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From: steveha@microsoft.UUCP (Steve HASTINGS)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Inconenient Escape key (was Re: Whence vi's hjkl?)
Summary: Use :map! and put Esc where you want it
Keywords: map Escape weird keyboards
Message-ID: <72469@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 21 May 91 02:36:34 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.021544.19067@umbc3.umbc.edu> <46440001@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com> <1991May13.030120.29014@bullet.ecf.toronto.edu> <1991May14.045929.4776@world.std.com>
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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.
-- 
Steve "I don't speak for Microsoft" Hastings    ===^=== :::::
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