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'''Avro Keyboard''' is a [[free and open source]] graphical keyboard software developed by OmicronLab for the [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], and several other software additionally adapted its phonetic layout for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] operating system. It is the first free [[Unicode]] and [[ANSI]] compliant [[Bengali input methods|Bengali keyboard interface]] for Windows. It was published on 26 March 2003.

Avro Keyboard has support for fixed keyboard layout and phonetic layout named "Avro Phonetic" that allows typing [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]] through romanized transliteration. Avro Keyboard comes with many additional features; auto correction, spell checker, a font fixer tool to set default Bengali font, a keyboard layout editor, Unicode to ANSI converter, ANSI to Unicode converter and a set of Bengali Unicode and ANSI fonts. This software is provided in a Standard Installer Edition and Portable Edition for Windows.

==Development==
Development of Avro Keyboard was started in 2003 by Mehdi Hasan Khan, a student from [[Mymensingh Medical College]]. It was first published on web for free download on 26 March 2003 under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kazi Fahim |last=Ahmed |date=2006-03-10 |script-title=bn:ইউনিকোড ভিত্তিক অভ্র কি-বোর্ড |work=Prothom Alo |url= |language=bn}}</ref> Initially, it was developed in [[Visual Basic]], which was later transferred to [[Delphi (programming language)|Delphi]]. After discussion,<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:ওপেন সোর্সে অভ্র : মতামত প্রয়োজন |url=http://www.sachalayatan.com/omicronlab/11251 |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=সচলায়তন |language=bn |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727021945/http://www.sachalayatan.com/omicronlab/11251 |url-status=live}}</ref> OmicronLab published the [[source code]] of Windows version under [[Mozilla Public License|MPL]] 1.1 license with the Avro Keyboard 5.0.5 public beta 1.

Initially, the Linux version of it, v0.0.1, was written in [[C++]], using [[Smart Common Input Method|scim]], licensed under [[Gpl 2|GPLv2]] on 2 September 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project Hosting. |url=https://code.google.com/archive/p/scim-avro/ |access-date=2021-02-18 |website=code.google.com |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506185051/https://code.google.com/archive/p/scim-avro |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, it moved to [[Intelligent Input Bus|iBus]] and [[JavaScript]] for its Linux version, first release on 20 July 2012, under MPL. Avro was further developed primarily by [https://github.com/sarim Sarim Khan] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://github.com/omicronlab |title=OmicronLab |website=GitHub |language=en |access-date=2019-10-01 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030180949/https://github.com/omicronlab |url-status=live}}</ref> along with Rifat Un Nabi, Tanbin Islam Siyam, Ryan Kamal, [[Shabab Mustafa]] and Nipon Haque from OmicronLab.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omicronlab.com/blog/announcement/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0/ |script-title=bn:নতুন বছরেই আসছে অভ্র কিবোর্ড ৫ এর ফুল ভার্শন |website=OmicronLab |language=bn |access-date=4 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505173950/https://www.omicronlab.com/blog/announcement/%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%9b%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%87-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%9b%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0/ |archive-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Currently, the JavaScript version is [[Freeze (software engineering)|frozen]], porting is under way to [[Go (programming language)|Golang]], intended to be released in next major release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Added ANSI functionality by abdullah-if · Pull Request #165 · sarim/ibus-avro |url=https://github.com/sarim/ibus-avro/pull/165 |access-date=2021-03-06 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref>

The macOS version, written in [[Objective-C]], was released on 15 December 2013. Several language implementation and bindings are maintained officially. A web-based version is under development.

