Ubuntu
gnome-settings-daemon package

  1. Bug #278078
  2. Comment #57

Comment 57 for bug 278078

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In , sirianni (eric-sirianni) wrote :

Here's a "me too" on both accounts.

I've filed an ubuntu launchpad bug 299144 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/299144 for the "temporary nature" of the repeat key setting.

To summarize, here is what I'm observing:

1. The "down" and "left" arrow keys always repeat at a slow rate. I have not been able to find any setting that will change this.
2. The remaining keys repeat at a rate dictated by the "gnome keyboard preferences" setting ("repeat keys speed"). However, this rate is only used for the first 15 or so repeats. After that the rate reverts to the same slow speed that the "down" and "left" arrow keys repeat at.

This is a serious usability issue for anyone who uses their machine as a development workstation.