REGRESSION: FakeVim Autorepeat During Basic Navigation No Longer Works

In previous versions of QtCreator, when using FakeVim, holding down keys such as 'j', 'k', 'h', and 'l' in command mode would auto-repeat the corresponding navigation throughout a document. With QtCreator 6.0.2 (and maybe earlier, since I upgraded from 5.0.1), pressing one of these keys causes the cursor to move only once. Now I have to use the arrow keys to accomplish basic movement. This goes against the spirit of Vi since my hands must leave the main keyboard for such a basic task. Note also that programs like Vim support auto-repeat as did QtCreator until recently.