Escape key is not transmitted to phone

[fipsy1]

This is a problem because some applications need the Escape-Key. For example the vi editor in the terminal emulator. It cannot be used with wifikeyboard.

[IvanVolosyuk]

Have you tried "Remote Keyboard" app which uses telnet protocol for communication? It might be a better feet for you. What do you think?

There was some issues with ESCAPE handling in browser AFAIR or android keyboard didn't had corresponding keycode. It might have changed by now.

[fipsy1]

Hi!

Thank you very much for your quick answer! :)

Yes, I also tried remote keyboard with windows telnet client and also with putty client. It has exactly the same issue on both clients. :-/

If I'm using an external bluetooth keyboard with my android phone and the "external keyboard helper" app the escape key works fine. So there must be a way for the keyboard app to send Esc to the phone. Perhaps it could be a solution just to define a special key for sending Escape if it doesn't work due to browser-restricions (perhaps Ctrl-F1 or something like that)?!

Cheers, Volker

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Have you tried "Remote Keyboard" app which uses telnet protocol for communication? It might be a better feet for you. What do you think?

There was some issues with ESCAPE handling in browser AFAIR or android keyboard didn't had corresponding keycode. It might have changed by now.

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[IvanVolosyuk]

Ctrl-F1 for Escape in VIM? I'm not sure it will be usable experience. If you willing to use different key for escape in vim look at this: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Avoid_the_escape_key

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 12:16 AM fipsy1 notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi!

Thank you very much for your quick answer! :)

Yes, I also tried remote keyboard with windows telnet client and also with putty client. It has exactly the same issue on both clients. :-/

If I'm using an external bluetooth keyboard with my android phone and the "external keyboard helper" app the escape key works fine. So there must be a way for the keyboard app to send Esc to the phone. Perhaps it could be a solution just to define a special key for sending Escape if it doesn't work due to browser-restricions (perhaps Ctrl-F1 or something like that)?!

Cheers, Volker

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Have you tried "Remote Keyboard" app which uses telnet protocol for communication? It might be a better feet for you. What do you think?

There was some issues with ESCAPE handling in browser AFAIR or android keyboard didn't had corresponding keycode. It might have changed by now.

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[uyllii]

This is an issue for me too (not VI but another app). The Telnet based 'Remote Keyboard' app is not a solution either as telnet uses escape key for commands and cannot send it either.

'Hackers Keyboard' is an open source android (on screen) keyboard that can send ESC key, maybe you could do the same using that method? https://github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard

[IvanVolosyuk]

Interesting hack: if (isConnectbot()) { sendKeyChar((char) 27); } else { sendModifiedKeyDownUp(111 /KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ESCAPE /); }

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This is an issue for me too (not VI but another app). The Telnet based 'Remote Keyboard' app is not a solution either as telnet uses escape key for commands and cannot send it either.

'Hackers Keyboard' is an open source android (on screen) keyboard that can send ESC key, maybe you could do the same using that method? https://github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard

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[fipsy1]

I appreciate the hint to redefine the Escape key in vim configuration. This works fine. But every other solution would really be appreciated that makes it possible to directly send the Escape key!

[vusan]

There is no need to press ESC key. I'm not even pressing ESC in desktop vim editor either. I do like this. Go to .vimrc and add this line anywhere imap jj <esc> That means for ESC, you just have to press j twice. I do not know how to edit .vimrc file in vi terminator emulator. But I am using DroidVim. In DroidVim you can edit .vimrc file by long press at the DroidVim editor. Then the list appears where there is also Edit .vimrc menu.