then delete the
character, or manually pick the font type and size from the drop-down.

If we're still talking WP... I can't replicate your issue.
What version are we discussing here? If you're
creating a html document or working off one your
work-around may be your best solution.

I've also experienced random formatting problems when dividing tables,
inputting text between paragraphs, sometimes even in the middle of a
stream of text. I can't pinpoint exactly how and when this happens, as
there seems to be no consistency (ie if I repeat the action I may get
different results.)

Check your View/Revel Codes window to determine
what changes are being made to your document.