Geek Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/disable-accented-characters-reenable-key-repeat-mac-os-x-lion.jpg" alt="Enable Key Repeat in Mac OS X Lion and Disable the Accented Character Pop Up" title="disable-accented-characters-reenable-key-repeat-mac-os-x-lion" width="620" height="239" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19760" /></p> <p>If you hold down many keys in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">Mac OS X Lion</a>, a little popup menu appears showing an accented character selection window. This replaces the long existing default of a repeating key, where if you hold down a key the letter will repeat endlessly until you let goooooooooooo. </p> <p>If you want to turn off the character accent selector and re-enable key repetition, launch the Terminal and enter the following command:</p> <p><code>defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false</code></p> <p>You can now repeat keys as usual rather than have the iOS-style accented popup appear. If you want to bring the accented character selector back, use true instead:</p> <p><code>defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true</code></p> <p>Most apps need to be relaunched for the change to take place.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orAHuO0o7rTR88z0bX00oHJaMeY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orAHuO0o7rTR88z0bX00oHJaMeY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orAHuO0o7rTR88z0bX00oHJaMeY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/orAHuO0o7rTR88z0bX00oHJaMeY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=18A1ldFyefE:hClz3ohXkxc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/18A1ldFyefE" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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