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Old 01-18-2011
Hammer & Screwdriver A trick to avoid ESC in vim
Hello, I find a trick to avoid pressing ESC without key-maping in vim. I am pleasure using this method, because ALT key is very comfortble for thumb to press.

What's the trick? the ALT key.

When you are in INSERT mod, press
Code:
ALT+l                              switch to COMMAND mod without cursor moving.
ALT+h                              switch to COMMAND mod with cursor moving foward two char.
ALT+d                              switch to COMMAND mod without cursor moving up one line.
ALT+k                              switch to COMMAND mod without cursor moving down one line.
ALT+dd                             remove current line.
ALT+shift+ZZ                       save and quit vim.
...
...

Now, I think you have grasped this simple trick:
ALT+somekey = ESC then somekey.
PS: In GUI terminals, you should disable ALT as shortcut key for menu.
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Old 01-18-2011
Have you read Avoid the escape key - Vim Tips Wiki?
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Old 01-18-2011
No, I just read it now.
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