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A comment on Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8. Parent comment

Re:Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8 by MichaelGG on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:46PM (#13608988)
Why does a combo with two keys on opposite sides of the keyboard make sense? Surely something that can be hit with one hand is easier?

I'll have to try this for a week.

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Re:Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8 by highwind on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:51PM (#13609048)
I personally find using two hands for pressing key combinations more comfortable than holding a modifier key with a pinky and reaching for the other key.
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Re:Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8 by nilved on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:43PM (#13609602)
Right, but wouldn't you prefer using one key?
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Re:Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8 by bryogenic on Thursday February 09, 2017 @02:01PM (#13609773)
Because Ctrl+[ = ESC in ascii

https://garbagecollected.org/2017/01/31/four-column-ascii/

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Re:Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8 by freehunter on Thursday February 09, 2017 @11:13PM (#13613164)
Back then there was no mouse so both of your hands were on the keyboard full time. If you have two hands, it's a shame not to use them both.
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