I've been on ML for a couple of weeks now and have just noticed that I cannot get the Key Repeat to work when holding down letter or number keys.
It works fine for punctuation marks and symbols.
Is it possible to produce a line like this mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm without having to keep tapping the key?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Little knowledge... many opinions.
In ML, pressing and holding many keys brings up a menu where you can choose alternate characters, rather than repeating the key. If you prefer the key repeat, just enter the following command in the Terminal:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
In ML, pressing and holding many keys brings up a menu where you can choose alternate characters, rather than repeating the key. If you prefer the key repeat, just enter the following command in the Terminal:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
thanks for your explanation Thomas it looks as though the new menu system will be more useful than the ability to repeat letters_
I agree, but not everyone does. I'm guessing Ian finds the repeat more useful for what he does.
No, I agree with Richard, having thought about it.
Thank you.
I have a different problem. Pressing & holding a key doesn’t bring up a menu; it results in very slow key repeats. Entering —defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false— produced no change.
Any suggestions?
late 2012 21.5 iMac 2.9 GHz, 10.8.2
Upgrade to ML seems to have knocked out Key Repeat?
