For those of you who want to enable "Key repeat" on Lion, here you go

[TheJing]

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false


Just copy that in Terminal and it should be fine.

Lion has this feature where you hold down a key and it let's you choose from different letters. This is the way to disable that so you can tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyype this easily.

I posted this because I've seen some people asking about it. Hope it helps.

[gentlefury]

I don't really understand why people are annoyed by this. When has there ever been a need to tyyyyyyyyyyyyyype like this anyway???

[TheJing]

I don't really understand why people are annoyed by this. When has there ever been a need to tyyyyyyyyyyyyyype like this anyway???

Don't know. But people have asked for it.

[Merks]

I usually type like thisssssssssssssssss for emphasis...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KqQsYqm5HXQ/TUjFqRMkG9I/AAAAAAAAAUY/EMm_qKamwfY/s1600/josh-peck-fat-kid.jpg
EMPHASIS!

[Partron22]

When has there ever been a need to tyyyyyyyyyyyyyype like this anyway???
A •••••••••••••••••••••••••• string is a handy construct for marking spots being edited in a long document. I edit long docs far more often than I use a freaking ümlaut. What's so difficult about hitting 'opt-u u' anyway that Apple thinks they need to destroy decades old keyboard behavior, and replace it with a MODAL style popup menu?

[iHateMacs]

The repeat is intelligent. ------- and ======== and ++++++++ for instance repeat. I am English so rarely need any of the special characters but I like they way they are done in Lion. If I DO need one I know how to get it where as I wouldn't have before. ___________ also repeats :)