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Do you use your right shift key? Have you re-mapped it into another key/function? which one?

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[-] Carnelian@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago

I do use it. I press it with my right pinky when I want to capitalize letters that I type with my left hand, which is a convention of touch-typing

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 15 points 9 months ago

Yes, I use it all the time when capitalizing letters on the left half of the keyboard.

I guess if you don't touch type you don't need both shifts, but I use both mine regularly.

[-] solitaire@infosec.pub 5 points 9 months ago

That's interesting, when I learned to touch type in school we weren't taught to use the right shift. Likely an oversight rather than intentional, but I just use my pinky to hit the left shift while using the left hand side of the keyboard.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

This is an asklemmy question..

[-] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

I thought I never used it until my right shift key stopped working. I then found out that I use that thing a lot actually.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 10 points 9 months ago

I rarely use it. While I did learn proper touch typing (on an actual typewriter back in the stone age), I mostly use the left shift key even when capitalizing letters typed with my left hand. If I use right shift at all, it's only for a few awkward letters (mostly Z).

[-] alvaro@social.graves.cl 7 points 9 months ago

@ptz@dubvee.org Interesting, I just realized I use my left pinky for the left shift while pressing the Z with my middle left finger :-P

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago
[-] alvaro@social.graves.cl 1 points 9 months ago

@Nemo@midwest.social I take it back: I realized I use it to get : and "

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Same for me. I learned "proper" touch type but never retained it. Instead I hover type with whichever hand is convenient. Can still hit 120WPM with >90% accuracy though

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I use neither! I hunt and peck the Caps Lock key every time I need to capitalize something.

[-] alvaro@social.graves.cl 5 points 9 months ago

@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ha! I have my caps lock as a ctrl key (easier for vim acrobatics)

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 9 months ago

Me too. I know it's not optimal, but that's the way I'm used to

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

I was being sarcastic. Please buy Mavis Beacon or something.

[-] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I use my F1-F12 keys regularly and right shift modifier opens up F-13 through F-24. It's nice.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I saw those in my new keyboard's manual and I've been wondering how you got those to work. Thanks!

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 9 months ago

I use it way more than I use the left one. In fact, I think that I only use the later for keyboard shortcuts (like Ctrl+Shift+Alt+→ or ← to change workspace).

[-] notnotmike@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago

Yes, I use the key. For touch typing you should be using it whenever a letter pressed by your left hand needs capitalization.

[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Yes! When I'm typing in a form where hitting "Enter" acts like a "Submit" button.. I'll use "Right Shift" + "Enter" to create a line break instead of submitting the form.

This also happens with, say, chat support windows. So, not always form fields, I guess.

[-] AToM_exe@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Left Shift + Enter is much more convenient for that.

Like, how do you press Right Shift + Enter?

[-] Syd@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago
[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

On the same hand is awkward. Pinky and ring finger? You have to move your hand from home row or some strange contortion... Why you would ever leave home row to do this instead of both pinkies on each hand boggles my mind. My guess is you don't touch type and are looking at the keyboard to do this.

[-] Syd@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

How would you do ctrl+shift+esc?

[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago
[-] Borkdornsorkpor@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I only use right shift when typing. Technically not correct form for touch typing, but it's what I'm used to. Left shift is only used when gaming.

[-] Unsaved5831@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I really had to think hard and I guess I seldom use it. I touch-type but somehow my body has learnt to use only the left hand for almost all the modifier keys no matter how many keys I have to press there. It's actually a good idea that I only realise now that I should map that right shift for something else.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

I used it for pick block in mc before I realised I could use 3 finger tap to emulate middle click.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

I have it set up so when I hit both shifts at once it swaps my keyboard between US English and "English international deadkeys" typing since I need to be able to write in French sometimes.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I used to have both shifts at once activate an autoclicker ahk script.

[-] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

To type accented characters like that I just use regular us layout, and use the compose key to get accents and stuff on letters.

As a bonus you can also type many other special characters using the compose key, you just need to map it to something. I have mine set to caps lock

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 9 months ago

I have only ever used the right shift in some game that used damn near everything on the keyboard, so left and right shift each did something unique. I wanna say ARMA but I can't remember what the function of right shift was; I just remember actually needing it regularly.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Some times I'm typing with all of one hand or all of another.

[-] wetnoodle@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I do not (it don't exist anymore, now there's a " ' key there)

[-] WhimsicalSofa@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 9 months ago

Constantly. However I have mapped my left control key so that if I tap it, it sends Escape.

[-] dharmik@mathstodon.xyz 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

@alvaro @nostupidquestions I seldom use the shift key to capitalize the letters. My left pinky always goes to caps lock rather than the left shift.

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