ib is good, but yeah the css part is a pain and if been designing for nearly 2 years (1yr pro) and i hate that part, the rest is fine works a treat its all just html
but thats css is just hell to go thru, i think they should REALLY consider the way vb has it set out, i also find that the default skin can look crowded on fixed widths, and if under 800px its can also by default cause stretching.. which means its 800x600 un friendly which altho purists will say is no longer a standard to design to it is sorry lol
but theres quite a few parts of ib that do beat vb ....
lets just say its deff the best free board by a country mile no argument there, but if you want a pro solution then theres only one.. and we all know what that software is