Using InfoQube without a keyboard

Information management systems, and InfoQube in particular, are keyboard-centric applications. That is one reason why IQ has a wide range of keyboard shortcuts, most of which are user customizable.
 
However, with the advent of touch-based operating systems, PCs are evolving and their form-factors are changing.
Convertible, detachable and 2-in-1 devices (such as the Microsoft Surface Pro) are more and more popular and sometimes used as tablets (i.e. without their keyboard).
 
InfoQube provides a number of features to ease information management on devices without a full, always connected, keyboard:
  • Customizable toolbars (list of commands, larger buttons)
  • Scrolling by touch (most UIs)
  • Handwriting input panel (Popup Editor)
  • Handwriting using Ink documents (Doc pane)
  • Function keys toolbar ( + Shift / Ctrl / Alt modifier keys)
  • Windows built-in Touch keyboard
  • Command to show the On-Screen keyboard
Tips:
  • Having an active pen is an excellent accessory to have, as alternative input method
    There are currently a few incompatible standards, N-trig, Wacom, Synaptic, but the coming Universal Stylus Initiative will help clean this up, eventually...
     
  • The Touch keyboard and the On-Screen keyboard are not the same thing...
    • The Touch keyboard is shown by tapping on the keyboard icon of the taskbar.
    • It is not re-sizable but has a few layouts and supports a handwriting input panel with predictive word suggestions.
    • Also, activating the Touch keyboard will resize the IQ window so it fits just above the touch keyboard
      (the IQ main window must not be maximized, and the Touch keyboard must be in Dock mode)
    • Closing the Touch keyboard restores the IQ window to its previous size. Quite handy
    • The On-Screen keyboard is also a virtual keyboard, but re-sizable and with a more complete set of keys.
      Some users prefer it to the Touch keyboard. Also worth noting, it can show a small panel above the keys with predictive word suggestions.
        
  • Some notebook PCs either have no function keys, or have function keys, but these are assigned to system function (such as raise / lower volume) and to use these as "legacy" function keys, one my simultaneous press a Fn modifier key. It can require quite the finger gymnastic to use some keyboard shortcuts.
    The Function keys toolbar can be useful for those PCs.