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 16:12:18 -0700 Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <9d2dnRPZhcVVxIjLnZ2dnUU7-budnZ2d@earthlink.com> <561565ba$0$49161$c3e8da3$92d0a893@news.astraweb.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net XqQWotWHIRS1XN8zlRTVJQyULMEvgr8A4SSbaVy4GuMK2NBZhC Cancel-Lock: sha1:cKa71++64s8IUAJFw6HJ/g1fdnI= User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.36.0.130206 Thread-Topic: Holding down a key does not show repeating inputted characters? Thread-Index: AdEBVZyAv3FOMOh9hkKxGImjC5CsVA== Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:32471 comp.sys.mac.system:82418 On 10/7/15, 1:01 PM, in article d7lc1kFpka6U1@mid.individual.net, "Jolly Roger" wrote: ... >>> To be fair, the repeat speed setting does make sense with special >>> characters enabled - it controls how long you have to press the key to >>> see the special characters menu. >> >> Right... but then it is labeled incorrectly and the repeat rate makes no >> sense. > > That's why the setting is a hidden preference. I meant the preferences you can see. It has been noted though that some keys do still repeat, such as brightness and volume. Still, seems like they could do the whole thing better. Few keys are effected by that setting the way the setting is labeled. > Seems like we are talking in circles. It's an advanced preference that Apple > decided not to expose to GUI users. Overall I think Apple does this too much. I wish they had some "advanced" settings. Not looking for the insanity you see on KDE or VLC or the like where there are so many settings you cannot find what you want anyway, but more "advanced" areas where you did not need to go to the command line to set such things. -- * 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: