--- ../dvtm-0.4.orig/dvtm.c	2008-02-16 12:09:13.191369197 +0100
+++ dvtm.c	2008-02-17 23:26:48.799848446 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
   #define CTRL(k)   ((k) & 0x1F)
 #endif
 #define CTRL_ALT(k) ((k) + (129 - 'a'))
+#define ESC         27
 
 #define MAX_ARGS 2
 
@@ -949,6 +950,10 @@
 					if(sel && (!sel->minimized || isarrange(fullscreen))){
 						madtty_keypress(sel->term, code);
 						if(r == 1){
+#if MOD != ESC
+					  		if(code == ESC && FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &rd))
+								madtty_keypress(sel->term, getch());
+#endif
 							draw_content(sel);
 							wrefresh(sel->window);
 						}