^X (was: an odd question

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Sat Aug 11 19:05:28 2001

Paul Williams skrev:

>Iggy Drougge wrote:
>>
>> >> I'll also often use ^[ for ESC.
>>
>> >A must when using DEC keyboards with "vi".
>>
>> Why not use the F10 or F11 key?

>F11 only generates raw ESC in VT100 mode, which has other drawbacks.

What was DEC's logic behind the exclusion of a proper escape key?

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