Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Snit Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 11:53:23 -0700 Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <9d2dnRPZhcVVxIjLnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net jsuXq4IZ8+xnYC+GBOLTBAlVemlvIFAxUWhlEbQTOs0Iw3cZb/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:eDWKztcRPg8i8Qwl8kBSB+IF1CI= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Thread-Index: AdEBMXDs9hW2ie9UoUuOj6Y42MfitA== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32438 comp.sys.mac.system:82307 On 10/7/15, 11:40 AM, in article PbWdnQ-KX4OE-ojLnZ2dnUU7-QmdnZ2d@earthlink.com, "Ant" wrote: >>> When I hold down a key to repeat showing its character (e.g., z for >>> zzzzzzzzzz) in Mac OS X v10.10.5, I get a pop-up window showing other >>> characters. How can I disabled this and have my stuck key to show all if >>> its character I want? I checked my Keyboard settings and couldn't change >>> it. The only app that does this correctly is Terminal. Word 2011, >>> TextEdit, etc. show this issue. :( >>> >>> Thank you in advance. :) > >> I thought there as a GUI setting for this but cannot find it off hand. > >> Did find this: > >> defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false > >> Warning, that is from here: and was written for Lion. > >> Other sites give the same command, though, and I see no evidence of anyone >> blowing their computer up with it. :) > > What sucks is that what if I want to use this feature? So I have to use > this command back and forth in Terminal? :( And then close and relaunch programs. Yeah, seems poorly done. -- * OS X / Linux: What is a file? * Mint MATE Trash, Panel, Menu: * Mint KDE working with folders: * Mint KDE creating files: * Mint KDE help: * Mint KDE general navigation: * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? * Easy on OS X / Hard on Linux: * OS / Word Processor Comparison: