Jono. the xara.xml file states:
This is the alternative Inkscape keymap designed to match as close as possible the shortcuts of Xara X/Xara Xtreme/Xara LX. See inkscape.xml for a description of the format.
Obviously, this is quite old and might no longer match to the new Xara shortcut keys now used as default. @handrawn is old school so his keys might be all right.

The detail on how to amend the file is in the file so if anyone wants to whittle for a few hours, I am sure some TGers would appreciate the effort.

Acorn