The aim of this project is to add all popular Bangla typing methods from
Bangladesh and India in a single interface. Current release supports
English to Bangla Phonetic typing support for home users, mouse based
Bangla typing support for newbies and for professionals traditional
keyboard layout based Bangla typing support. Keyboard layouts those are
added with the current release are - Probhat, Munir Optima, Avro Easy
(an easy to learn keyboard layout from OmicronLab), Bornona (the easiest
Bangla keyboard layout we have found yet! From "The Safeworks") and
National (Jatiya) - Standard Bangla Keyboard Layout in Bangladesh
designed by Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). Please read below for
details.
Features of Avro Keyboard :
English to Bangla Phonetic Typing :
Avro Keyboard supports most modern English to Bangla phonetic typing
method. Write anywhere "ami banglay gan gai", it will be automatically
typed -
- Easiest transliteration scheme: We have researched through all present English to Bangla transliterating softwares and made our easiest transliteration scheme, both for memorizing and friendly typing speed.
- Floating Preview Window: See on the fly how your English text is converting to Bangla!
- Dictionary support: This English to Bangla phonetic typing method supports Dictionary with near about 150000 Bangla words and auto-correct feature. We have left the auto correct dictionary totally editable by the users. Add your own words, modify them anytime, and correct most common mistakes on the fly automatically!
Avro Keyboard supports traditional keyboard layout based
Bangla typing. Get the most popular Bangla keyboard layouts in
Bangladesh and India at hand!
- Multiple Keyboard Layout Support: Avro Keyboard supports
multiple keyboard layouts. And all the layouts are easily accessible
from keyboard layout menu. Currently supported keyboard layouts are:
- Probhat
- Munir Optima
- Avro Easy - An easy to learn keyboard layout from OmicronLab.
- Bornona - The easiest Bangla keyboard layout we have found yet! From "The Safeworks"
- National (Jatiya) - Standard Bangla Keyboard Layout in Bangladesh designed by Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC)
- Automatic Vowel Forming: Unleash your typing speed with this
great algorithm. In a good number of cases, simply typing the
kar/matra/short form of vowel will produce the full form of vowel
automatically, there is no need to type the Link key. For detail
information, please read the Documentations.
- This Automatic Vowel Forming can also be kept disabled from the Configuration dialog box.
- This Automatic Vowel Forming can also be kept disabled from the Configuration dialog box.
- Old Style “Reph”: Although in phonetic typing method Reph is
typed at the beginning of a consonant, this may be seemed peculiar to
the users (and it happened!). Avro Keyboard now uses the “auto Reph”
feature, which will automatically move the Reph at the beginning of a
consonant/"juktakkhor" (conjunct) when you type it at the end.
- This Old Style Reph can also be kept disabled from the Configuration dialog box.
- This Old Style Reph can also be kept disabled from the Configuration dialog box.
- Assamese Language Support: You can also type Assamese using all these keyboard layouts as necessary Assamese characters are placed here.
Easy Mouse Based Bangla Typing:
Easiest method made ever for typing Bangla! Use the
full-featured on screen Bangla keyboard for your typing.
Nothing to memorize, just click and type Bangla anywhere!
- Assamese Language Support: You can also type Assamese using mouse as necessary Assamese characters are placed on the on-screen Bangla Keyboard.
Bangla spell checker:
Avro Keyboard comes with a handy Bangla spell checker. You can check
spelling right inside MS Word. For spell checking on plain text, there
is also Avro Pad.