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When you come to quit FG, do so by menu: File...Exit, rather than closing the window to save this setting.
When you come to quit FG, do so by menu: File...Exit, rather than closing the window to save this setting.


If you can't read the Menu titles (because of corrupted graphics) you can manually edit the config files $FG_HOME/autosave.xml and/or $FG_ROOT/preferences.xml before even starting FlightGear. The file autosave.xml is created the first time FlightGear is closed and settings in it override the defaults in $FG_ROOT/preferences.xml. Use your operating system's search facilities to find the files if you don't know where to look for them. Close Flightgear and change the line
If you can't read the Menu titles (because of corrupted graphics) you can manually edit the config files [[$FG_HOME]]autosave.xml and/or [[$FG_ROOT]]/preferences.xml before even starting FlightGear. The file autosave.xml is created the first time FlightGear is closed and settings in it override the defaults in [[$FG_ROOT]]/preferences.xml. Use your operating system's search facilities to find the files if you don't know where to look for them. Close Flightgear and change the line
  <point-sprites type="bool">true</point-sprites>
  <point-sprites type="bool">true</point-sprites>
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The first line is for pressing the [Enter]-Key, the second for releasing it. Keep the first number, named "key", in this exaple shown as "13", in mind.
The first line is for pressing the [Enter]-Key, the second for releasing it. Keep the first number, named "key", in this exaple shown as "13", in mind.


Open file $FG_ROOT/keyboard.xml again and search for "enter". You should find following:
Open file [[$FG_ROOT]]/keyboard.xml again and search for "enter". You should find following:
  <key n="10">
  <key n="10">
   <name>Enter</name>
   <name>Enter</name>

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