Many Amharic keyboards not working

Keyman
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Note: post updated 29 Oct to reference Geez instead of Tigrinya

Hi @Jyob,

Thank you for getting in touch. Just yesterday I noted an issue with an Amharic keyboard on one of my test environments. And I have had another user get in touch via email. So this looks like it may be an issue that has come up recently.

I am now investigating the problem in detail.

I do already know a workaround: configure the Amharic keyboard to be associated with another language other than Amharic. To do this (for Keyman 10):

  1. Open Keyman Configuration.

  2. Expand the Amharic keyboard by clicking on it, and in the Languages box, click [Add language]:

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  3. Choose another language that uses the Ethiopic script for best results. Search for “gez-Ethi” and choose Geez (don’t use Tigrinya because it has the same problem!):
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  4. Click [OK] to add the language, then point to the “am” or “Amharic” entry in the list and click the (X) button to remove it:

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  5. Click [OK] to save the configuration changes.