walt.farrell

For SVG you can use variable fonts if the rendering application supports it. ie: you can use variable fonts in most web-browsers available today. For other contexts such as importing into other applications; CAD, 3D tools, cutting tools, etc I suspect most SVG implementations in these contexts won't support variable fonts and converting text to curves will likely produce much better results.

For PDF, presumably the same as every other application that supports Variable fonts and PDF: the application must generate a Static subset of the Variable Font and embed that in the PDF. Or it must Convert to Curves.
I have no idea about SVG, except perhaps using Converting to Curves.

I confirm that EXE versions keep my CSV files in resources folder.
YES!!!

Thank you so far. I'm going to save backup copies regularly again. 

As I understand it, "Missing Characters" means that the characters are not present in the font you've chosen. If you see anything, it should be a substitution from some different font. That may, or may not, matter to you. It's more likely to matter if nothing shows up, but it could matter even if something shows up from a different font  

As I understand it, "Missing Characters" means that the characters are not present in the font you've chosen. If you see anything, it should be a substitution from some different font. That may, or may not, matter to you. It's more likely to matter if nothing shows up, but it could matter even if something shows up from a different font  

The top six characters in the column in the following document.
https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-2440.pdf
OCR A extended which I found on this computer recently.
It is not listed on the following page.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/fonts/windows_11_font_list
I have not used this computer much since I got it so I don't know at present how that font arrived on my computer.
William
 
 

No, app just freezes, and there is no response.

Good question. I'm using the default MSIX apps. 

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @DJR.
What you expect is the way that Publisher works, as part of its StudioLink feature. This gives you access, in Publisher, to the Photo Persona of the Photo application, and the Designer Persona of the Designer application. It does not give access to the other Personas of either application.
Photo and Designer do not have the StudioLink feature, and they provide access only to their own set of Personas. 
What you are seeing is normal and correct.

When it starts you'll know because they'll post the details. 

When it starts you'll know because they'll post the details. 

When it starts you'll know because they'll post the details. 

I found the answer. As of Sonoma 14.4, Apple has separated where learned words are stored from where users install additional dictionaries. Perhaps users were breaking things when editing the learned word lists.
There's no change to where additional dictionaries are installed, but the learned word lists are now stored here:
~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.AppleSpell/Library/Spelling/
Apple should have migrated users' learned word lists from ~/Library/Spelling/ instead of forcing us to start from scratch, but perhaps this was just a glitch that affected a small number of users such as myself and @Demonskunk.

To my understanding, yes. There is no guarantee that you would want them in the existing text flow. You could, for example, be inserting one or more pages to hold illustrations. 

Place does not Embed, if the policy says to Link, so I'm not sure what you mean by that.
But it seems clear to me that what thomaso wants is an option for Open to create the file with a Linked Image layer when a raster file is opened, rather than a Pixel layer.

You left out the space bar!

I have done it 😀 
I was very careful, removed the old installation files before I downloaded the new ones so I couldn't get confused!
It takes so long to get new computers and programmes working in the way you are used to and want them to. I really do appreciate the help.

They are supplied by macOS, probably. 
As I mentioned before, your folder structure in your Spelling folder does not match what the FAQ tells you. Please try correcting that. I suspect that none of the languages you have added are being recognized by the Affinity applications.

There are two prompts you could get:
If you installed from the Affinity Store using the default MSIX installer, the prompt will offer you the option to Install. If you click the button, it downloads the updated installer, updates the program, and restarts it with the new update applied.
or If you installed using the alternative EXE/MSI installer, the prompt will offer you the opportunity to Download. If you click the button, your default web browser will open to the right spot in the Affinity Store for you to download the file. You need to make sure you choose the EXE version. Then you need to close the application, and run the installer yourself.

Place does not Embed, if the policy says to Link, so I'm not sure what you mean by that.
But it seems clear to me that what thomaso wants is an option for Open to create the file with a Linked Image layer when a raster file is opened, rather than a Pixel layer.

The Solid Pen with Pressure brush is a true vector brush. 
The other "vector" brushes are raster images stretched along a vector path. They are thus a combination of raster and vector, and will pixelize if you zoom in.

Thanks walt. I used the goto folder setting to make sure I was in the correct folder. 
 

You have not followed the installation instructions properly; the files and folders are in the wrong location.
Please check the FAQ again, particularly:
Yours are within a folder named la_LA, not directly in ~/Library/Spelling. Also, I suspect your screenshot is of /Library/Spelling, not ~/Library/Spelling, but I cannot check that right now.
And:
Yours are within a folder named la_La within a folder named la_LA. That's one folder too many. And, again, I  suspect you're showing us the wrong Spelling folder, but I cannot tell from the limited screenshot provided and can't check my Mac system right now.
There's also a problem the file content is wrong, depending on exactly how you performed the download. What do the first few lines of each look like?

I am using now an old Dell adapter and I had no more crashes. Fingers crossed...