I rarely use the key as shift. It’s reassigned to a different function when tapped and that’s what I use it for most of the time.
No, I repurposed it as a nightstand
Yup, because I re-map WASD to my arrows and the right shift is near there.
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.
I rebound it, I never use it
other than as a keybind in a singular Minecraft mod, no never. Always the left one, I also never use the caps lock key
Yes, because I ran out of keys to bind in modded Minecraft.
exclusively. i never use the left shift for anything other than running in games.
Yes. E.g. when typing a capital
PQ. 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.
Ah, you’re right, I got my left and right mixed up in that example 😅
Anyway, I use both.
Yeah, but I’m gonna one hand it anyway!
You’re thinking of a different qwerty.
Only if I need to type a capital letter with one hand
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.
Nope
That red-headed step-child? No way.
Yes. Any time I capitalize a letter on the left side of the keyboard. Isn’t that normal?
Damn, that makes sense. I one hand everything with my left hand. Maybe it’s because of muscle memmory from playing videogames lol
That is the way I was taught, but not the way I did it then. Never developed the habit, so I never do it.
I tend to use right shift for pretty much everything. The arrow glyph has worn off the key I use it so much.
Important factors:
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British English keyboards, like the one I have, tend to be ISO, with a larger shift key on the right. Bigger target. Easier to hit.
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I have at least a couple of passwords that each have at least one shifted character from the left side of the keyboard and it’s much easier to use both hands when I need to type those.
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It might even go back to the fact that most of my early typing was on a Commodore 64C and the positions of surrounding keys. Hitting shift-lock or run/stop by mistake would have been a nuisance. Caps lock isn’t quite as annoying because it’s not a literal mechanical toggle, but even so, the right shift avoids that particular error.
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I usually hold shift with my left pinky for any letter on the keyboard, because I prefer to type with both hands.
I was taught to type that way, but I was never that good at using my right pinky while typing a letter with my left. Or maybe I just wasn’t good at coordinating which shift key to use with which letter. So I started just always using the left shift key which I somehow never had a problem with.
If I have to type capital A, left pinky holds shift and ring finger hits the A. This isn’t the “right” way to touch type, but I can still type pretty fast.
But to do that you are bending your wrist sideways which will eventually start causing wrist pain. Better if you can get out of that habit before it starts causing trouble.
I hope I can. I’ve been doing this for like 25 years …
Oh. Well if it hasn’t started hurting after that much time, maybe you’re OK 😄
Yes, I touch type so use it whenever I capitalise a letter typed by the left hand.
I thought this was strange, but I noticed my muscle memory actually uses left shift for letters typed with my left hand, and right shift for my right, I use my pinkie in either case.
