How to use web / mobile interface on Android phone or tablet - touch only interface - toolbar?

Questions & Help
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It’s nearly impossible to use Logseq without a keyboard. There is mention of a mobile toolbar, but even the row of icons above the Virtual On-Screen Touch Keyboard doesn’t appear in the latest version on the web interface, at least on test.logseq.com.

The answer seems to be Hacker’s Keyboard from F-Droid App Store. Not the one on Google Play Store. This one has [ESC] icon. It does support many (though I haven’t tested them all) of the key combinations. Even better, you can configure swipe-left and swipe-right gestures to bring up a bar of function keys (F1-F12), or swipe the other way and it comes up with a list of suggested punctuation marks. You can add your own characters.

It doesn’t support emojis; they come up as pairs of question mark icons. It does seem to support Unicode characters, although you may have to paste them into the config.edn file by hand.

One problem is that the keyboard is not always present, particularly in the Keymap Settings dialog that says “press any key combination.” The solution is that there is an option to have a permanent notification, which will instantly bring up the keyboard even when it is not really needed.

Of course, there are also Bluetooth keyboards.

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Ah. It seems that Hacker’s Keyboard has two modes:

1. If you’re in a text-editing box, you can swipe to get the suggested punctuation.

2. If you’re not in editing mode (but I guess in navigation mode), you’re only expecting things like arrow keys and function keys to be used, and swiping does not bring in the suggested punctuation toolbar at the top.

This needs more thought. I might try other keyboards.

There is probably enough mileage in the sticky control key so you can use Control 1 through Control 0, and a lot of the control letters aren’t used. Control A, Control V, Control C, Control X, and Control Z are probably the ones we’re already using for other purposes.

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The modes are more of a Logseq thing, not from the keyboard.

“Unexpected Keyboard” (from Play Store or f-droid app store) looks even more useful and customizable.

There is a plug-in ”Vim Shortcuts” which also looks useful - thanks to Bas Grolleman (Tools on Tech) for the video.