Do you use your right shift key? Have you re-mapped it into another key/function? which one?

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

This is an asklemmy question..

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.

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.

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.

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).

@ptz@dubvee.org Interesting, I just realized I use my left pinky for the left shift while pressing the Z with my middle left finger :-P
- Yeah, me too.
Same for me. I learned "proper" touch type but never retained it. Instead I hover type with whichever hand is convenient. Can still hit 120WPM with >90% accuracy though

I use neither! I hunt and peck the Caps Lock key every time I need to capitalize something.

@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ha! I have my caps lock as a ctrl key (easier for vim acrobatics)
- https://xkcd.com/1172/
Me too. I know it's not optimal, but that's the way I'm used to
- I was being sarcastic. Please buy Mavis Beacon or something.

I use my F1-F12 keys regularly and right shift modifier opens up F-13 through F-24. It's nice.

I saw those in my new keyboard's manual and I've been wondering how you got those to work. Thanks!

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.

Left Shift + Enter is much more convenient for that.

Like, how do you press Right Shift + Enter?
- With two fingers?

Yes, I use the key. For touch typing you should be using it whenever a letter pressed by your left hand needs capitalization.

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).

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.

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.

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.

I used to have both shifts at once activate an autoclicker ahk script.
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

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.