Paul,
I fully agree with your feelings. When PageMaker went away, we moved to PagePlus. Over the years, we have raved to our friends how great PagePlus is for desktop publishing. Our entire publishing effort is presently centered around it, and we have thousands of PagePlus PPP files that will now be married to PagePlus, evidently never to be opened by Affinity Publisher. Yes, PagePlus did have some issues that a makeover could fix. However, we are presently in a state of limbo. PagePlus is now something of the past (legacy), and Affinity Publisher is yet in its infancy. Our PPX9 files are rather complex, and a plugin or something of the sort is not just a dream—it's an absolute necessity. We are just a little more than nervous as we are forced to continue building our more complex publications in a format that is seemingly headed to the graveyard. Thanks for sharing.