<term><guilabel>When a key is held:</guilabel></term>
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<para>When this option is turned on, pressing and holding down a key
<para>It is possible to select one of the tree options here, namely</para>
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<term><guilabel>Show accented and similar characters</guilabel></term>
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<para>If this option is selected, when a key is held down while entering text, a popup is shown which lets one choose between various accented forms of the character.</para>
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<term><guilabel>Do nothing</guilabel></term>
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<para>This option allows you to turn off any activities when you pressing and holding down the keys.</para>
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<term><guilabel>Repeat the key being held</guilabel></term>
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<para>When this option is selected, pressing and holding down a key
emits the same character repeatedly until the key is released. Pressing
and holding the key will have the same effect as pressing it multiple
times in succession.</para>
<tip><para> Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it
makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly