Keyman Update for 21 June 2024

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the period from 10 June 2024 — 21 June 2024.

As always, you can follow all of our development online at github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and you may find the Keyman Development Status Site at status.keyman.com both interesting and slightly overwhelming!

Keyman minor releases

Keyman 18.0.53 alpha through 18.0.60 alpha were released in this cycle.

Significant updates in these versions include:

• Keyman Developer
  • Correctly handles On-screen keyboard when importing a Windows keyboard into a touch-only project (#11720).
  • Implements Email address confirmation (#11735).
  • Provides helpful information on the file locations for keyboard project upgrades (#11819).
  • Reduces imprecise error and warning messages (#11810, #11843)
  • Bug fixes and code polishes (#11738, #11754, #11759, #11760, #11767, #11769, #11770, #11771, #11779, #11805).
• Keyman for Android
  • Ensures the right keyboard size with the screen orientation of Android devices (#11604, #11722).
• Keyman for Linux
  • Automatically generates two missing files (".bmp.png" and ".json") at run-time (#11789).
• Web for Android and iOS
  • Enhances the usability for keyboard (#10432, #11263, #11786).
  • Smoother text predictions (#10343, #11784).

The full list of updates can be viewed in the version history.

Keyboard updates

New keyboard:

• A new Kui Odia WinScript keyboard for the Kui language using the Odiya script is now available (#2800).
• A new Pau Cin Hau keyboard for Tedim Chin using the Pau Cin Hau script can now be downloaded  (#2810).
• A new Ugaritic keyboard for the Ugaritic language using the Ugaritic script (#2812).
• A new Grantha – INSCRIPT keyboard for typing Old Tamil and Sanskrit in the Grantha script (#2813).
• A new Nag Mundari keyboard for the Mundari language using the Nag Mundari script (#2814).
• A new Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong keyboard for the Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script (#2803).
• A new Hanifi Rohingya keyboard for the Rohingya language using the Hanifi Rohingya script (#2817).
• A new Takri – Inscript keyboard supports all languages that use the Takri script including Chambeali, Dogri, Jaunsari, Kulvi, Mandeali, Hinduri, Jangshung, and Shumcho (#2816).
• A new Pahawh Hmong (Basic) keyboard supports the Second Stage Reduced Version orthography (vowel rimes, consonant onsets, some combining marks, and digits) for the Pahawh Hmong script (#2823). 
• A new Samaritan keyboard for the Samaritan script (#2824).
• A new Medefaidrin keyboard for the Medefaidrin language using the Medefaidrin script. It is based on a US Qwerty keyboard using a phonetic layout (#2825). 
• A new Mende Kikakui (SIL) keyboard for the Mende Kikakui script based on a phonetic system of typing  (#2833).
• A new sgaw_karen keyboard for the S’gaw Karen language thanks to Jcturner12 (#2752).

Keyboard enhancements:

• Big thanks to dyacob for adding many changes to: 
  • SIL Ethiopic keyboard v2.0.5:  added On-Screen keyboard and AbyssinicaSIL-Regular.ttf font file  (#2827)
  • GFF Sheek Bakrii Saphaloo Keyboard v1.0.7: changed font for better compatibility with LibreOffice (#2736)
  • SIL Ethiopic Power-G keyboard v1.2.4: added On-Screen keyboard and AbyssinicaSIL-Regular.ttf font file  (#2830).
• Applause to HopsAndHops (#2821) for upgrading: 
  • Dene Zhatıé keyboard v10.0.3: corrected typo in documentation 
  • Haíɫzaqvḷa keyboard v9.5.2: corrected typo in language name.
• Experimental Naija Type keyboard updated to v59 by adding missing flick keys thanks to rowbory (#2822).
• Balochi Phonetic keyboard upgraded to v1.6.2 by adding backslash thanks to rmlockwood (#2819).
• Kui Odia WinScript keyboard v1.0.1: fixed keyboard name (#2806).
• Devanagari Typewriter (SIL) keyboard v1.1.2: swapped the OSKFont and DisplayFont entries (#2807). 
• Taigi_telex keyboard and Taigi SDWXV keyboard v1.0.1:  added rules to support typing uppercase vowels (#2805). 
• Uma Graphic keyboard v1.0.1: updated keyboard to show it is a good replacement for uma_phonetic (#2809).
• Experimental Aleph With Beth keyboard v1.0.6: removed source files from package (#2815).
• Polytonic Greek (SIL) keyboard v1.6: changed targets to ‘any’ (#2820).
• Obolo Chwerty keyboard v1.5: added numeric layer, updated layer and added longpress hint feature (#2804).