How to quickly go from insert to normal mode

[eminence]

Hi all,

In vim, I use either esc or ctrl+c to instantly leave insert mode and go into normal mode.

In helix, I've found that pressing esc doesn't instantly bring be back to normal mode. Instead I have to wait a few hundred milliseconds. I think this is because the terminal is waiting to see if there's another keypress, because pressing esc and then another key is the same as using the alt modifier.

My bash terminal has this same timeout behavior, but somehow vim disables this. Does anyone have any hints about how to get helix to do the same thing?

[the-mikedavis]

Are you using tmux or screen? See https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Troubleshooting#when-using-tmux-or-screen-there-is-a-delay-after-hitting-escape-before-its-registered

[eminence]

I am, yes! I'll try that setting, thanks. Sorry for the noise, I thought I searched the FAQ, I can't explain why I didn't find that entry