Thanks for your response. It got me thinking that I could use Spark to automate the process - I just spent 10 minutes tinkering and now I have a simple keyboard shortcut to create a new document with the date (in the needed YYYY-MM-DD format) and time in the title. I'd be happy to help anyone out w...

But let me think about your original proposal. Having access to the notes of the folder directly above the document might be pretty cool; I could see a need for it. I am thinking that it would have to show only the immediate parent, or you could end up with a cluttered interface for notes nested to...

You can get nearly monochrome, or muted icons with all but the top level (Research, Trash)
(Personally monochrome icons bother my eyes, so I don't use this.)

1.Tint Icons with Label Color (View menu)
2. Set label color(s) to one color / shade of white/grey

Here I was, thrilled to discover the saved search text for character, setting and object notes: with the editor split, one-click shows the character profile beside the draft, two-clicks and the binder pane shows all related documents beside the character profile and the draft. What happens to the te...

I find the back of a notepad works nicely. For the floor, a large notebook with a thick cardboard cover works well.