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ESCape key in SSH terminal with external keyboard (Apple Keyboard)

sylvoie 6 years ago in iPad • updated by Andrei 6 years ago • 3

First, I want to thank you for version 7 of Textastic. It’s the best editor on iPad, and I like it.


I use Textastic’s SSH terminal that is very good. My only concern is the ESC key with an external keyboard. Sometimes, I need to use VI to edit a file. I don’t use the additional keys bar, this bar take too much space on screen. I don’t have an ESC key on my external keyboard.

I used an other SSH terminal before version 7. I was using a very cool fonctionnality where to ESCape in VI, you only have to touch the screen two times with one finger. Is-it possible to add something like that in SSH terminal to ESC?


Thank’s

Under review
Alexander Blach (Developer) 6 years ago

Currently, you either need an external keyboard with an Escape key (for example Apple's Magic Keyboard) or use the additional row of keys on the on-screen keyboard.


I'll consider adding a gesture.

Andrei 6 years ago

Could we map ESC to some other key? Like in Blink ssh client they allow you to map CapsLock to function as ESC, which is very handy.

sylvoie 6 years ago

Thank you to consider and hoping that will be in the next release. An other suggestion in fingers gesture, swipe left/right pass from a tab to an other! I think it will be a great feature and powerfull.

Thank’s

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