Mac users know that when We hold a key More than a second, its option appears We introduce a special character. These characters vary according to The tongue of the keyboard (keyboard layout) and the language in which we have the interface of the operating system.
For example, if on Windows or to We hold the key "U", we will get "uuuuuu". On Mac, however, we will activate the special set of characters behind the respective key. ûüúúū.
If a key has no special characters in the back and we hold, nothing will happen.
Fortunately Mac users can change the behavior of the keys, so that if the pressed is held, the character is repeated without activating the panel of special characters. That is, it is exactly like Windows. However, if we want to use both the special characters that and the repeat of the character, the steps that need to be traveled could be uncomfortable and we will waste a long time.
How do we activate characters repeat when we hold a key on macos
The activation of this option does not belong to "System Preferences", but it can be done very simply by executing a command line in terminal.
1. We open terminal and execute the command line:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
2. Restart the operating system, then open the text (or other text editor) and hold a key, which would normally have had special characters behind her.
The speed of repetition of the character A key can be easily modified from "System Preferences" → Keyboard → Key Repeat → fast. It is very important that the repetition time of the action is low. Delay Until Repeat → “Short”.
If you want to activate again Special carcards, executed in Terminal command:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true
Remember that after executing the command line you will need to restore the system to have the effect.