==Features==

Avro Keyboard has customizable mode switching with automatic tracking and has a larger field of compatibility. Users can get all popular Bengali typing methods in a single software. [[File:bangla.jpg|thumb|When 'bangla' is typed, its transliteration will be written]]
Other features include:
*'''''Both Unicode and ANSI support''': '' Avro Keyboard supports writing Bengali text in both Unicode and ANSI. But just because Bengali language is a complex language script & only Unicode has the fully supports therefore 'Unicode' is the default output rendering for Avro. To write Bengali ANSI is pretty outdated encoding system & it is not recommended.
*'''''English to Bengali phonetic typing''': '' If <code>ami banglay gan gai</code> is typed, then <code>আমি বাংলায় গান গাই</code> will be written.
*'''''Traditional fixed keyboard layout-based typing''': '' Several fixed keyboard layouts like Probhat, Jatiya (National), Bornona, Avro Easy, Munir Optima are provided with Avro Keyboard software to write Bengali.
*'''''Mouse-based Bengali typing''': '' Typing can be done by clicking the character symbols on the keyboard layout picture.
*'''''Spell Check on the fly''': '' For phonetic typing, Avro Keyboard provides a list of correct word on the fly from dictionary based on the typing. Correct word can be chosen from the list.
*'''''Spell checker program''': '' Avro provided a spell checker as separate program. There is a spell checker [[Plug-in (computing)|plug-in]] for [[Microsoft Word]].
*'''''Input language/input locale support''': '' If the Bengali language support is absent in the operating system even then Bengali script can be written by installing Avro.
*'''''Customizable mode-switching (single key/key combination)''': '' Single key or multiple key combination can be used to switch between languages.
*'''''Automatic keyboard mode and input language tracking''': '' If Bengali and English are being typed in two different programs then Avro can detect the language and can continue typing in the correct language.
*'''''Key layout viewer on the fly''': '' A keyboard layout image can be seen on the screen for typing help.
*'''''Customizing Keyboard layout''': '' New Keyboard layout can be created or the character settlement of existing keyboard keys can be rearranged by using the Avro Keyboard layout changer which can be distributed and adopted like plugins.
*'''''Unicode and ANSI based fonts availability''': '' Avro supports and provides Bengali Unicode and ANSI standard fonts. Any Unicode based Bengali font can be used with Avro besides ANSI fonts.
*'''''User editable dictionary support for phonetic typing''': '' There is a Bengali dictionary in Avro Keyboard for automatic correction. The editions of two auto correct dictionaries of different computers can be merged.
*'''''Keyboard macro support''': '' Multiple key can be combined to write custom word or sentence as a command.
*'''''Unicode to Bijoy converter''': '' There is a program called Unicode to Bijoy converter to convert Unicode Bengali text to ASCII (or Bijoy) standard.
*'''''Avro Converter''': '' Avro converter can convert ASCII/ANSI based Bangla documents written by Bijoy, Alpona, Proshika Shabda and Proborton formats to Unicode, without losing formatting. Avro Converter supports a variety of document types (*[[.txt]], *[[.rtf]], *[[.doc]], *[[.docx]], *[[.mdb]]) conversion by [[OLE Automation]] method. With development focus solely on Avro Keyboard, OmicronLab has discontinued further development of Avro Converter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omicronlab.com/avro-converter.html |title=Avro Converter |access-date=2010-12-14 |website=OmicronLab |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830055359/http://www.omicronlab.com/avro-converter.html |archive-date=30 August 2010 }}</ref>
*'''''Support forum for products''': '' There is an online forum from the OmicronLab accompanied with homepage to help the user of their products and discuss various issues. This forum is also used for feature suggestion and further development.
*[[Assamese language|Assamese]] language can be typed by Avro.

