Yes. Any time I capitalize a letter on the left side of the keyboard. Isn't that normal?
That is the way I was taught, but not the way I did it then. Never developed the habit, so I never do it.
Damn, that makes sense. I one hand everything with my left hand. Maybe it's because of muscle memmory from playing videogames lol
i don't type capital letters
because fuck capitalism :3
That's capitalisation. Capitalism is a philosophical view that the universe is solely based on randomness
That's casualism. Capitalism is the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
That's cannibalism. Capitalism was a practice done in the First Brazilian Republic that is also known as "rule of the colonels".
That's carnivorism. Capitalism is when an organism has tissue made of different genetic composition
That's chimerism. Capitalism is a large-scale and violent event in the natural world.
That's a cataclysm. Capitalism is a criminal act conducted with computers and resulting in violence, destruction, or death of targets in an effort to scare people and coerce a government to alter it's policies.
That's cyberterrorism. Capitalism describes a chain of events where an initial action or event triggers a series of subsequent events, each building upon the previous, leading to a larger, often unforeseen, outcome.
That's a cascade. Capitalism represents an aesthetic and intellectual approach that values reason, order, and balance, drawing inspiration from the enduring legacy of ancient Greece and Rome.
Yes, I trained myself only to use opposite hand shift combinations. You can do this with a programmable keyboard, autohotkey, or karabiner.
So Left Shift+a doesn't do anything, only Right Shift+a will output A
It was a exercise in getting better typing hygiene.
Ooh, clever way to train yourself!
Yes, I touch type so use it whenever I capitalise a letter typed by the left hand.
Yes, I use both. Learned typing that way.
It's funny, isn't it? My mom made me take a typing class at the community college one summer - on IBM electric typewriters. This was before everyone owned game consoles, much less PCs. You'd think in today's world, typing classes would be even more in demand, but are they? Do kids take typing classes in K-12?
Same. That's why it's there, folks.
Ergonomically, you should use the Shift (or Ctrl or Alt) key on the opposite side of the keyboard as the key you are modifying. This helps prevent carpal tunnel issues because you can keep your wrists straight and not be twisting them unnaturally to reach key combos. You should also not have your wrists resting on the wrist rest or other surface while typing as that also contributes to carpal tunnel problems. Just use it in between stretches of typing (or maybe people just hunt and peck these days, I dunno).
Yes. Proper use of touch typing uses both shift keys. That's how I type.
I think a good followup question for this one would be "Were you able to answer the question from memory?"
I couldn't remember, so I had to do some typing to see. And based on the amount of visible keycap wear, I'd say they get used equally.
Yes, because I ran out of keys to bind in modded Minecraft.
I touch-type, so yes.
I legitimately know people who press the caps lock key, type what they need uppercased, then press the caps lock key again. That said, I use both shift keys.
Well, I don't use the wrong shift key /s
I do. Perhaps, as another poster pointed out, it ties into typing classes I had back in the late '80s or early '90s.
Once every blue moon I'll use the right shift to Ctrl+Shift+m and unmute a Teams call but thats the only time I can think I've used it.
Interesting. Ive never thought about it but I think I actually capitalize exclusively with RShift.
Yes. E.g. when typing a capital ~~P~~ Q. But less often for more complex chords, I use left hand modifiers more often when using multiple modifiers.
That is the exact opposite of how you're supposed to do things (assuming you're on a qwerty keyboard or other keyboard where P is typed with the right hand). The reason there are two shift keys is so that you can hold down the one that is not the one you're typing the letter with, i.e. you should be using the left shift key to type P, but the right shift key to type Q, W, E, R, etc.
I forgot that it was even there lol
Nope
I use a Dvorak keyboard to touch-type, so no, never.
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
I type with both hands usually so use both, but when doing the one hand thing it's always the right shift key. That one is more worn on my keyboard.
Right shift has gotta be my least used key. I actually don't know if I've used it more than like 10 times in my life
Only if I need to type a capital letter with one hand
No, I repurposed it as a nightstand
Left shift only works for games
Right shift is for typing
yes - ctrl + shift ) splits the kde konsole
I have literally only ever used the right shift key when playing, like, two different games. Both were simulations with insane amounts of controls. One is ARMA, and the other was a flight sim.
I used it because it had a function bound to it that wasn't on the left shift.
Edit: Oh and I think there was a pinball game on DOS that used both shift keys to operate the flippers.
My keyboard has two shift keys. I don't think I've ever used the right shift key, not even for usage with emulators for consoles with a lot of buttons... the modifier is always the left shift key since it's closest to my left hand and I can have my right hand on the other side where the arrow keys are. The arrow keys, WASD, Z, X, A, S, Q,W, 1, 2 etc have always been sufficient for most games.
I had to type a bit to check, but found that I mostly use the right shift if the letter I'm capitalizing is on the left side of the keyboard. Oddly, it wasn't 100% though.
Which one is the wrong one?
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