Marc here. I’ve been trying to use the Keyman keyboard on iOS 8 exclusively for a few days, now that iOS 8 is in gold master. This post is written to give you a bit of an idea of how deep we try and go in working through usability and Read more…
Configure Opera Mini to make Amharic and other custom text visible. 1) In Opera Mini, visit opera:config by typing it into the URL bar: 2) Find "Use bitmap fonts for complex scripts", set it to "Yes", and click "Save": You may also need to switch off "Single column view" in Read more…
We've just released update version 1.4 of Keyman for iPhone and iPad, here's the run down of what's new: Key Preview Now when you touch a key, a popup preview will show (phone only, not tablet), so you can see the key your finger is touching. We think this really Read more…
In a previous post, I outlined the steps needed to deploy a custom touch keyboard layout to iOS or Android devices running Keyman for iPhone and iPad, or Keyman for Android respectively. This post will get into the nitty-gritty of how to do that using Google Drive as your 'web Read more…
The most requested feature of Keyman for Android was to be able to use Keyman keyboards across all apps on the device. With the latest 1.1 version update to our app, it's now a reality! Here is a step-by-step guide to install a keyboard across your entire Android device: Step Read more…
Over the last few months, our team has been working hard on developing a native version of Keyman for iOS, which is now available on the Apple App Store as Keyman! The Keyman app now brings you the power and ease of use of Keyman Desktop to your iPhone, iPad Read more…
Since the release of the KeymanWeb 2.0 beta, we haven't been sitting around. We have in fact released 7 updates to the beta in the last month! Today, we consolidated a lot of that effort into build 335, and I'm happy to be able to report on some of the Read more…
Keyman has a long and colourful history of integration with Windows. Keyman introduced the concept of language switching even before Windows supported multiple languages — way back in 1991. Because of this long history, and the support we added over this time for Windows 3.1, 95/98/Me, NT4, through 2000, XP, Read more…
When we started planning version 2.0 of KeymanWeb, we had a couple of major objectives. First, we wanted to clean up a big chunk of code that had grown beyond its original design and was getting very difficult to maintain and extend. And second, we knew that touch devices – Read more…
We recently submitted Keyman Desktop for Windows 8 certification, continuing our tradition of Microsoft compatibility. The Windows 8 certification program was designed to help consumers identify apps that work well with Windows 8 devices. It shows that Keyman Desktop is an important part of the Windows experience. This means that Read more…