• sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      12 days ago

      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.

      • leadore@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        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.

    • palordrolap@fedia.io
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      12 days ago

      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:

      1. 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.

      2. 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.

      3. 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.

    • RandomStickman@fedia.io
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      12 days ago

      Damn, that makes sense. I one hand everything with my left hand. Maybe it’s because of muscle memmory from playing videogames lol

    • AmidFuror@fedia.io
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      12 days ago

      That is the way I was taught, but not the way I did it then. Never developed the habit, so I never do it.

  • everett@lemmy.ml
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    12 days ago

    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.

  • hope@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    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.

  • tuna@discuss.tchncs.de
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    12 days ago

    Nope. I use left shift for everything.

    Even if you do use both shift keys correctly, it still feels awkward to me since you have to sacrifice a pinky from home row and shift your hands.

    It’s why I’ve been curious to try a layout where Shift and Alt are swapped, that way you can use your thumb to press shift and keep your fingers in place.

    https://colemakmods.github.io/ergonomic-mods/modifiers

      • tuna@discuss.tchncs.de
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        12 days ago

        Thats a good observation. I would think I use Ctrl more frequently than Alt, so it would make sense to have Alt where Ctrl usually is, and Ctrl where Shift usually is.

  • kambusha@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    Thank you for participating in our market research. The right shift key will now be replaced with a “Grok” key. Goodbye.

  • unknown1234_5@kbin.earth
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    12 days ago

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