an editor that doesn't require any esc or control keys to be used...

[Jerry Feldman]

I think pico comes about as close as anything discussed except it does use 
some control characters.
mike ledoux wrote:

> Indeed, but anything more than a line editor is certainly going to require
> at least some escape or control sequences to function.  I saw that you
> recommended pico, but that requires control sequences for cursor movement
> and simple file operations.
> 
> I agree that something more than a line editor would be nicer, but I
> don't think anything more than a line editor is going to fulfill the
> original requirements.
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