keyboardmacos
I always used the accented character pop-over menu often, by holding a key for a second or two. Now, with Yosemite suddenly all I get is something like:
Resumeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
When I want the chance to type:
Resumé
I feel like I'm missing something obvious.
The accented character selection when a key is held was one of the tiny things that changed in Lion. To disable it, run this in the Terminal:
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
I will admit, though, it is strange that there's a setting in System Preferences that only affects behavior accessed through a defaults write command.
The "~" key is located between the "left shift" and "Z" keys on the international english keyboard.
Many users are used to have this key under the escape key (the US layout), and they (including me) use the KeyRemap4MacBook software to swap those keys.
Edit: KeyRemap4MacBook is now called Karabiner. Here is a screenshot of the configuration I'm using to remap Section to Backquote key.
Edit: Karabiner does not work on macOS Sierra, however a new project is in development: Karabiner Elements. As of now, it can do the replacement in question:
Best Answer
Resume
Maybe it is disabled for some reason ?
to enable copy paste following in your Terminal app located in the utility folder.