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Repeat letters dont work, keyboard?
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It's like that because it now allows a shortcut to diacritical marks. You can disable this feature and restore repeating alphabetic characters by typing the following command in Terminal:
Code:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
Or, if you prefer not to use the terminal, you can use one of the tweaking applications:
http://www.itweax.net
http://secrets.blacktree.com
http://tweaksapp.com/app/lion-tweaks/
http://www.itweax.net
http://secrets.blacktree.com
http://tweaksapp.com/app/lion-tweaks/
yes I note that, but I hate that apple remove things and dont put optional, we can choose if we want somethings or not;
thank I remove that with the command line code
thankssssssssssssssssssss
.....NOW IF APPLE WOULD JUST DISABLE TO CAPS LOCK KEY TOO....
System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Keyboard --> Modifier Keys. Then you can set the Caps Lock key to something else: Command, Control, Option, or even "No Action".
Keys will not repeat in Yosemite
I have tried all remedies to no avail. It I enter the command in Terminal, it works for the Terminal mode but nowhere else. I even used Tinker Tool to affect a change but that does not fix it either. The problem is when I am using a word processor app or an email, it simply will not repeat the key when held down. This is a DUMB feature from Apple. Make it an option that can be toggled!!!!!!!!
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I have tried all remedies to no avail. It I enter the command in Terminal, it works for the Terminal mode but nowhere else. I even used Tinker Tool to affect a change but that does not fix it either. The problem is when I am using a word processor app or an email, it simply will not repeat the key when held down. This is a DUMB feature from Apple. Make it an option that can be toggled!!!!!!!!
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I have tried all remedies to no avail. It I enter the command in Terminal, it works for the Terminal mode but nowhere else. I even used Tinker Tool to affect a change but that does not fix it either. The problem is when I am using a word processor app or an email, it simply will not repeat the key when held down. This is a DUMB feature from Apple. Make it an option that can be toggled!!!!!!!!
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Yep, it looks like they removed that capability. Can only speak for myself but I find the new functionality for diacritical marks useful and never had a reason to write a long string of a single alpha character.