When the arrow keys are used in Vim, the cursor scrolls at my current rate (defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 (very fast)), but when using 'h', 'j', 'k' or 'l', scrolling doesn't occur. Any suggestions?
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m_antis
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Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7406814/in-vim-how-do-you-scroll-a-buffer-so-the-cursor-location-is-centered-in-the-scr/7406927 – nrz Aug 31 '14 at 20:17
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First, hjkl don't scroll, they move the cursor which may provoke scrolling. If you want to scroll, use actual scroll commands:
" scroll by one line
<C-e>
<C-y>
" scroll by half screen
<C-u>
<C-d>
" scroll by full screen
<C-b>
<C-f>
See :help scrolling.
Second, did you try other values? Maybe there's a threshold beyond which Vim stops responding?
romainl
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To clarify, your arrow keys are simply moving the cursor (which may induce scrolling) at an extremely fast rate. This is done by your system (by your configuration) not by Vim.
I ran into this issue myself, when I wanted an easier way to scroll code without having to constantly press jk. Here's a couple of solutions I found:
Using <C-f> and <C-b>, which scroll the screen up one page or down one page. More similiar commands can be found here
Try out vim easy motion, which makes motion as a whole in vim easier
Finally, try typing in the command:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool falseBy default, mac allows a fancy feature when pressing a key, options are induced (such as accents and the like). It might be possible that vim is being tricked by that feature.
