mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles

Key repeat broken in macOS Sierra

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Description

Currently your script...

defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

...does not work in macOS Sierra. I've found that if I set things up here they work great:

screen shot 2016-07-14 at 10 20 05 am

Maybe they changed the preference file location or something.

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Search the repository for the defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 command and read the surrounding macOS setup script. Reproduce the behavior on macOS Sierra, then verify that the configured key-repeat preference works as described in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, shell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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