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mcmay · 06-25-2013, 02:40 AM

Hi, friends! Following the instructions for installing kiterm (K3) on Kindle 3, I successfully installed this terminal and launched it on my DXG. (intallation instruction page https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125860) And it went all well until I invoked vi from the command line and found myself unable to quit this editor without the ESC key. I checked the keydefs.ini and couldn't find any key mapping for ESC on Kindle DXG. There was the keymap of Esc for K3 (Left>, which DXG doesn't have). I've tried to modify the launchpad.ini file in the kiterm folder and changed the mapping "TermEsc = Left>" into "TermEsc = Right>" while the machine was connected to my PC through USB stroage. However, this didn't work due to the fact that while still in operation, the app doesn't refresh its configuration and applies the updates. Worse, while the terminal is running, all the other functions (includding Home, Menu, etc.) are rendered inactive so that I couldn't manage a restart to kill the active process. Up to now, I'm still trapped and can't find any path for me to leave vi and return to the command line interface. Please help me with a way of exiting the running vi.
Many thanks in advance for your concern and help!

06-25-2013, 02:40 AM	#1
mcmay Member Posts: 13 Karma: 5010 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Kindle DXG, iPad2, SAMSUNG NOTE II	Trouble quitting vi without ESC key on DXG Hi, friends! Following the instructions for installing kiterm (K3) on Kindle 3, I successfully installed this terminal and launched it on my DXG. (intallation instruction page https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125860) And it went all well until I invoked vi from the command line and found myself unable to quit this editor without the ESC key. I checked the keydefs.ini and couldn't find any key mapping for ESC on Kindle DXG. There was the keymap of Esc for K3 (Left>, which DXG doesn't have). I've tried to modify the launchpad.ini file in the kiterm folder and changed the mapping "TermEsc = Left>" into "TermEsc = Right>" while the machine was connected to my PC through USB stroage. However, this didn't work due to the fact that while still in operation, the app doesn't refresh its configuration and applies the updates. Worse, while the terminal is running, all the other functions (includding Home, Menu, etc.) are rendered inactive so that I couldn't manage a restart to kill the active process. Up to now, I'm still trapped and can't find any path for me to leave vi and return to the command line interface. Please help me with a way of exiting the running vi. Many thanks in advance for your concern and help! Last edited by mcmay; 06-25-2013 at 02:48 AM.