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From: alan@drivax.UUCP (Alan Fargusson)
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Subject: Re: help - escape key detection
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Date: Sat, 21-Sep-85 23:29:27 EDT
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> 
> HELP:
> 
> 	How do you distinguish between the actual escape key and 
> escape sequences generated by arrow keys, etc.?  
> 

Thing is, they arn't different. What vi does is wait for a little
while to see if the character following an escape is a valid 'arrow'
command. It is possible to confuse vi by typing something like escape-A
real fast. This is unfortunate because I tend to do exactly that when
I make a mistake, backup and correct, then continue on. With my terminal
type I sometimes end up on the preveous line still in insert mode. Kind
of confusing. I would like to be able to change the usage of escape in
vi to something else, so only the arrow keys would use escape. Anyone
at Berkley listening?
-- 

Alan Fargusson.

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