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 12:54:59 -0700 Lines: 30 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 uILyGmOXWo9Iq2S4yzllTgfn6t3MOX746n8bg+CvHTwMri1KGe Cancel-Lock: sha1:aF0OVFwv0l8n+lLxcZsTpWl1sUU= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Thread-Index: AdEBOgvoFliHt6vrxEideWrWItbbYw== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32451 comp.sys.mac.system:82339 On 10/7/15, 12:47 PM, in article d7lb6gFpd5dU1@mid.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" wrote: > On 2015-10-07, Snit wrote: >> On 10/7/15, 11:56 AM, in article d7l87lFogllU2@mid.individual.net, "Jolly >> Roger" wrote: >>> >>> 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: > > It seems I was only half right. Pressing and holding the letter e in > TextEdit shows the special characters menu, but in Terminal simply > repeats the key. So the default behavior seems to be app-specific. Aha... this explains the keyboard settings. Still, they should make it more clear. -- * 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: