SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD(3)

💖 SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD 💖

okay bestie so this is a page from the SDL3 FUNCTIONS manual and we're gonna talk about one very specific little string define, and honestly? it's giving "tiny but mighty" ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD — a variable that controls whether holding down a key repeats the pressed key, or opens the accents menu, on macOS. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD "SDL_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD"

like yes that's the whole thing, it's a #define, it's a string, she's lowkey iconic 🎀

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the variable can be set to these values, and you will pick one, no in-between bestie:

• "0" — holding a key will repeat the pressed key. classic. reliable. the way it always was. 🔥
• "1" — holding a key will open the accents menu for that key. and yes this is the default 👑

🚨 ok important: this hint needs to be set before SDL_Init(). like, before. if you set it after, that's on you, no cap. 🙈

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this hint is available since SDL 3.4.0. so if you're on anything older, she is simply not there yet, sorry bestie 😭

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Simple Directmedia Layer 🫶 SDL 3.4.18 🦋 SDL_HINT_MAC_PRESS_AND_HOLD(3) — and that's the whole page, mwah, slay, periodt 💖✨🎀