IntelliJ + Git Bash + Vim: Can't Stop Writing

Question

I'm on IntelliJ 2021.3.2 and git 2.35.windows.2.

A few years ago when typing in my IntelliJ terminal (configured to use Git Bash), when I was done typing out a commit description in vim, I would hit esc and then I could execute vim commands.

More recently, hitting esc in the IntelliJ terminal now de-focuses (for lack of a better term) the IntelliJ terminal window so it would no longer let me execute vim commands. Then I had to use ctrl + c instead of esc.

Now with the versions I listed above, I can't even use ctrl + c. I still can't use esc. So how do I stop writing in vim if I can't use ctrl + c or esc in order to be able to execute a vim command, namely :wq?

Answer 1

Reassign keybinding for "Switch Focus to Editor" terminal action: