Frequently Asked Questions - Aprant Odia Sampadaka
Currentlyit is only supported on Windows 98, 2000 and XP . Support on Windows Vista and Windows 7 will be available soon.
The aprant keyboard manager can be activated by pressing the CAPS-Lock key of your computer keyboard. Please remember that, this key need to be “ON” ( Your can see a solid green light on right top corner of the keyboard ) . It enables the Odia typing only. Please note that it is not for typing in UPPERCASE ( in odia there is no such feature ) . If want to type in English, then you have to release the CAPS-Lock key ( Green light off ) in “OFF” state.
You should reinstall APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager on the system.
Virus can make Aprant Odia KBM not working properly. You must do a virus check using any Antivirus tool like Mcafee, Norton or PcCilin etc. If any APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager files are affected you must reinstall APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager. It is always better to prevent the virus by installing a good anti-virus software earlier.
If the application is not a windows based application like notepad, CorelDraw then you cannot get those fonts, as APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager does not support Non-windows based applications.
If the application is a window based application, then check if you have updated, reinstalled or modified any of your windows files. If the problem was not there before your modification then it is your updating that is causing the problem. Re-install APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager.
Yes, you can do. Keep a shortcut link of AP_KBDM program as in the ” Start menu -> Program files-> startup->AP_KBDM “. you can get the link either from ” Start-> Program files->AP ARTS-> ” or from the directory where APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager is installed.
You need to select the same font in your application using the Font setting link in your application.
You need to switch on the Switch Key. By default the switch key is selected as Caps Lock. You can verify this by clicking on the system tray icon of APRANT ODIA Keyboard Manager and check the Switch Key option in the Settings window. You can choose any of the option given in the switch key list box, but it is advisable to always try keep a single switch key for better practice.
