Unable to get key repeat working on macOS

[michael-ball]

Describe the bug
I'm using VSCodium on macOS Monterey and I've followed the mac-setup instructions but key repeat for navigation (hjkl) still doesn't work.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run defaults write com.visualstudio.code.oss ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
2. Log out and then log back in
3. Start up VSCodium
4. Navigate in a file by holding 'h', 'j', 'k' or 'l'

Expected behavior
Holding down a navigation key results in repeated movements rather than just one.

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Environment (please complete the following information):

• Extension (VsCodeVim) version: v1.24.1
• VSCode version: VSCodium 1.72.2.22289
• OS: macos Monterey 12.6
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[Janitor99]

Similar thing happened to me for some reason key repeat only worked in the vscode terminal even after I reloaded so I just enabled key repeat on everything by running this command: defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

[zachgoll]

Here's what worked for me (emphasis on the last 2 steps):

1. Follow these instructions - https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim#mac
2. Kill the VSCode process (closing / reloading the window does not work)
3. Start VSCode again

[asher-gh]

@michael-ball It didn't work for me either. This SO answer worked for me.

$ defaults write com.vscodium ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Issued #8238 with this change in README.

[theherk]

For posterity, this is related to VSCodium/vscodium#1227.