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		arxpoetica on Oct 28, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Any... Not even a developer key: `escape` is a very convenient UI mechanism for getting out of something modal or otherwise overlayed and open.

appleiigs on Oct 28, 2016 | [–]

Esc is important in Excel too. More users than Vim.

lambda on Oct 28, 2016 | [–]

Command-period is the native Mac way to do it, though ESC works as well.

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