Text Boxes

Text Boxes

To enter text in a text box: first make it "live" by clicking on it, then type in text, then type <return> to enter the string. Clicking on a "live" box for a second time is exactly the same as typing <return> , so clicking twice on a box effectively enters its current contents. You can use the left and right arrow keys for line editing within a box: text entry takes place after the current cursor position. Control U (^U) will delete the entire text box contents.

You can "drop" the current X-Windows cut/paste buffer contents into a text box with the middle mouse button, just as you would in a shell (terminal) window.