Tutorial : How to Use Bangla in Forum

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আপনি কি আমার এই লেখা দেখতে পারছেন , যথেষ্ট বড় হরফে ?

can you see the above line in sufficient large font i.e. you can read the line without any effort ? if yes, then you might have bangla fonts and keyboards installed in your computer. But so far I know, many members haven't this installed. For them , this tutorial is dedicated.

First of all , there are many ways of writing Bangla in Computer. I don't want to look closer in those detailed discussion. Here I am discussing the most convenient way , the phonetic keyboard.

First of all, what is a phonetic Keyboard ?

Its like, what you write in English fonts ( Bengali words ) , this will convert it to Bengali font. Like, you write " ami vaat khai " . It will convert it to

Which Keyboard We will use here ?

Well , my suggestion is Avro Keyboard. The key reason is , its open source. You don't have to pay for using this. Obviously another reason is its ease in usage.

From Where we can download Avro ?

There are some locations, from where you can download Avro anytime. They support direct download so you can use any download accelerator.

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How to Install this software ?

It's just like installing other softwares. Just double click the "setup_avrokeyboard_4.5.1.exe" file. Its just like other installations. Only in some steps, you might be little confused.

In Such steps, use what these pictures are suggesting

( Use Bangladeshi Bangla )

( Use F12 for switching /toggling between English and Bengali mode . You can also use the old bijoy style, but its a bit complex)

(Select English - US as your default english)

( Select English to Bengali Phonetic Keyboard as your preferred keyboard )

Now , you are done ! I hope you can finish the download-install part properly.

How to configure your System properly for using Avro :


On Windows Vista: No manual configuration required for Bangla computing.



On Windows Xp & Windows 2003 (Server) :

1. Go to Control Panel, Regional and Language Options

2. In the Language tab, select Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)

3. Click Ok. You may have to restart your computer.

On Windows 2000 :

1. Go to Control Panel, Regional Options

2. In the General tab, see the Language settings for the system

3. Select Indic from the list

4. Click Ok. You may have to restart your computer.


How-to setup your browser ?

For Internet Explorer :

Go to the Follwoing Location : View --> Encoding -->more ---> ( now select) Unicode (UTF -8)

For Mozilla FireFox :

Go to the Following Location : View --> Character Encoding --> Unicode (UTF -8)

How-to use Avro ?

In start menu , under All programs you will find Avro Keyboard. Click that to open.
You will find a small strip like bar in upper right corner of your desktop. its look like this ,

How to Type in Bengali ?

Press F12 or follow the picture below :

Now you can start Bengali Typing.

How to Write What ?

You may find it difficult some time, to find the proper English key combination for a Bengali letter. For that they have given the Keyboard Layout.

You can't write a particular letter in no way.What to do ?

If you can't write a particular letter in no way, then you have the easiest solution. The on screen keyboard. Where you will a keyboard layout.Just click your desired letters button with mouse. The letter will be inserted in your text.

Where to find the advanced features and settings in Avro:

Sometimes you may find it annoying to have a bar constantly on your desktop screen. You can move it to system tray. Also you can shut it down any time from here. Options are:

So you are done ! Now you can write whatever you want , in Bengali.

Some additional Informations:

* If you are well expert in using Bijoy, you can use that. Theres no hard and fast rule of using Avro Only.

** If you have problem about using Avro, you can contact in Help and Support forum

*** As per Golpo Community Forum - Most Alive Bangladeshi Online Community Rules, you can use Bengali fonts in any posts but can't put any thread title in Bengali.

***** If you are using a computer without administrator access ( you cant install anything ) , then you can use portable version of Avro. Download it from HERE.

**** For more information about Avro , visit the official website.

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After doing all the steps described in previous post , you may not able to see the bangla texts in sufficient large fonts with a good look. Well , we have think about it. That's why we are providing you 2 sober looking fonts , Likhan and SolaimanLipi.

Download Likhan

Download SolaimanLipi

After Downloading these 2 fonts you need to install them. Installing font is very easy. Just Copy both of the fonts, go to the location Control Panel --> Fonts , and then paste them. you are done.

Now you need to manipulate your browser a little bit.

For FireFox users:

1) Go to Tools --> options

2) Do As the following pictorial

For Internet Explorer Users:

1) Go to Tools -->Internet Options

2) Do as the following pictorial

Now you are Finally done ! Enjoy yourself in the world of Bangla.