On Jan 28, 12:14 pm, Chris Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, while writing my reply, I tried a: > > | :inoremap <Esc>i <Esc> > > In my environment, this causes the <Alt+I> combo to send <Esc> to Vim.. > and it looks like it might work with no side effects -- I first checked > in insert mode that <Alt+I> did not do anything that I could see and > I don't remember ever using it for anything else (?). >
Alt keys do nothing special in Vim by default. If you're using GUI Vim you may need to read :help 'winaltkeys' but it sounds like you're sticking with the terminal. You can probably map it directly: :inoremap <A-i> <Esc> or :inoremap <M-i> <Esc> Note that Alt maps, unlike CTRL maps, are case-sensitive. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
