With emulators mostly.
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I use the right Shift key to capitalize when touch-typing. I only use left Shift for Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
Yes. I still use my computer for mostly writing, so proper technique includes using the Right Shift key when capitalizing anything on the left hand side of the keyboard.
yes it gives me access to "%", which is handy for string interpolation
other than as a keybind in a singular Minecraft mod, no never. Always the left one, I also never use the caps lock key
exclusively. i never use the left shift for anything other than running in games.
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.
I rebound it, I never use it
yes - ctrl + shift ) splits the kde konsole
No, I repurposed it as a nightstand
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.
I on the other hand use it to capitalize the letters on the left side of the keyboard.
Officer? This man right there.
This, I very striktly press always the opposite shift. One hand types the desired symbol, the other modifies it.
Yes, when doing Ctrl+Insert to copy then Shift+Insert to paste
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
Constantly, but only at work. I use it for ? and that's it.
Yes, sometimes, on one of my keyboards the left one doesn’t work for some weird software related reason
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.
Nope
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.
Interesting. Ive never thought about it but I think I actually capitalize exclusively with RShift.
I forgot that it was even there lol
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.
Yes, ofc! I have it switched to the up-arrow on my 60%.
Otherwise no.
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.
Yup, because I re-map WASD to my arrows and the right shift is near there.
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