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The affinity file format, which is universal across all 3 apps, allows full editing of all raster and vector items from directly within the document you're working in. .afdesign, .afpub and .afphoto are actually all the same format, the only reason there are separate extensions is so the OS knows which app to open when the file is double clicked. They're completely interchangeable.
Back in the dark ages of adobe, if you needed to mask an image to make some alpha transparency, you'd have to go into photoshop and add the mask, then link the photoshop file in your indesign layout... because you CANT do that in inDesign. If you needed to adjust your mask, you'd need to edit the linked file and adjust the mask, then save, update links in indesign and keep working...
Affinity's shared file format and studiolink simply embed the raster files directly into your document so you can actually make those edits inline. You don't need to link a vector logo to your page layout anymore because you can actually make all the vector edits directly on your layout with a full suite of tools from Designer. You don't need to link a photo with 5 non-destructible effects and a mask to your document anymore because those effect layers can be done directly within the page layout layer set and remain fully editable while you work. 
In Adobe, there is zero real cross compatibility across your apps. The ONLY WAY to add a photoshop file to illustrator or indesign would be to link it or embed it, because you have to edit it externally, the layers cannot carry over. There's simply no other option, you have to link to maintain editability. 
In affinity, if you create a 6 layer document in photo, and open it in publisher or designer, it just opens... all layers/effects/masks/vectors/rasters/text boxes and literally everything carries over between apps. The exact same layers, no conversion, no loss, no STUPID SMART OBJECTS. There isn't a need for linking anymore because your edits can all be done in the same file across all apps. 
And at the end... you still either have a 7mb indesign file with a 500mb packaged file folder, or a 507mb AfPublisher file.
I personally hate linking, I work from a shared dropbox as a department and every time somebody opens a file, they relink all the files to their local computer and it breaks all the links the next time I open the file (since adobe doesnt use adjacent linking, UHG!)... or somebody modifies a logo with their own tagline and saves over the original... or somebody changes the file name of an image and it breaks across a hundred different files.
Linking is a mess, it's a product of an old way of thinking and from an era when hard drives only had a few gigs and transferring online was done in kbps. I can upload a 500mb document in about 15 seconds on my work connection, everyone has 2 tb hard drives... for most pro's space and bandwidth are no longer issues. It's time for linking to DIE! That's just my opinion, but im a forward thinker.

Try this, drop an image into your publisher document, then click the PHOTO studiolink icon on the top left of your app window (assuming you own all 3 apps). All your tools will inline turn into Affinity Photo, no app switching, full AfPhoto tools directly in your page layout file... now work with the image. Erase some pixels, make a mask, add some color adjustment layers, use the clone stamper.... Now click the PUBLISHER studiolink icon to get back to page layout to continue working. The layers don't flatten, you don't lose editability. 
You have all your editing tools in one app with studio link, full editing capability without the need for app switching, linked files or all the convoluted extra steps. you don't need a separate afPhoto file for an image because the full editing capability is available directly in your layout.  Its a whole new way of working and thinking about how a layout app can work.

When some of the buyers died.

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I have just tried this, haakoo, and I don't think this would be much use for managing a 2,000 word article. I watched the tutorial for how the linked/embedded item worked for pictures and was initially hopeful, but they simply haven't done the equivalent for text. Which is a pity, as I would be perfectly happy to do the text editing in Word and simply let the updated version appear automatically in Publisher.

My problem stems from the fact that for years I have been working on Corel and Inkscape. In some aspects there are more options in editing the curve.
In affinity, some tasks are not so obvious

@haakoo I understand :).I see that it matters as curves connect.
I connected through: Selection of 2 objects - Layer - Geometry - Merge Curves - because I did not know another way. I did not know that you can connect through the Node tool

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Did not work. Or I do not understand the steps in turn. Whatever I do not do, they do not connect with each other

If only it were that simple! There are three Mac apps, three Windows apps and (currently) two iPad apps. Although many posts about APh are also relevant to AD users, many are not because they relate to features such as filters or perspective correction. Similarly, posts about Separated mode are only of interest to Mac users.
I can’t speak for other users, but I personally don’t want to hunt through eight or ten different forums because of an arbitrary split being imposed.

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At your service, sir!

A circle is just a very large dot or period...depending on what font size you select

Sorry, @mouldman99.
As you'll see from the link I provided, the original version is called XNView and was Windows-only.
However, the newer multi-platform version called XNView MP is for Linux, macOS, as well as Windows.
Curiously, although XNView MP lists over 500 different file formats among those it recognizes, they make no mention of the Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher formats; however, it can recognize and generate thumbnails for each of them. Although I typically use Bridge as my primary file browser, XNView MP can easily serve the same function. Just like Bridge, XNView MP has a pretty good tool for Batch Renaming of your photos. You can also perform batch conversion, manage metadata, capture screenshots, print, etc. It's actually pretty amazing for donation-ware.
XnView MP is provided as FREEWARE (NO Adware, NO Spyware) for private or educational use (including non-profit organizations). The developer asks that if you enjoy using XnView MP, you can feel free to help the developer with a small donation.

ooohhhh how wide would the frame/field/box/form/panel need to be for that label???

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Thanks for your response @haakoo
You're right, we can make it larger, but not smaller. I want to make it way smaller, because it's already huge. Practically speaking: this window should be able to size down a lot to be able to keep it open. Like me there are more people on this forum wanting to keep this thing open at all times. I've read some others commenting about it too. Leaving it open while still working is just impossible with a size like this and it floating around. While there's plenty of room to at least responsively scale this panel down. I don't see any reason why there would be this large minimum size.
But again, I'd rather see this one to be able to fit in the studio area instead.

@Alfred, doesn't it exist already? – Graph and Gräfin (pixel persona, friendly to Count):

 
 

Good move, Carl. So much better than trying to plan retrospectively!