Key down repeat with Vim extension

[bryan]

I did not enable vim mode when first install in but have since installed the Vim extension.

I followed the instructions for enabling keydown repeating from the Vim docs and it worked for VSCode, but not for Cursor.

To enable key-repeating, execute the following in your Terminal, log out and back in, and then restart VS Code:

$ defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false              # For VS Code
$ defaults write com.microsoft.VSCodeInsiders ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false      # For VS Code Insider
$ defaults write com.vscodium ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false                      # For VS Codium
$ defaults write com.microsoft.VSCodeExploration ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false   # For VS Codium Exploration users
$ defaults delete -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled

Maybe it’s because there is no sign out/sign back in possibility in Cursor?

Wondering if anyone has gotten this to work.

[bryan]

Ok, I figured it out, first you need to get Cursor’s id:

$ osascript -e 'id of app "Cursor"'
mine looked like this: com.todesktop.230313mzl4w4u92

Then do:

$defaults write <app id goes here> ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

And restart Cursor

[titouandk]

Small precision for the people in the same case:
You have to truly quit Cursor, from the dock by example, before restarting it (quitting the app from the top-left red button will not be enough).