i don’t type capital letters
because fuck capitalism :3
Yes. Any time I capitalize a letter on the left side of the keyboard. Isn’t that normal?
Yes, I use both. Learned typing that way.
It’s funny, isn’t it? My mom made me take a typing class at the community college one summer - on IBM electric typewriters. This was before everyone owned game consoles, much less PCs. You’d think in today’s world, typing classes would be even more in demand, but are they? Do kids take typing classes in K-12?
I learned typing on a mechanical typewriter back in school. I thought it would speed up my typing on the computer, but actually didn’t, because what I did on the computer was programming, which is quite incompatible with ten-finger typing.
But nowadays it is actually helpful when I write texts, although I have to switch context quite often (reading the original text in one window, then switching to the editor to write the summary). Still faster than other peoples “eagle typing”: looking for the right key and descending on it with one finger.
I found the opposite. I’m a programmer, too, and still found touch typing to be a huge advantage. However, as with QWERTY, Dvorak isn’t optimized for some of the most common keys in programming: (), [], {}. But that’s OK, because since I started using QMK keyboards, all of those keys are now in a layer and on the home row.
Same. That’s why it’s there, folks.
Ergonomically, you should use the Shift (or Ctrl or Alt) key on the opposite side of the keyboard as the key you are modifying. This helps prevent carpal tunnel issues because you can keep your wrists straight and not be twisting them unnaturally to reach key combos. You should also not have your wrists resting on the wrist rest or other surface while typing as that also contributes to carpal tunnel problems. Just use it in between stretches of typing (or maybe people just hunt and peck these days, I dunno).
Just as I learned on a mechanical typewriter.
No, I repurposed it as a nightstand
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.
Yes, I touch type so use it whenever I capitalise a letter typed by the left hand.
I touch-type, so yes.
Yes. Proper use of touch typing uses both shift keys. That’s how I type.
Interesting. Ive never thought about it but I think I actually capitalize exclusively with RShift.
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.
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.
I forgot that it was even there lol
Once every blue moon I’ll use the right shift to Ctrl+Shift+m and unmute a Teams call but thats the only time I can think I’ve used it.
Nope
I use a Dvorak keyboard to touch-type, so no, never.
