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May 30, 2019 at 16:12 comment added Brian Ctrl is on the home row just left of the 'a' key. If your keyboard has substituted Caps Lock there, just use a mapping or setting to make it Ctrl again.
Apr 28, 2017 at 7:53 comment added Lstor On most European keyboard layouts, typing <C-[> will give you Emacs-fingers.
Feb 28, 2017 at 22:19 comment added Alexander Mills On my machine, it's <C-[> works, but it takes a half second longer to register than <C-c>
Feb 5, 2015 at 1:22 comment added David Lord Agreed. Habitual use of <C-c> can subtly break plugins and autocmds.
S Feb 4, 2015 at 15:30 history edited romainl CC BY-SA 3.0
Link not needed: everything is explained in the doc.
S Feb 4, 2015 at 15:30 history suggested durron597 CC BY-SA 3.0
This link is important enough that it should be in the answer and not in a comment
Feb 4, 2015 at 15:25 review Suggested edits
S Feb 4, 2015 at 15:30
Feb 4, 2015 at 15:11 comment added wchargin Note that <C-c> is not exactly the same as <Esc>.
Feb 4, 2015 at 15:10 comment added wchargin @durron597 On a QWERTY keyboard, Ctrl may be just as far from home row, but it does have an important difference: it's below the home row. You only have to move your finger to press it, whereas with Esc you have to rotate your whole hand somewhat. Also, the <C-[> has a nice symmetry to it (both little fingers moving in opposite directions).
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Feb 4, 2015 at 14:25 comment added durron597 Again, these are not improvements, as Ctrl is just as far from the home row as Escape is.
Feb 4, 2015 at 14:18 history answered romainl CC BY-SA 3.0