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I don't know if there are any settings to toggle, but I figured out that if I keep pressing a button on my keyboard it doesn't repeat it and displays only one character! Can this be fixed to go back to the previous repeating behavior?

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Kreker
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  • oddly e, u, o, a, s, ö, ä, ', <, z, ,, ., -, §, +, ⎵, ⌫, ↩ + arrow & control keys aren't affected; or if any key is pressed together with any control key. (I have Finnish Apple Wireless Keyboard) – Jari Keinänen Sep 01 '11 at 09:27
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    I think that Kreker means that in Lion, when you hold down a key that has alternate values (such as an "e" with and accent, a new menu will appear above the letter allowing you to choose the modified character. I agree with Kreker, it seems silly then for the System Prefs keyboard pane to have key repeat settings when they don't apply. It seems like there should be a choice between the "context" menu and key repeat or a way to make them work together. I verified this behavior in Word, Excel and TextEdit. Seems like maybe a Lion oversight or something in need of UI enhancement. –  Sep 12 '11 at 22:20

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This is a new "feature" that Apple introduced in Lion. To disable no key repeat, enter

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

in Terminal, and then restart your computer.

Source: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15678809

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  • ok thanks! But why I don't see the new context menu that was implemented in Lion? I don't know either why apple leave the "repeat time" in the system keyboard preferences – Kreker Sep 01 '11 at 09:02
  • sorry, i can't understand what you mean by 'new context menu.' could you possibly describe this further? for the 'repeat time,' you can go into system prefs -> keyboard -> and it defaults to the keyboard shortcuts tab. go to the keyboard tab and you'll see more options – Ethan Lee Sep 01 '11 at 19:17