Vim: holding down navigation button

[jonchoi]

(i'm on mac os x.)

holding 'j' down to continue to scroll down doesn't work. (nor does ctrl+d, which deletes the following character, even on insert mode).

is there a system setting i need to tweak or is that simply not supported?

for WebStorm for example:
defaults write com.jetbrains.WebStorm ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false seemed to solve the problem.

Guessed with com.Microsoft.VisualStudioCode, but didn't seem to solve the issue. Help!

[johnfn]

This totally works for me, also OSX.

Could you do me a favor and try with a fresh install of VSC?

Does repeating a key work in a basic textbox on OSX? Like, if you leave a comment here on github and press down j, does it repeat a lot, or no? There is an OSX OS-level pref that can affect this.

[johnfn]

Try this (found in the Vintageous documentation):

defaults write com.sublimetext.3 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

[rebornix]

Run into the same situation. This works perfectly on Windows but no luck with OSX.

[johnfn]

@rebornix can you try running defaults write com.sublimetext.3 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false in your terminal on OSX? It'll actually make key repeats work systemwide, though you can disable it by running it again with true.

[rebornix]

I've tried that (even with admin privilege) and restart VS Code Insider but it still doesn't work. I noticed this on my rmbp the first day I used this extension but then I switched to Windows. Now I'm working on Mac again and it turned out to be a problem.

[johnfn]

Weird! And when holding down keys in other textboxes, it works fine?

[rebornix]

Oh wait, I can't even do this with Chrome, so it can be out of this extension or VS Code. But we still need a clear workaround or guidance about this.

[johnfn]

Ahh, okay.

I don't think a workaround is possible because VSC does not trigger events for key on/key off, only keystroke registered.

We can definitely let users know about it though. We could have some sort of visible FAQ...

[rebornix]

I'm Okay to close this issue as it has nothing with both the ext or the editor. Currently I can only repeat keys in terminal, but I'll say it's my Mac's problem.

[johnfn]

👍

[johnfn]

OH duh, no wonder that command I gave didn't work. It's for Sublime Text. I'm a dumb.

I'm sure VSCode has an equivalent, but I have no clue what it is, or why it appears to be set for me.

[rebornix]

Finally figure out how to fix it. After running the command @johnfn provided, remember to reboot the system. It's documented here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6058293?tstart=0

[johnfn]

Are you sure it was my command? it has com.sublimetext.3 in it, which I assumed meant it was ST3 only.

[rebornix]

It should be defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false but people should be careful about this global effect.

[danilojunS]

Compiling these awesome answers, this is what I did (for future reference for lazy people like me).

1. Run the following command in the terminal (which will not have a global effect):
   defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
2. Restart the computer.
3. Open VSCode and hold down j like there is no tomorrow. 👌

[chulkilee]

For insider:

defaults write com.microsoft.VSCodeInsiders ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

I just restarted vscode insider and it works.

[jpoon]

FYI, this is all in our readme https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/blob/master/README.md#mac-setup

[Batur24]

@danilojunS Thank you! That's working!