OmicronLab has just released version 4 of Avro – the best Bangla writing software on Windows platform. Upgrade to this new version to enjoy a host of new features. Avro is now completely skinnable and you can design your own skin. Also, you can create your own keyboard layout.

Compatibility:
+ Windows Vista (32 Bit) support added.

Interface:
+ Full Skin Support added
+ Magnetic docking added in Top Bar.
+ Unicode support added in menu system
+ Option for changing menu font added
+ Skin Editor added
+ New splash screen added
+ ‘System Default keyboard mode’ term is changed to
‘English Keyboard Mode’. Users understand it quickly.
+ Startup dialog added as reminder to Configure
user’s system for complex language support.
+ Few menu items renamed for better realization and
meaning.
+ Option dialog is much more lightweight now.
+ Setup behaviour changed a lot.

Typing System:
+ Full OLD STYLE Typing support added (like Bijoy)
+ AltGr and Shift+AltGr Keyboard layers added.
+ Jatiya Keyboard layout updated.
+ Fixed keyboard layouts are no more hard coded. They
can be edited via Layout Editor.
+ Layout Editor added.
+ New typing automation: Automacally Fix Chandra
position added
+ Double pressing link key now automatically add ZWNJ
– Option Global Key Generation Method Removed.
– Option Key Generation Level removed.
> Fixed Ra-Ja Fola Bug

Input Locale:
+ Option added for Locale in English Keyboard mode
– Automatically restoring previous locale removed, it
was proved buggy.

Layout Viewer:
+ Imporved interface
+ Use much less memory
> To & fro motion bug fixed
– Removed feature of automatically showing in
Bangla keyboard mode

Avro Phonetic:
+ Preview window updated for better positioning and
easy viewing
– Word based parsing mode removed
> Fixed Bracket typing bug.

NEW – Web Buddy:
+ RSS Feed support (all versions) added
+ Automatically checking for new version added

Bangla Fonts:
– Removed all Bangla font from setup package,
except Siyam Rupali

Documentation:
+ Font Embedding guide added.

Internal APP changes:
– Dll dependency for keyboard hooking removed.
+ Avro keyboard now maintain keyboard hook more
“aggresively”
+ Top Bar remains always on top more “aggresively”
+ A lot of tweaking has been done.