Chitrali claims developing virtual Khowar keyboard

KARACHI, Oct 26: A virtual Khowar keyboard has been created by a young Chitrali literary personality. The Khowar keyboard was recently developed by Khowar language and cultural researcher, poet, author of several books and freelance journalist Rehmat Aziz Chitrali in collaboration with Khowar Academy, Chitral Vision, Wikimedia Foundation and Branah Company. Rehmat Aziz Chitrali’s virtual Khowar keyboard enables Khowar internet users to easily type Khowar online without installing Khowar keyboard. Mr. Chitrali while giving an interview to this scribe said: ‘’ You can use your computer keyboard or mouse to type Khowar letters with this virtual keyboard, there is no need to install this keyboard into your computer.” He further stated that “clicking the Esc key on the Khowar keyboard layout will toggle the mouse input between virtual QWERTY keyboard and virtual Khowar keyboard. The key will also turn on/off your keyboard input conversion. The Esc key on your keyboard has the same function”. (To type in Khowar directly, please click here http://www.branah.com/khowar). The virtual Khowar keyboard is the Khowar software that allows users to type characters. Normally, a virtual keyboard provides on screen keyboards with clickable buttons to type characters. In this case, the typing is done using a mouse or a finger on touch screens, he added. He claimed that his virtual Khowar keyboard can also use a physical keyboard to type characters. For example, the Khowar user can use an English keyboard to type Khowar characters and the virtual keyboard software automatically converts the English letters to that of Khowar language.]]>