Hey Eric, You could use xset until you figure out what's happening there: $ xset r rate 200 40
If you also want to specify a kbd layout: $ setxkbmap -rules evdev -model evdev -layout us -variant altgr-intl HTH. -Martín On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Eric Duncan <eduncan...@gmail.com> wrote: > i3 version 4.10.2 (2015-04-16, branch "4.10.2") © 2009-2014 Michael > Stapelberg and contributors > > I recently switched to Arch and I'm bringing over my i3 dot files, etc. > > Got a problem... I can't see to get my Gnome 3.16 settings working in > i3wm. I haven't had a problem with my Debian (7 and Jessie Testing) and > Ubuntu (14.04 and 14.10) installs in the past. But I've installed Arch on > two different machines, and on both I cannot get the gnome-settings-daemon > (or at least that's what I think it is) to enable my Gnome settings. > > Specifically, I can't get my Gnome setting for Keyboard short delay and > faster repeat enabled. I have not tried any other settings. > > If it matters, I am running within VMware Workstation and Fusion. > > My config looks like: > > exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper > #exec --no-startup-id /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon > #exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start > --components=pkcs11,secrets,ssh,gpg # > /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 > #exec --no-startup-id dropbox start > exec --no-startup-id compton -Cb --config ~/.i3/compton.conf # -CGb > > So when logged in, I see: > > $ ps aux | grep gnome-settings > gdm 897 0.0 0.3 820888 29796 tty1 Sl+ 16:24 0:00 > /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon > > If I uncomment the gnome-settings-daemon one, it starts under my username > and loads a few other gnome services: > > $ ps aux | grep gnome-settings > gdm 897 0.0 0.3 820888 29796 tty1 Sl+ 16:24 0:00 > /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon > eric 1049 0.0 0.6 915224 51304 ? Sl 16:24 0:00 > /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon > eric 1112 0.0 0.2 283984 18924 ? Sl 16:24 0:00 > /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-locate-pointer > eric 1114 0.0 0.1 433304 11408 ? Sl 16:24 0:00 > /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-printer > > Sounds good, except no keyboard settings have taken effect. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks! > Eric > >