Enable key repeat in Apple Lion for Atom in Vim mode

keyrepeat.shell

# Mac OS X Lion introduced a new, iOS-like context menu when you press and hold a key
# that enables you to choose a character from a menu of options. If you are on Lion
# try it by pressing and holding down 'e' in any app that uses the default NSTextField
# for input.
#
# It's a nice feature and continues the blending of Mac OS X and iOS features. However,
# it's a nightmare to deal with in Atom if you're running vim mode,
# as it means you cannot press and hold h/j/k/l to move through your file. You have
# to repeatedly press the keys to navigate.

defaults write com.github.atom ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# Alternately, if you want this feature disabled globally, you can enter this:

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# In either case you'll need to restart Atom for the change to take place.

# Happy coding!

Works like a charm, thanks!

Works for me!

Thank you!

Perfect. Thank you!

👍 this works great for Atom. I recommend the global property!
This helps when scrolling through long commit lists using terminal-plus plugin. Also helps with the terminal in Intellij IDE.

thank you so much

Works for VS Code too, thanks man!