As delivered startup.xpl points to a non-existent sample keyboard file (at least it's not in what I downloaded). Change it to xyscript-default.kbd. That worked for me! On Mon, Aug 24, 2026, at 07:07, harrybinswanger wrote: > Once it loads, go to the CMline and enter manually run startup.xpl . I > also am having to do that, probably because I don't have the syntax of > the launch right. > > Harry > > On Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:32:38 -0700, Fred Weiner wrote: > >> Friends, >> >> Learning to run XS on MacOS 26 (Tahoe). >> >> What issue(s) might prevent ctrl- key combos from functioning, given that the sample.kbd has properly loaded via startup.xpl, and that sample.kbd has the appropriate key assignments, such as ctrl-o referring to 24=OPEN, etc. >> >> When pressed, these combinations produce no noticeable effect. The menu File-Open choice works, opening a finder-like box for choosing a file. >> >> Thank you for your attention to this matter! >> >> >> >> >> >> Fred Weiner >>