docs: knowledge base on installing the previous version of a keyman keyboard#2531
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Upgrading Keyman for Windows from a non-arm supported version to a Arm support version does not work. This is possibly due to the way the keyman TIP dll is registerd by guid and the dll name. This kb explains the oldversion needs to be unisnstalled before installing the newer version.
Co-authored-by: Marc Durdin <marc@durdin.net>
Now that a second user has enqurired about the same issue it makes sense to bring the text from the forum into the kb so the steps are presserved and easy to link to for future quiries
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| # HOWTO: Download the previous version of a Keyman keyboard | |||
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| The challenge with using an older version of the keyboard is that the Keyman for Android will be prompted to update to the new version every now and then. | |||
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This paragraph belongs further down in the document under a 'Challenges' section along with how to turn off automatic updates. Note that Windows, iOS, and Android all have automatic keyboard updates, and we plan to support that on macOS and Linux as well.
The first paragraph should be an explanation of why you might want an older version of a keyboard, and also include reasons to use the latest version.
It would be good also to note that if the reader has encountered a problem with the latest version of a keyboard, it helps everyone if they report it to community.
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| 3) There should be a KMP file in every version folder of the keyboard | ||
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| 4) Download the KMP file (read [KMP file](../developer/current-version/reference/file-types/kmp)) |
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I think we should avoid references to the Developer documentation here -- it may confuse end users (Developer docs intended for keyboard authors)
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fixes #2523:
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