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Addition of Avro Phonetic (Bengali) Keyboard into the app.

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
android, internationalization, kotlin
Domain
internationalization, mobile

Research direction

The payload names no source files. Start by finding the existing Bengali keyboard layout derived from AOSP in the Kotlin Android project, and read how layouts are selected. The request is to add a Bengali phonetic (Avro) input mode that converts QWERTY keystrokes to Bengali, selectable in the app. Done means the mode is available and typing produces the expected Bengali text. The approach is unsettled and the issue has no replies, so confirm the design with maintainers first.

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Description

feature request l10n needs triage
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  • I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
  • I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the request will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one feature request.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description

Hello.

Avro Phonetic is an open source (GPL 3.0) keyboard which runs on the local device to convert Bengali Phonetic (using the QWERTY layout) to Bengali. It is one of the most popular keyboards in Bangladesh and West Bengal (India). It runs completely locally and hence is totally private.

Why do you want this feature?

Currently, Fossify Keyboard has a Bengali keyboard derived from the AOSP keyboard. However, that keyboard is well known in Bangladesh to be clunky and is disliked by most people. Hence, implementing Phonetic typing capability for Bengali will both increase the accessibility to Bengali speakers and also implementing it via Avro will be relatively simple. This will also secure Fossify Keyboard for the future when further implementation of Phonetic keyboards may be desired.

Additional information

Currently Omicronlab (the original developers of the Avro keyboard) host a website within which you can preview how the Phonetic Keyboard works. The link is provided here. Hope this helps!

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