README

Avro Keyboard

Unicode compliant open source Bangla typing software (IME). Visit: [https://www.omicronlab.com](https://www.omicronlab.com) for latest version.

Required Delphi Version

Was tested with Delphi 12 community edition

The community edition can be download from here: https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/free-download

Development/Contributing

• Please use project specific code formatting profile
  • Go to Tools > Options > Language > Formatter in Delphi IDE
  • Load Formatter_Profile.config from the root of this project
  • Please make sure to format the sources using this profile before creating a PR
• Debug logs can be viewed using DebugView when {$Define DebugLog} compiler directive is set in the ProjectDefines.inc file from the root of this project.

Building Standard and Portable editions

Compiler Directives

Open ProjectDefines.inc file in the root folder of the source.

For building portable edition, add the following line in this file and compile:

{$Define PortableOn}

For building standard edition, remove the above line from the file or make it a comment like the following and then compile:

{.$Define PortableOn}

or,

//{$Define PortableOn}

Building Projects

Delphi community edition doesn't come with command line compiler. In order to build projects:

• Run build-ce.bat
• Open WholeProject.groupproj in Delphi IDE and run Build All from the project group
• Built and renamed files will be under build directory

Notable contributions

• @JayedAhsan (PR #32) - 3rd party dependencies are no longer necessary to compile the source, can be compiled with the latest free Community Edition of Delphi, and perf improvements.

License

Avro Keyboard is licensed under MOZILLA PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.0. You should receive a copy of the license in LICENSE.txt file with both binaries and source. An online version of the license can be found at: [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/)