Alt+Key doesn't save any keystrokes over Esc+Key anyway, and I think the Esc version is easier to type. Especially things like Esc : (which is Esc then Shift-;

Alt+Key doesn't save any keystrokes over Esc+Key anyway, and I think the Esc version is easier to type. Especially things like Esc : (which is Esc then Shift-;) is surely easier to type than Alt-Shift-;.