On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 05:37:22PM +0100, Walter Alejandro Iglesias wrote: > I'm not quite skilled in C but I think I figured out how to add a > boolean variable 'esc_key_aborts' to set ESC key as an alternative to > the default emacs-like Ctrl-G to abort commands. I guess vi-like users > will appreciate this feature. > i strongly suggest you take inspiration from how midnight commander handles this: - the abort sequence is actually ESC ESC - additionally, escape sequences time out. when this happens, the abort sequence is assumed: - $KEYBOARD_KEY_TIMEOUT_US - config setting - default 1s (i think that's excessive; 50ms is enough in most cases)
additionally, mc implements a "paranoia mode" to avoid getting confused by unrecognized esc sequences: if chars follow ESC (within the timeout above) but don't form a valid sequence, they are just dropped.
