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Enable key repeat in Apple Lion for Sublime Text in Vim mode
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# Mac OS X Lion introduced a new, iOS-like context menu when you press and hold a key | |
# that enables you to choose a character from a menu of options. If you are on Lion | |
# try it by pressing and holding down 'e' in any app that uses the default NSTextField | |
# for input. | |
# | |
# It's a nice feature and continues the blending of Mac OS X and iOS features. However, | |
# it's a nightmare to deal with in Sublime Text if you're running Vintage (Vim) mode, | |
# as it means you cannot press and hold h/j/k/l to move through your file. You have | |
# to repeatedly press the keys to navigate. | |
# You can disable this feature for just Sublime Text by issuing the following command | |
# in your terminal (*not* the Sublime Text console): | |
defaults write com.sublimetext.3 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
# Note: replace com.sublimetext.3 with whichever version of Sublime Text you are running | |
# eg. 'com.sublimetext.2' | |
# Alternately, if you want this feature disabled globally, you can enter this: | |
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
# In either case you'll need to restart Sublime Text for the change to take place. | |
# Happy coding! |
For anyone on the Sublime Text 4 dev version just change the version to 4:
defaults write com.sublimetext.4 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
Only works for me if I turn off press and hold globally. Tried multiple things but couldn't get it to deactivate only for Sublime Text (macOS Big Sur 11.4).
I confirm that to make this work in Sublime Text released on May 21, 2021, aka Sublime Text 4 aka Build 4107 aka ST4, the solution provided above by @eproxus works.
defaults write com.sublimetext.4 ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
2022 , Sublime 4 . Technique Still works !
Great tip. Thanks !
Still works with Sublime 4, so happy this is a thing 💯
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Thanks, it worked for me. Btw, I wonder, will .vimrc apply for Vintage in Sublime Text 3?