Vimperator :: exit insert mode in a textarea

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For some websites, which grab the focus to a textarea, it's not even possible to exit the "insert" mode in any other way except doing a mouse-click outside the textarea.

Is there any common workaround for this problem?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 03 '14 at 15:49

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You can use Ctrl-[ to exit insert mode.

answered Dec 03 '14 at 15:49

nonameentername

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On Hungarian keyboard the [ character can be reached as AltGr+f. And Ctrl+AltGr+f not works to escape from insert mode. :-( – Arpad Horvath -- Слава Україні Oct 14 '15 at 17:03
But now I haven't entered command mode in the text area, I have simply stopped editing the text area. Is this expected? I'm trying to use Firefox and Vimperator simply for a permanent vim-mode in text areas. How to enable? Thanks :) – Thomson Comer Apr 06 '18 at 20:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 26 '16 at 09:48

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For those who cannot reach [ directly on the keyboard, I managed to map Ctrl-[ to Ctrl-#:

:imap <C-#> <C-[>

edited Jan 26 '16 at 09:48

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answered Jan 26 '16 at 07:40

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 15:03

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I use "b" in order to get the command line with buffers. then i replace "buffers" with "q".

answered Oct 20 '15 at 15:03

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Vimperator :: exit insert mode in a textarea

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