diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ee8fc7..ae7cf0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ Action and selection popups paint a popup-sized background using the launcher wi
 
 The launcher, emoji picker, Translate, and Notes share `ActionPill` for footer styling, alignment, spacing, and keyboard indicators: primary action first, then Actions with separate Command and K keycaps. Notes places Browse Notes (Command-P) and Actions (Command-K) at the bottom right, with both popups opening upwards; New Note remains in Actions and on Command-N. Its formatting controls scroll horizontally when the remaining footer space is too narrow. Controllers supply the buttons and retain their targets, enabled state, and popup behavior.
 
+Notes keeps its 36-point footer pill 8 points from the bottom and right window edges, matching the other views even at the minimum window size.
+
 The header’s trailing edge is constrained to the footer’s trailing edge. The translation provider pill and footer pill therefore share the same 8-point right inset and 36-point height.
 
 ### Global shortcuts and launch at login
diff --git a/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift b/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
index 0a2271f..5b65d16 100644
--- a/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Conjure/NotesController.swift
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ final class NotesController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
             body.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: header.bottomAnchor),
             body.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leadingAnchor),
             body.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.trailingAnchor),
-            body.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor),
+            body.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.bottomAnchor, constant: -8),
             scroll.widthAnchor.constraint(equalTo: body.widthAnchor),
             footer.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: body.leadingAnchor, constant: 24),
             footer.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: body.trailingAnchor, constant: -8),
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 86a8837..e14b3e6 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@
     - [x] add whole-note Markdown export actions to the Notes Actions menu:
         - Copy as Markdown: replace images with inline-code placeholders such as `<photo.png>`.
         - Export as Markdown…: save a single `.md` file without images; with images, create a folder containing the Markdown and image files, using relative links.
-        - exports leave the original note and RTFD autosaves unchanged.
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+        - exports leave the original note and RTFD autosaves unchanged.
+    - [ ] bug: pressing backspace at the start of a heading will move it back a line (as expected), but a subsequent return will cause the heading `#`s to appear on the first and the heading text to move down a line.
+    - [ ] improve:
+        - add cmd+shift+s for strikethrough and cmd+shift+u for underline
+        - don't hide the backticks surrounding a codeblock
+        - give inline codeblocks (e.g. `some code snippet`) an inline container and an orange text color matching the color scheme of the conjure application
+    - [ ] feature: vim motions
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diff --git a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/NotesEditingTests.swift b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/NotesEditingTests.swift
index a36dff1..a192382 100644
--- a/Tests/ConjureKitTests/NotesEditingTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ConjureKitTests/NotesEditingTests.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,33 @@ import ConjureKit
 import Testing
 @testable import Conjure
 
+@Test @MainActor
+func notesActionPillKeepsWindowInsetsWhenResized() throws {
+    _ = NSApplication.shared
+    let directory = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(UUID().uuidString)
+    let suite = "NotesLayout.\(UUID().uuidString)"
+    let defaults = try #require(UserDefaults(suiteName: suite))
+    defer {
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: directory)
+        defaults.removePersistentDomain(forName: suite)
+    }
+    let controller = NotesController(defaults: defaults, directory: directory)
+    let window = NSWindow(contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 750, height: 390),
+                          styleMask: [.borderless], backing: .buffered, defer: false)
+    window.contentViewController = controller
+    defer { _ = controller.close(); window.orderOut(nil) }
+    func descendants(_ view: NSView) -> [NSView] { [view] + view.subviews.flatMap(descendants) }
+    let pill = try #require(descendants(controller.view).first { $0 is ActionPill })
+    for size in [NSSize(width: 750, height: 390), NSSize(width: 570, height: 260)] {
+        window.setContentSize(size)
+        controller.view.layoutSubtreeIfNeeded()
+        let frame = pill.convert(pill.bounds, to: controller.view)
+        #expect(abs(frame.minY - controller.view.bounds.minY - 8) < 0.5)
+        #expect(abs(controller.view.bounds.maxX - frame.maxX - 8) < 0.5)
+        #expect(abs(frame.height - 36) < 0.5)
+    }
+}
+
 @Test @MainActor
 func notesSwitchWithoutLeakingEditsUndoOrAttachmentsAndRestoreSelection() throws {
     _ = NSApplication.shared