Cursor speed (deelay key)

[R3ZV]

I have watched a stream on twitch and the guy was using EMACS and his cursor moved faster when he was holding down down / up key. I asked and it looks like EMACS has something called repeat key (not sure), which allows you to perform more actions in less time.

Example

https://www.twitch.tv/valigo/clip/CogentExquisitePotatoArsonNoSexy-vBQNEG6po5T67q5o

Could Helix have this? Or does it already?

(I know that the behaviour I am looking for might be bad practice but I think it wont' hurt)

[kirawi]

This is controlled by your OS and terminal emulator, not Helix.

Disclaimer: The following is a guide generated by Claude and may not be accurate,

Here's how to adjust keyboard key repeat settings on Windows and Linux:

Windows:

1. Open Control Panel
2. Go to Keyboard settings
3. Adjust two main settings:
   • Repeat delay: How long to hold a key before it starts repeating
   • Repeat rate: How quickly the character repeats when held down
4. Test the settings in the provided text box

Linux (for most desktop environments):

1. Open System Settings or Settings
2. Navigate to Keyboard settings
3. Look for Repeat Keys or Key Repeat
4. Adjust:
   • Delay: Initial pause before repeating
   • Speed/Rate: How fast characters repeat
5. Some distributions also offer a toggle to enable/disable key repeat entirely

For Linux command line, you can use the xset command:

xset r rate delay speed
# Example: xset r rate 200 30

Where delay is in milliseconds and speed is repeats per second.