Is it possible to use the control key to exit Evil's insert mode? I'm currently using the following code to do it with TAB, but since control only seems to work as a modifier key, I'm not having any luck with it.
;; Map single control to ESC
(with-eval-after-load 'evil-maps
(define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "TAB") 'evil-force-normal-state))
Any thoughts?
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to escape insert mode, and that binding exists in evil mode as well. Maybe not quite what you are looking for, but it is a way to leave insert mode with the control key.