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ST4 - Mac - Key repeat issues

#1

Hi

First of all I must agree with everyone who’ve complained about the upgrade ‘procedure’!
Major releases, like 3 to 4, shouldn’t be automatic or at least require a little more “Are you sure?” warnings!! I tried restoring the ST3 (3122)-application but I’m pretty sure I’d done to much damage trying to fix things in ST4, for ST3 to work without clearing the configuration. Which I don’t want to do!

So, to the issue!

Mac OS version: 10.14.6 (Mojave)
“Vim mode” / vintage

Key repeat doesn’t work.
Either if I’m trying to move around with h,j,k,l or if I go into INSERT mode and holding a button down. It doesn’t repeat!
I know this was an issue in ST3 ages ago (4+ years), and I’m worried that whatever I did to fix it back then is biting my *** now?!

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#2

Could be this: https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os/disable-accented-characters-on-macos/

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#3

Here’s the command to fix it: defaults write com.sublimetext.4 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false.

That’s the same thing that @bschaaf linked to, but only for Sublime Text.

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#4

Thank you! You saved my day/week/year :nerd_face:

I should add that this was the same solution that solved it ‘ages ago’, but I guess that command wasn’t valid since it only targeted “sublimetext.3”!

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