Seriously no key repeat in Lion?

Those are mostly kiddies playing with new toys. Give it awhile for the previous OS X users and not the mobile device users to get their hands on it. I, for one, detest desktop computers becoming handheld device surrogartes. If anything, it should be the other way around, but writing the next great novel using your thumbs is but a pipedream.😉

Thanks, this worked great! 🙂

baltwo wrote:

Those are mostly kiddies playing with new toys. Give it awhile for the previous OS X users and not the mobile device users to get their hands on it. I, for one, detest desktop computers becoming handheld device surrogartes.

Kiddies? I've been using Macs since 1987. The first time I used an iOS device was in April, 2010. I'm a programmer, so if anyone needs to repeat characters it would be me. All the characters I would ever need to repeat work just fine. Repeat still works fine in any application the processes raw keystrokes (such as Terminal) as opposed to text entry fields.

I suggest you read this article - The perils of bashing an OS you've never used

It sounds like it was written just for you.

Actually you don't need to do all that.

Just do the following and it worked for me.

Go to :

System Preferences

Language & Text

Click on the TEXT tab

Uncheck the box for "Use symbol and text substitution"

It was that simple guys....

No effect

Same, no effect.

Did you guys try restarting your Mac???

I didn't use the Terminal commands to get it working...

I simply turned off the "Use symbol and text substitution"... found under System Preferences > Language & Text > Text (TAB), then uncheck box.

Also, make sure under the keyboard settings, you have Key Repeat (Fast), and Delay (Short).

Well Faster and Shorter at least, doesn't have to be set all the way.

Knahs wrote:

Did you guys try restarting your Mac???

No. I like the new behaviour. A restart shouldn't be required in any event. After making that change, it seems like you need to restart any running applications to have the new settings take effect. I can turn (c) on and off, but I can't get rid of the diacritical popup. It is possible that a logout or even a restart could be required. I will wait for someone who actually wants the old behaviour to try it.

This seems to be just another case of people complaining because something is different, not because it is any worse. The original poster even said as much.

Here's a workaround if the desired character won't repeat. Just put the character in the clipboard and hold down Command-v, which does repeat. Yes, it's a little bit of a hassle, but I agree with those who say that the new behavior is a positive change, and it's relatively rare that anyone needs to repeat a character that won't repeat. For those who do, this workaround should be acceptable.

etresoft wrote:

Knahs wrote:

Did you guys try restarting your Mac???

No. I like the new behaviour. A restart shouldn't be required in any event. After making that change, it seems like you need to restart any running applications to have the new settings take effect. I can turn (c) on and off, but I can't get rid of the diacritical popup. It is possible that a logout or even a restart could be required. I will wait for someone who actually wants the old behaviour to try it.

This seems to be just another case of people complaining because something is different, not because it is any worse. The original poster even said as much.

Well that is your opinion there... the reason why I stated a restart is because the Apple Support Tech told me to do it...

Anyways, I actually LOST the repeat key in middle of a document I was typing and got the character selection instead. I contacted the rep back and she told me she found out it is a feature that is actually taken out. That command in terminal actually doesn't work either she told me. ...........

She said she'd pass on the info to techs/engineers and try to see if they'll come up with the feature again or not. I'll post as soon as I hear..

The MAIN reason why I have to have key repeat is when typing in a document, writing a paper, long e-mail, and so then sometimes I make a few mistakes and like to hold down the "delete" key so it takes it out while I use my thought process. Yes you can simply highlight it through your trackpad/mouse but it is the way I'm used to for the past 10 years including when I was a "pc guy"... yeah I'm not that guy anymore but still like to use the key repeat feature.

Figured I'd let people know that it WAS working for me, but NOW it isn't.

For me, the delete key auto repeats even though the others do not. Same with - and =

Knahs wrote:

Figured I'd let people know that it WAS working for me, but NOW it isn't.

Interesting, since I've run that Terminal command, all keys repeat in all the apps I tried: TextEdit, Safari, Pages, and Numbers.

I actually like the new behaviour quite a bit, since I type accented characters often, and switching keyboard inputs is a bit of a hassle; however, you are totally right, it's ridiculous that the new character does not overwrite the original. That should be reported as a bug.

Actually, I take that back - it seems to behave the correct way in Apple apps (Pages, Safari), and incorrectly on some third-party, like Chrome.