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Text overlay

Is it possible to overlay text on an imported picture? I.e. have the text float over the picture box instead of being confined to its position in the template? (I am trying to recreate a previously...

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Keyman for Windows is non responsive when used in Parallels

I just fielded a request for help from a user regarding Keyman. She has a Mac, and is also using Windows through Parallels. Keyman works fine on her Mac. It does not work in the Windows VM. Keyman...

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LS Manuscript font

Looking for a font that shows the direction of letter formation (with arrows) and the different strokes needed (with a number). I was told that LS manuscript was that font and that it was an SIL one....

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Replacing a key in a touchscreen layout doesn't seem to work

I was pleased to see the new touchscreen layout in Keyman Dev 16. I think it is an improvement. But I have encountered a mystery. Am I right in believing you can replace a key in a touch layout just...

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Keyboard doesn't work in Word documents

Greetings. I use a Windows 11 computer. I have other Keyman keyboards that work fine. I just installed the Musnad keyboard for the Old South Arabian language. In Microsoft Word texts, I just get...

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Hide Keyman Logo

New issue. Keyman started showing the logo randomly at the top of the keyboard. It’s inconsistent on whether it appears. Being petty, I just don’t want it using unneeded space. From a legit use...

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Roman numeral

Hi, is there any way to add pages before page 1 or chapter 1, such as page i, ii, ii. 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

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Shavian Characters Not Displaying In Developer

I’m trying to design a layout for Shavian, but none of the glyphs are appearing in the editor. In the preview pane they are boxes, and once placed on the GUI keyboard they appear as question marks. I...

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Sort by Headword / change writing system

Hello. Just downloaded LF for Android because I would like an MTT be able to access the word list. By default it sorts the dictionary by word (= to headword in flex?) using IPA script but I want it in...

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Homograph number cropped

On the second tab, homograph number is cropped out (see screenshot). How do I fix this? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

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New user ... "unable to fetch project"

This morning I saw this situation: I had already created a new project students signed up for new user accounts, the process of which logged them in to The Combine as they signed up, I added them into...

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Another touch screen developer oddity

I’ve noticed several times now, if I create a new longpress key, and add a character to it either by dragging a character into it from the character map, or double clicking the character in the...

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Code not displaying In the Editor in KMD 16.0

Having set up a new project, and imported the Windows Swiss German keyboard, the code does not display in the Editor. From KMD 9.0 I’ve upgraded successively for several versions and had reached...

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SayMore for Android on tablets

Any chance we can develop SayMore for Android on tablets? 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

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2nd gloss language

I noticed in the Sept 2023 webinar about The Combine that it’s set up to offer 1 gloss language, i.e. only 1 gloss language. In “my” region of Papua New Guinea, it would be really helpful (almost...

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Keyman linux not autostarting

Just installed Keyman 16.0 on fresh install of Ubuntu 22:04. No problems except will not autostart at system boot. Can use Ubuntu GUI app to add it to list of programmes started at boot, but not...

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Input Output Problem

Hello! So I’ve been trying to make a keyboard where multiple characters are typed out to give a single character at the end. This is the format I’m using “k” + “a” + “m” + “a” > “jial” can y’all...

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I can't type the superscripted IPA like“ɿ” in keyman.

I can’t type the superscripted IPA like“ɿ” in keyman. This kind of IPA Have in common that all the appearance of IPA we want to superscripted are changed at lest once when typed. For example, when I...

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Collecting glosses during Gather step

Hello, I have two desired features that are related, I think: Collect glosses at the same time (during the same step) as collecting words during the Gather (Semantic Domains) task. → How can one add a...

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Gloss vs Definition

WeSay configuration tool recommends entering gloss data versus definition data – but I don’t remember why. It says that using the Gloss field is the preferred choice when sharing data with FLEx. Can...

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