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.
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yes - ctrl + shift ) splits the kde konsole
exclusively. i never use the left shift for anything other than running in games.
other than as a keybind in a singular Minecraft mod, no never. Always the left one, I also never use the caps lock key
With emulators mostly.
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.
I use the right Shift key to capitalize when touch-typing. I only use left Shift for Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
That red-headed step-child? No way.
Yes, when doing Ctrl+Insert to copy then Shift+Insert to paste
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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I rebound it, I never use it
Yes, but I don't use the right control key.
I also don't use the right alt key, except for keyboards where I don't have a menu key, and don't use it as alt in that case. In both cases, I bind that to Compose.
I actually use them frequently, like I have Ctrl+Alt+L bound to lock my computer, and workspace commands using the arrow keys and the like. It's easier to do one handed.
same, I don't remember using the right control key ever
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.
Never because I can reach left shift with my pinky from basically anywhere on the keyboard
No, never. My keyboard doesn't even have one (40%)
yep when game controls wasn t with wasd u have to use arrow keys to move the player
Yes, ofc! I have it switched to the up-arrow on my 60%.
Otherwise no.
yes it gives me access to "%", which is handy for string interpolation
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.
Yup, because I re-map WASD to my arrows and the right shift is near there.
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.
Yes, sometimes, on one of my keyboards the left one doesn’t work for some weird software related reason
Constantly, but only at work. I use it for ? and that's it.