===Portable edition of Avro Keyboard===

A portable edition of the Avro keyboard for Windows has been released on 2 July 2007. It does not need any installation or access as administrator and suitable to carry in portable media (like [[USB]] drives). It has a built-in 'automatic virtual font installer'. The size of the portable edition is smaller than the standard edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portable Avro Keyboard - Unicode and ANSI compliant Free Bangla Typing Software and Bangla Spell Checker|url=https://www.omicronlab.com/portable-avro-keyboard.html|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.omicronlab.com|language=en-US|archive-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314183412/https://www.omicronlab.com/portable-avro-keyboard.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Avro Phonetic Layout===
[[File:Avro Phonetic Keyboard Layout.png|thumb|Avro Phonetic Keyboard Layout]]Apart from providing traditional layouts, Avro developed a new layout which provides phonetic typing, that allows Roman transliteration to Bengali. In spite some criticism for letting typing in foreign alphabets,<ref>{{Cite news|script-title=bn:আমাদের ভাষা আন্দোলন এখনও চলমান: মোস্তাফা জব্বার|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/842707.details|access-date=2021-03-06|work=banglanews24.com|date=22 February 2021 |language=bn|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222142248/https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/842707.details|url-status=live}}</ref> it acclaimed much popularity, specially among young generation. The layout is adopted by various other keyboard software including Ridmik keyboard<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ridmik Keyboard|url=https://ridmik.com/#features|access-date=2021-03-06|website=ridmik.com|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302071935/https://ridmik.com/#features|url-status=live}}</ref> (Android and iOS), Borno keyboard (Android and Windows), OpenBangla Keyboard<ref>{{Cite web|title=OpenBangla Keyboard|url=https://openbangla.github.io/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=OpenBangla Keyboard|language=en-us|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414233115/https://openbangla.github.io/|url-status=live}}</ref> (Linux) and others. It is also used by [[mw:Universal Language Selector|Universal Language Selector]] of Wiki projects for Bengali input. It was also used in [[Firefox OS]] for Bengali input, utilizing its JavaScript implementation, along with Probhat layout.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-27|title=Bangla in Firefox OS: The Story {{!}} Mozilla Bangladesh|url=http://blog.mozillabd.org/2013/11/bangla-firefox-os-timeline|access-date=2021-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827230041/http://blog.mozillabd.org/2013/11/bangla-firefox-os-timeline |archive-date=27 August 2018 }}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
*In 2025, its inventor, [[Mehdi Hasan Khan]] and three others,<ref>{{cite news |title=Team Avro, not Mehdi alone, will get Ekushey Padak in science, tech |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/80406|work=[[Jago News 24]] |date=9 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209130859/https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/80406 |archive-date=9 February 2025 }}</ref> got the second-highest civilian award of Bangladesh, the [[Ekushey Padak]] for inventing this software.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=The Avro story: Dream nears completion as Ekushey Padak beckons |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/tech/avro-story-dream-nears-completion-ekushey-padak-beckons-1062656 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Govt announces Ekushey Padak recipients |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/culture/news/govt-announces-ekushey-padak-recipients-3817901 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=6 February 2025 |language=en|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref>
*Certified as a 100% clean from [[spyware]]/[[adware]]/[[computer virus|virus]] on [[Softpedia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.softpedia.com/progClean/Avro-Keyboard-Bangla-Software-Clean-38350.html | title = Avro Keyboard Bangla Software 4.5.1 – 100% Clean | access-date = 2010-12-16 | website = SoftPedia | archive-date = 12 July 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080712201130/http://www.softpedia.com/progClean/Avro-Keyboard-Bangla-Software-Clean-38350.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
*Has been added to the online solution directory of Microsoft for Indic language input.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Syed Tashfin |title=ICT turns more Bangla savvy |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Dhaka |date=2010-02-25 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/02/25/d602251601113.htm |access-date=2010-05-27 |archive-date=9 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109165542/http://thedailystar.net/2006/02/25/d602251601113.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Avro Keyboard has been listed as useful Bengali computing resource by the [[Unicode Consortium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/resources/keyboards.html |title=Unicode Resources |access-date=2010-12-16 |website=The Unicode Consortium |archive-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004033723/http://www.unicode.org/resources/keyboards.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
*The Bangladesh Election Commission used Avro for internal use and found it satisfactory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omicronlab.com/news/bangladesh-election-commission-using-avro-keyboard.html |title=Bangladesh Election Commission using Avro Keyboard |access-date=2010-12-16 |website=OmicronLab |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229115354/http://www.omicronlab.com/news/bangladesh-election-commission-using-avro-keyboard.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dailystar">{{cite news |date=2010-04-28 |title=An amazing journey from Shahid Lipi to Avro |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=136160 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2010-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503094526/http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=136160 |archive-date=2010-05-03 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*Added as a built-in keyboard in [[Bengali Wikipedia]].
*Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services has given the 'Special Contribution to IT Award 2011' to Avro team for Avro Keyboard Software on 4 February 2011.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:জমকালো অনুষ্ঠানে বাংলা সফটওয়্যারের স্বীকৃতি |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-02-06/news/129247 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=2011-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209154517/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-02-06/news/129247 |archive-date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="omicronlab">{{cite web |url=http://www.omicronlab.com/blog/announcement/basis-special-contribution-award-পেল-অভ্র-কিবোর্ড |title="BASIS Special Contribution Award" পেল অভ্র কিবোর্ড! |access-date=2011-02-06 |website=OmicronLab |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210081023/http://www.omicronlab.com/blog/announcement/basis-special-contribution-award-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1/ |archive-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2011-02-06 |script-title=bn:শেষ হলো বেসিস সফটওয়্যার মেলা |url=http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=52&view=archiev&y=2011&m=02&d=06&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=131115&pub_no=596&type= |newspaper=Samakal |language=bn |access-date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132333/http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=52&view=archiev&y=2011&m=02&d=06&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=131115&pub_no=596&type= |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2011-02-06 |script-title=bn:সফটএক্সপোতে কর্পোরেট অ্যাওয়ার্ড নাইট অনুষ্ঠিত |url=http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/02/06/66783 |newspaper=Amar Desh |language=bn |access-date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210080027/http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/02/06/66783 |archive-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Conflict with Bijoy==
===Beginning===
On 4 April 2010, [[Mustafa Jabbar]], the proprietor of commercial and closed-source Bijoy software and CEO of Ananda Computers, said in an article in the daily ''[[Janakantha]]'' that hackers were responsible for spreading unlicensed copies of his Bijoy on the internet. He accused [[UNDP]] of helping these hackers. He further claimed that UNDP had remarkable influence for selecting Avro for the national ID database project of the [[Bangladesh Election Commission]].<ref name="MustafaJabbarJanakantha">{{cite news | first = Mustafa | last = Jabbar | date = 2010-04-04 | script-title = bn:সাইবার যুদ্ধের যুগে প্রথম পা ॥ একুশ শতক | url = http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=13&dd=2010-04-04&ni=13623 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130120043222/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=13&dd=2010-04-04&ni=13623 |url-status = dead| archive-date = 2013-01-20 | work = [[Janakantha]] | language=bn | access-date = 2010-12-16}}</ref>
Avro developers denied all allegations, and accused Jabbar of continuous harassment in different stages and media by calling them thieves and for that their petition was ignored there. They said that the developers behind Bengali computing happened to work under threat of legal persecution and law enforcing agencies. They indicated that Jabbar complained against Avro after losing around [[৳]]50 million business in Bangladesh Election Commission that used free Avro software instead of commercial Bijoy in the national ID database project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Mehdi Hasan |script-title=bn:প্রতিক্রিয়া-ভাষা উন্মুক্ত হবেই |newspaper=Janakantha |location=Dhaka |date=2010-05-01 |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=13&dd=2010-05-01&ni=16623 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121062308/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=13&dd=2010-05-01&ni=16623 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-21 |access-date=2010-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sachalayatan.com/omicronlab/31599 |script-title=bn:ভাষা উন্মুক্ত হবেই |access-date=2010-12-16 |last=Khan |first=Mehdi Hasan |date=2010-04-20 |publisher=Sachalayatan |language=bn |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727023934/http://www.sachalayatan.com/omicronlab/31599 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Reaction===
Anger and protest have become apparent in Bangla blogosphere and Bangladeshi Facebook users for this accusation that Avro is a "pirated version" of 'Bijoy' and that the Avro team have been called "hackers".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalvoices.org/2010/04/20/bangladesh-let-language-be-free |title=Bangladesh: Let Language Be Free |work=globalvoices.org |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424192401/http://globalvoices.org/2010/04/20/bangladesh-let-language-be-free |archive-date=2010-04-24 |url-status=live |date=20 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rezwanul.blogspot.in/2010/04/avro-vs-bijoy-let-language-be-free.html?m=1 |title=The 3rd world view : Avro Vs. Bijoy: Let Language be Free |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203009/http://rezwanul.blogspot.in/2010/04/avro-vs-bijoy-let-language-be-free.html?m=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |last=Ahamed |first=Syeed |date=28 April 2010 |title=An amazing journey from Shahid Lipi to Avro |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-136160 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231080724/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-136160 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The Avro team was praised for saving around 50 million [[Bangladeshi taka]] of Bangladesh Election Commission.<ref name="dailystar" />

