VSCode, vim plugins and key repeat

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VSCode, vim plugins and key repeat

Using vscode and wanting key-repeat to work when you hold down a key?

If you’re using the vim plugin with VSCode you might be frustrated when you hold down a key and it doesn’t repeat.

This appears to be related to OSX behaviour and not VSCode specifically.

According to StackOverflow, and Works On My Machine™:

# file: "run this in a terminal"
defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

Then restart VSCode.

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