ok let me first say I am not a programmer. I am trying to change the keys on the xterm using gconf and I have read the above posts. I did the dump and the backup etc.

what I don't understand, is under the "keys" section (if I am interpreting this correctly) is the actual specification of the key value to be added to the virtual terminal (the one line on the bottom of the screen).

then the "key_labels" section somehow maps the actual keys that you have specified to the names you want ie, what you will actually press.

but how do I know the names to input for the keys. for instance I read the value to input for the pipe "|" is bar, and the value to input for the ">" is greater.

but where are these values coming from? for instance I want to add both the forward slash "/" and the dash "-" to the menu.

where do I find their values? and how come I don't see Ctrl defined under keys or as a key_values but obviously it is there on my screen?