===Legal proceeding===
There is a keyboard layout, named UniBijoy, which was supplied with Avro Keyboard 4.5.1. Jabbar filed an application of [[copyright violation]] to the [[Bangladesh Copyright Office]] on 25 April 2010, claiming that UniBijoy is a copy of Bijoy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sachalayatan.com/himu/31973 |script-title=bn:কপিরাইট অফিস নোটিশ পাঠালো মেহদী হাসান খানের কাছে |work=sachalayatan.com |language=bn |access-date=2010-05-07 |archive-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727023623/http://www.sachalayatan.com/himu/31973 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:কারণ দর্শানোর সময় বাড়াল কাপিরাইট অফিস |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-05-10/news/62135 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=2010-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512124306/http://prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-05-10/news/62135 |archive-date=12 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy}}</ref>

===Settlement===
A settlement was made between Khan and Jabbar in a formal meeting on 16 June 2010 in [[Bangladesh Computer Council]] office in [[Agargaon]], Dhaka at presence of many IT experts. According to that, Khan removes the UniBijoy keyboard layout from Avro Keyboard software and Jabbar withdraws the allegation of copyright violation from Bangladesh copyright office by 20 August 2010.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সমঝোতার পথে অভ্র ও বিজয় |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-06-17/news/71500 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |location=Dhaka |date=2010-06-17 |language=bn |access-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619072001/http://prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-06-17/news/71500 |archive-date=19 June 2010}}</ref> As a result, UniBijoy keyboard layout was removed from the Avro Keyboard version 4.5.2 which was released on 20 August 2010. Jabbar informed that the trial in copyright office is withheld and will be withdrawn.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ইউনিবিজয় লেআউট প্রত্যাহার করলো অভ্র |url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangla/details.php?id=134556&cid=2 |newspaper=BDNews24.Com |location=Dhaka |date=2010-08-23 |language=bn |access-date=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111032943/http://bdnews24.com/bangla/details.php?id=134556&cid=2 |archive-date=2011-01-11}}</ref> He congratulated Khan and said, "I am respectful to his creativity and expecting the development of Avro software."<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:অভ্র থেকে ইউনিবিজয় প্রত্যাহার |url=http://prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-08-22/news/88374 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |location=Dhaka |date=2010-08-22 |language=bn |access-date=2010-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825031334/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-08-22/news/88374 |archive-date=2010-08-25 |url-status=dead |df=dmy}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.omicronlab.com/avro-keyboard.html Avro Keyboard official page]
*[http://www.omicronlab.com/ OmicronLab]
*[https://avro.im/ Avro Keyboard Online]
*[https://linux.omicronlab.com ibus-avro official page]
*[http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/05/12/d405121601117.htm Exploring the base of Bangla in computers]
*[http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=24471 Making technology culture-specific]
*[https://avro.im Avro online]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw5DbnIA9AI Bengali Fonts for Avro Keyboard]

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	'''Avro Keyboard''' is a [[free and open source]] graphical keyboard software developed by OmicronLab for the [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], and several other software additionally adapted its phonetic layout for [[Android (operating system)\|Android]] and [[iOS]] operating system. It is the first free [[Unicode]] and [[ANSI]] compliant [[Bengali input methods\|Bengali keyboard interface]] for Windows. It was published on 26 March 2003.		'''Avro Keyboard''' is a [[free and open source]] graphical keyboard software developed by OmicronLab for the [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], and several other software additionally adapted its phonetic layout for [[Android (operating system)\|Android]] and [[iOS]] operating system. It is the first free [[Unicode]] and [[ANSI]] compliant [[Bengali input methods\|Bengali keyboard interface]] for Windows. It was published on 26 March 2003.