[OLPC-devel] Escape keys and keyboards.....

[Jonathan Corbet]

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:

> > Here's the question: can anyone identify any application which breaks if
> > escape is generated by ^] rather than pressing the key labeled "esc" on
> > their keyboard?
> 
> vi. The hand-generated escape did not work when I tried a few minutes ago.

Instead, I've used ^[ in vi for many years (note open bracket, not close
like in Jim's mail) - unlike the ESC key, I can hit it without moving my
hand out of home position.

jon