Technically, you could map jk or something in your ~/.vimrc in order to exit insertion mode, which would avoid the whole issue. :imap jk <Esc> (I don't pers

Technically, you could map jk or something in your ~/.vimrc in order to exit insertion mode, which would avoid the whole issue. :imap jk <Esc> (I don't personally use this, but one of my friends swears by it)