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Re: Whence vi's hjkl?

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From: Andy DeFaria
Date: Wed, 15 May 1991 22:33
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>/ hpcupt3:comp.editors / dylan@ibmpcug.co.uk (Matthew Farwell) / 11:46 am  May 12, 1991 /

>>Of course you have to lift you hand to find that damn esc key frequently!
>
>No you don't. Use ctrl-[. Its useful if you often use keyboards where
>1) esc keep changing position between different keyboards
>2) There is no escape.

Actually I had found this out  a  little while ago and I'm  still trying to
teach my fingers to use this key  sequence instead of  reaching for the esc
key. 
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From: defaria@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Andy DeFaria)
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Subject: Re: Whence vi's hjkl?
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Date: 15 May 91 22:33:57 GMT
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