• Carnelian@lemmy.world
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    8 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
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    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.

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      8 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.

  • PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world
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    8 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.

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    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).

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    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.

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      Left Shift + Enter is much more convenient for that.

      Like, how do you press Right Shift + Enter?

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          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.

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    8 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.

  • Borkdornsorkpor@lemmy.ml
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    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.

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    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).

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    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.

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      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

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    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.

  • 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.