v5.6 [Aug 27, 2019]
- Windows 10 Compatibility Added.
- Removed the bug where Windows language mode would get fixed to Bangla
mode even after switching Avro to system default keyboard.
Locale changing is by default turned off now and no longer recommended.
- Installer size is almost half now. Removed iComplex and Font Fixer.
They were great tool, but not necessary anymore in modern Windows.
- Made the installer a lot simpler.
- Removed outdated help contents.
- All executables are now digitally signed with a new certificate.
v5.1 [Jan 1, 2011]
The whole project has been rewritten from scratch for better performance
* Avro Keyboard is now Open Source, licensed under Mozilla Public License 1.1
* New Bangla Spell Checker. Both for plain text and rich text (through MS Word add-in).
* New Kalpurush Bangla font. Siyam Rupali is updated and now Windows 7 ready.
* New ANSI typing mode. Avro Keyboard can now be used with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and what not! New ANSI version of Siyam Rupali and Kalpurush fonts are provided, they are completely compatible with fonts from Bijoy 2000 version.
* New Font Fixer and iComplex. They now work right inside the installer. The installer also can update usp10.dll if it is allowed and the dll already installed is faulty.
* New Dictionary based typing mode in Avro Phonetic.
* New Unicode to ANSI (Bijoy 2000) plain text converter tool.
* New Keyboard Mode switcher key – Ctrl Space. Ctrl Alt B option is removed.
* New cool splash screen and windows 7 ready icons. Showing splash screen at startup is now optional. New icon in system tray.
* System tray menu now has everything of the Top Bar.
* New skins
* Keyboard macro feature removed as an unused bloat.
* All modules now support Unicode path/file name and Win32 APIs.
* More characters added in Avro Mouse.
* Redesigned Layout Viewer. You can now print keyboard layouts by just hitting the print button. Zooming in and out is now easier.