[ILUG] mapping ESC to ALT in Vi

[Eoin Kelly]

Hi all,
   subject line says it all. ESC is way in the corner on my keyboard so I've
tried the usual
:map <CTRL-V><ESC> <CTRL-V><ALT>
to no avail though I can map ESC to (for example) ALT+A using this.

\begin{shaky ground}
The vi manual seems to indicate that it is possible to input scancodes or
similar directly but not as far as I can gather in command mode.....and
anyway that didn't work when I tried it.
\end{shaky ground}

Help appreciated
-Eoin