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[-] pet1t@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

So, everyone who said "no" never learned how to type or what?

[-] kugel7c@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Yes I have never learned to type and left shift isn't getting any use.

Subjectively should I learn how to type ? I do like 60 wpm currently without training and use probably 7/10 fingers.

[-] Corno@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

[-] vaguerant@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

Which one is the wrong one?

[-] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I only use it when I have food in one hand and can't reach the desired key + left shift with my other hand.

Yes, but not as often as the left.

While touch typing, I pretty much always use the left shift key. To type "A" for example I slid my hand over one set of keys and pressed the A key with my ring finger. Right shift ends up used mostly with the punctuation marks to the right, like I actually move my entire right hand down to hit shift and ?

I also strike T, Y and B with different hands depending on what I'm typing.

There may be some other eccentricities but I do mostly touch type properly, asdfjkl; and all that.

[-] Player2@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

No, never. My keyboard doesn't even have one (40%)

[-] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

only for keybinds that use shift and some other keys that are a little to far away from Lshift on my keyboard.

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

My brain refuses to remember that they there are any utility keys below the enter on a US keyboard. The right pinky moves over and up, never down. I also never hit the spacebar with my right hand.

I never formally learned to type, I just picked it up because my hands have been glued to keyboards since the 80s.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, ofc! I have it switched to the up-arrow on my 60%.
Otherwise no.

[-] sevan@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, when doing Ctrl+Insert to copy then Shift+Insert to paste

[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, pretty sure i use it for capitalising symbols on the right of the keyboard.

In fact, i think i might use it for some of the symbols above the numbers, too.

I need to get in front of a keyboard and find out.

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[-] SnotFlickerman 2 points 1 week ago

That red-headed step-child? No way.

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 week ago

I didn't know it was a thing don't think I've ever used it

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[-] Cyniez@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

yep when game controls wasn t with wasd u have to use arrow keys to move the player

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, sometimes, on one of my keyboards the left one doesn’t work for some weird software related reason

[-] DigDoug@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Never. I exclusively use my left thumb for the space bar, too.

I could probably type faster if I fixed those issues, but 30 years of bad habits die hard.

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yup, because I re-map WASD to my arrows and the right shift is near there.

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Sure, if I'm inputting data with the Numpad.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 1 week ago

... You use capital numbers?

[-] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No, the Shift key has uses other than for standard alphabet keys.

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[-] stinerman@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

No, I don't. I know the proper way is to use right shift to type capital letters with the left hand, but I fell out of that a long time ago.

[-] tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes but only occasionally. I have them mapped as space cadet shift keys so left shift key is ( on tap and shift on hold, right shift key is ) on tap and shift on hold.

I use ( a lot but my ide normally adds the ) for me so I don't need it as much for that.

Also, I use left shift for most capitals as I rarely gpt further than ; on the right side of the keyboard.

Smaller keyboards I have shift on hold of A and L as I don't have dedicated shift keys kn those.

[-] WhySoSalty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Constantly, but only at work. I use it for ? and that's it.

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