Path: csiph.com!news.mixmin.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!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 12:19:50 -0700 Lines: 54 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 G7BNMoCtBzYC8Lk1TxWzhAf2x9daAKNIy1/K6l7ane+s4wXaOm Cancel-Lock: sha1:oXXsBqrZWkCrBxDaBbEMGyajvbc= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Thread-Index: AdEBNSLZht4yoULYLUGZxphukK1veg== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32443 comp.sys.mac.system:82316 On 10/7/15, 11:56 AM, in article d7l87lFogllU2@mid.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" wrote: > On 2015-10-07, Snit wrote: >> >> 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 I did find when playing is if you change the setting "Delay Until >> Repeat" in the Keyboard settings it also effects how long until you get the >> character options. > > Interestingly, I have a Mac Pro here running 10.10.5, and this default > is not set, yet the behavior is to repeat keys rather than display > special characters: Did you try multiple characters? I thought it used to be that it worked to repeat on characters without optional forms. > # defaults read -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled > > 2015-10-07 11:51:13.322 defaults[42875:2526764] The domain/default pair > of (kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, ApplePressAndHoldEnabled) does not > exist > > # defaults read ApplePressAndHoldEnabled > 2015-10-07 11:51:18.045 defaults[42876:2526837] Domain > ApplePressAndHoldEnabled does not exist > > I have toggled it at some point in the distant past as a test though, > and perhaps there is some sort of caching behind the change from the > default behavior. -- * 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: