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		dmi on July 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LazyVim I've been using Ctrl-[ instead of Esc for so long that I forget that a lot of people don't know about it. This may not be convenient on non-English keyboard layouts. More alternatives: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key

mvanbaak on July 17, 2023 | [–]

small fun fact: I switched to this when the escape key was taken from me (thanks again NOT apple) After switching to a newer MacBook that has the escape key I did not start using that again, but stuck to the Ctrl-[ as it just works.

metaltyphoon on July 18, 2023 | [–]

Better yet, remap CapsLock to Ctrl.

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