dblank,

Thanks I found by trial and error.
Now can you tell me which is Crtl. lol, Dan

Do you have the toolbar enabled? (View > Show Toolbar)

Ctrl should be at the end of the toolbar.

dblank,

Yes I can see Ctrl at end of toolbar. Problem is that when I enter Crtl+X it asks me to input Y to save changes. I can't seem to select Y to save changes. I tried following bdogg64 other method and it asks me to enter Y to save changes at end of input. Any ideas would be appreciated. lol, Dan

Just tap Y on the virtual keyboard.

dblank,

Can't seem to get virtual keyboard up so that I can tap Y. It sends me back into input on command line right after 'Exec=vlc'. I sure have learned a lot. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Dan

Tapping on the screen doesn't bring up the keyboard?

Yea. I don't know if thats a bug in the xterm or not. It wont let you use the keyboard after inserting a control+o command. When you click back on the screen it makes the command go away. I think thats why I used ssh to edit the file on the IT

bdogg64,

Thanks for your help and dblank and others also.
I'll have to wait for your update. lol, Dan. Happy New Year !!!!

I ran into this problem with xterm and nano too.
I found two workarounds:
1) Even though nano is text oriented, you can also tap the options listed at the bottom of the nano screen. If you tap ^X or ^O, the virtual keyboard stays on screen and you can answer the question.
2) In xterm you add 'y' and 'n' to the toolbar shortcuts. Use Tools/Settings/Toolbar Shortcut/New etc.

Good luck!

Detlev

Detlev,

Thanks for the tips. I successfully added 'Y' and 'N' to x-terminal shortcuts. Unfortunately neither of your methods work. Have learned a loy though. lol, Dan