Esc from Type Tool to Direct Selecton instead of Selection Tool

After editing type with the Type Tool, is there any way to set Illustrator to switch to the Direct Selection Tool instead of the Selection Tool when you hit the Escape key?

contols+esc still only takes me to the selection tool.
The Command key, not the Control key. (That's the key right next to the spacebar, with the apple logo on it.)
Larry wrote 'Cmd (Control)' because it's the Ctrl key on a Win system (and you did not specify your platform in your original post).
Actually, Ctrl+Esc might not work on some Windows systems because it is an OS-level shortcut (roughly equivalent to hitting the Windows key -- takes you to the Start menu) and will likely override the Illustrator function. I say 'might' because a number of factors could affect Ctrl+Esc behavior within an application.

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Ok. Thanks for your great tips as I'll see where I can go from here.
Ugoharris.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:46:28 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Using selection tool to Cut image into pieces...
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