Test Script 69: set macOS keyboard speed

script69.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit' # 

defaults delete com.apple.universalaccess slowKey
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess slowKey -bool FALSE # Disable Slow Keys. (i) Required from macOS 10.12 Sierra onwards to set faster key repeat rates.
defaults delete com.apple.universalaccess slowKeyDelay
#defaults write com.apple.universalaccess slowKeyDelay -int 5 # 

defaults delete NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool FALSE # Disable press-and-hold for keys.
defaults delete NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # Set key repeat triggering delay to even shorter. (i) macOS 10.13.3 High Sierra fastest: 15
defaults delete NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 2 # Set key repeat rate to fastest. [i] Enables key repeat. /i\ From macOS 10.12 Sierra onwards, Apple modified the scales, making 0 too fast for some, also making 3 a reasonable value. (i) macOS 10.13.3 High Sierra fastest: 2
for i in "cfprefsd" "System Preferences" "SystemUIServer"
do
	killall "${i}" > /dev/null 2>&1
done

# script69.sh
# Test Script 69: set macOS keyboard speed
#
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