Keyman Update for 28 March 2025

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the period from 17 March 2025 — 28 March 2025.

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 18.0.215 beta through 18.0.222 beta and Keyman 19.0.15 alpha through 19.0.18 alpha were released in this cycle.

• Keyman Developer
  • Handled non-BMP numeric entities in XML reader (#13365).
  • Added validation of nul rule (#13532).
• Windows
  • Design improvements for the Update tab in Keyman Configuration (#13555).
• macOS
  • Updated documentation (#13501).
• Linux
  • Fixed build and run in Docker with different Ubuntu/Debian versions (#13537).
• Android
  • Handled banner overrides independently for different device state (locked and unlocked) (#13546).
• Localization (Windows, Android)
  • Updated Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), and Russian language translation (#13499, #13527).

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

Keyboard updates

New keyboard

• A new Wakhi keyboard, an Arabic script keyboard for the Wakhi language, thanks to ChristopherFio (#3352, #3383)
• A new Lakeside keyboard for the Luo language, thanks to oyousuf (#3381)
• A new Ho Latin keyboard for Ho, which is also written using the Latin alphabet in addition to Warang Citi, thanks to Singitur (#3393)
• A new experimental Sahtu keyboard for specific Sahtu Kede accents and letters, and general Sahtu Kede typing, thanks to RavingRaven4 (#3350, #3382)

Keyboards enhancement

• Winchus keyboard v1.2: added new keyboard shortcuts and updated documents, thanks to alex-larkin (#3375)
• vietnam keyboard v1.0.4: added more consonants and fixed several bugs, thanks to Cathaylaboratory (#3386, #3387)
• Ho Latin keyboard v1.0.1: modified touch layout, thanks to Singitur (#3403)
• Taigi Viet Telex keyboard v3.1.1:  fixed rule with broken index() statement (#3391)
• Khmer Angkor v2.1.1: replaced Mondulkiri fonts with Busra (#3344)
• Khmer Basic Keyboard v1.2.2: replaced Mondulkiri fonts with Busra (#3397)
• Chechen Latin Keyboard v1.2: improved keyboard layout (#3394)
• slp1_roman keyboard v1.0.1: added tablet touch layout (#3385)
• Tsakonian keyboard v1.1.0: updated font and changed keyboard to use RALT (#3401)