Keyman Update for 25 October 2024

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the period from 14 October 2024 — 25 October 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 18.0.126 alpha through 18.0.131 alpha were released in this cycle.

Significant updates in these versions include:

• Developer
  • Added documentation on Keyman MIME types (#12540)
• MacOS:
  • Fixed missing alt layer on OSK (#12565)
  • Keys output correctly when selected on OSK (#12556)
• Android:
  • Updated Khmer strings (#12574)

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

Keyboard updates

New keyboards:

• The Old Persian keyboard is for typing the Old Persian language using the Old Persian script (#3154, #3156). Thanks to the devoted effort from mauruo.
• The Taiwan Austronesian keyboard is designed to type Taiwan Austronesian languages (#3150). Appreciation to Cathaylaboratory.
• The Psalter Pahlavi (Phonetic) keyboard is for typing the Pahlavi language of China using the Psalter Pahlavi script (#3147).
• The Inscriptional Pahlavi (Phonetic) keyboard is designed to type the Pahlavi language of Iran using the Inscriptional Pahlavi script (#3147). 
• The Inscriptional Parthian (Phonetic) keyboard uses the Inscriptional Parthian script to type the Parthian language (#3149).
• The Khudawadi (Inscript) keyboard is based on an Inscript layout which is created for the Sindhi language using the Khudawadi script (#3151).
• The Mahajani (Inscript) keyboard is an Inscript-based keyboard for the languages using the Mahajani script (#3153).
• The Avestan keyboard is for the Avestan language and script (#3157).

Keyboard enhancements:

• The hakka keyboard v1.2 supports typing kanji characters (#3146). Much thanks to the contribution from Cathaylaboratory.
• The Yorùbá Ìrọ̀rùn keyboard v1.0.3 introduces x, v, and q keys, adjustments for combining diacritical marks and keys (ẹ́, ọ́, ẹ̀, and ọ̀), and deletion of the Beninoise Yorùbá character (#3152). Credits to w3techy.

Predictive text update

• Brao wordlist enhancement for Brao (SIL) keyboard (#279).