[comp.editors] Inconenient Escape key

steveha@microsoft.UUCP (Steve HASTINGS) (05/21/91)

In article <1991May14.045929.4776@world.std.com> ekw@world.std.com (Elliott C Winslow) writes:
>Keywords: Ctrl-[ for escape!!
>Thank you (both of you so far) for reminding me of this!  I had
>forgotten.

When I have to use vi on a weird keyboard, I often use :map! to make a new
"Escape" key.  For example, on IBM's original 84-key AT layout, I use

:map! ` ^V^[

Then the ` key works as the Escape key.  To type a ` I have to use ^V first,
but having an Escape under my left pinky is well worth it.
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