To me, a note-taking application that makes you issue a "new note" command before you start writing is broken. Note taking should be very free-form, not limited by the software. Forcing users to click a "new note" button (even if it has a keyboard shortcut) is like putting a plastic sheet between every single sticky note in the pad. The customers don't want it and it's not necessary. I could never get used to it after a note taking application that just lets you start writing, so any program that makes me take two actions (open program, "new note") gets immediate black marks next to just one action (open program).
Trust me. It builds up. Anything you have to use all the time gets its quibbles and irritations magnified before they fade into familiarity.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - If the program is meant to stay open all the time, it's a little different.
PPS - In that case there will always be an action to focus on the program before writing.
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