Free Software for Bangla Speakers
Baishakhi Keyboard is special software that allows users to type the Bangla language into just about any language processing platform. This is especially useful for Indian people who are travelling abroad and need to find a way to type messages in the Bangla language to friends and family back home.
Time to Get Typing
Installing Baishakhi Keyboard is very quick and easy and even people who are not very experienced with technology should have very little trouble. Once the installation is complete, users can take their pick from one of five different keyboard layouts, depending on their preference and specific needs. All of the symbols in the Bangla alphabet are provided and they are laid out phonetically, which is a real bonus for anyone who is trying to learn the language and is still trying to get to grips with it so that they can hone their skills.
Language at Your Fingertips
Both native Bangla speakers and people who are trying to learn the language and want to be able to practice their skills are likely to find that Baishakhi Keyboard is very useful and the fact that it is available for free is a real plus. However, it should be noted that Baishakhi Keyboard is only compatible with Windows and this means that people who are using another type of operating system will need to search for another way of contacting people in their native language.
Bangla Keyboard for Windows.
Keyboard layout, named “Webel” has been designed. This retains the existing “Webel” layout as used by the employees with the minor modifications as required for making it Unicode compliant. Baishakhi keyboard has been successfully used in preparing the following online literary resources: Rabindra Rachanabali, Sarat Rachanasamagra, Bankim Rachanabali, Cinema-script of Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, Vivekananda Rachanabali.
In order to facilitate data and document entry in Bangla, a number of keyboard layouts have been designed and implemented to suit the needs of different people habituated with different typing practices. The suite of such keyboards is being increasingly upgraded. The salient feature of all these keyboards is that they are all Unicode 6.3 compatible and hence any document entered through them is acceptable across any standard platform and can be visualized through any Unicode compliant font.
This program is recommended for Bengali Spoken users who want to write bengali in emails, facebook, blogs & any unicode compatible editor.
