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I apologize for a not meaningful topic title, but I did not know how to make a one-liner from my problem. 1. Open IDML containing a global spot colour. Result: Everything fine. All colours were correctly imported as palette "Document". 2. Import a .afpalette having partially the same spot colours (names) as palette "Document". Result: In my case in the imported document palette the spot colour "HKS 7" is renamed to "Global colour 7", whereas in the existing palette "Document" the colour "HKS 7" is untouched. 3. Delete palette "Document" - you can omit this step if you want - and try to rename "Global Colour 7" in the imported palette to "HKS 7". Result: In the input box the correct colour name is already displayed, but not saved when hitting OK button. The colour name is even not changed, when you type in a different name. Solution: You have to use "Rename Global Colour" to see any change in colour name.

And the Oscar for the most weird bug goes to ... ME. 1. Write some text in a text frame in 10pt size and select the text or the text frame. 2. Use the menu Text >> Size >> Bigger/Smaller (or the corresponding keyboard shortcut if you use a non-German keyboard) once. Result: Text size is now 10,1pt/9,9pt. 3. Use the menu Text >> Size >> Bigger/Smaller (or the corresponding keyboard shortcut if you use a non-German keyboard) again and again. Result: Text size grows/shrinks now in 1pt steps. Similar results you get with Precise Bigger/Smaller. Text sizes like 11, 12pt give no problems. Second, not a bug, but a recurring nuisance: I do know that language aware keyboard shortcuts are a challenge, but please make this happen. Example: On a standard German keyboard <, > and | are on the same key and we have the keys Alt and Alt Gr. According to the current shortcut for Precise Text Smaller I have to press Ctrl+Alt+>. Pressing this combination leads to Justify paragraph: Last line left. Obviously Affinity is not able to differentiate between Alt and Alt Gr. Alt Gr is normally used for the third character on a key.

1. Create CMYK document. 2. One layer with an element having a spot colour. 3. Place on top of the Layers panel a SoftProof adjustment. 4. Export as PDF with preserving spot colours. Result: Spot colour is converted. At least I would hope for a Preflight warning, that SoftProof is enabled before export or if easier automatically discarding this adjustment.