Here’s an experience I frequently have, but I’m not sure there’s a good workaround–maybe something Greg or others have ideas about …
On iOS–I love the “new draft after” feature because mainly I want a blank screen for capturing when I open the app. And when I don’t, I can set the focus mode.
On Mac, there’s a bit more friction. I set the “new draft” setting to 60 minutes because mostly I’m working in the same draft. However, sometimes I am working on various projects and come back to drafts after an hour and still want that file to be there. When the app is inactive, but visible, I can see that draft is still loaded and I’m ready to work on it. However, when I activate the app, the editor goes blank and I get a new draft. I find this a surprise every time. I have recently taken to pressing the “last draft” button now, which is a pretty good solution, but that moment of frustration when I can see the draft I want before I activate the app, but then it disappears. I almost wish Drafts could blank the editor while it was inactive so I didn’t have the expectation when I switched to the app that my draft was still open.