Atozed Software is confident that they have a Tablet PC Input Panel alternative that’s more efficient than the native TIP found in Windows. After watching the demo video, they might be on to something, but I’ll have to install “Inker” and give it a try. My general observation is that Inker might be preferred by some, but it looks a bit too cluttered for my use on a UMPC. I do have a full-sized Tablet PC though so I can give it a go on both.Some of the efficiencies noted might be a little overstated. For example, the product page says that it takes four taps to capitalize a word in the native TIP, while it’s a single gesture in Inker. I count two taps, not four: one tap on the word shows the possible auto-complete options in the TIP and the first one is almost always the same word capitalized (or in lowercase if you wrote the word in caps). Regardless, I’m all for text-entry input options, so I’ll take a look. You can too with a free download right here. You’ll need Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and of course a Windows edition that supports Tablet PC functionality.
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