Computer Related > Left vs right shift key Miscellaneous
Thread Author: movilogo Replies: 11
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New Sun 15 Apr 12 10:57 
 Left vs right shift key - movilogo
Why the left shift key in UK keyboards are so smaller than right shift key? I usually use left shift key more often than right one.

In US keyboard, both shift keys are of equal size.

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New Sun 15 Apr 12 11:04 
 Left vs right shift key - Zero
It varies from keyboard make to keyboard maker, but usually the UK keyboard has an extra key on the bottom row that needs to make room for.
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New Sun 15 Apr 12 18:54 
 Left vs right shift key - movilogo
May be but I wonder why those keys are in the first place.

I never had to use any of these keys: ¬ ¦

Only significant difference from US keyboard I find inclusion of £ and € signs.

It is easy to remap any existing key but I can't resize physical small left shift key :-(

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New Sun 15 Apr 12 20:40 
 Left vs right shift key - Zero
buy a US keyboard then
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New Sun 15 Apr 12 20:58 
 Left vs right shift key - movilogo
Cannot buy a laptop with US keyboard in UK. At least not from high street stores AFAiK.
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New Sun 15 Apr 12 21:01 
 Left vs right shift key - Zero
Not but you can buy a US keyboard for your laptop from the US.
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New Mon 16 Apr 12 00:34 
 Left vs right shift key - VxFan
Is it being smaller causing any issues?
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New Mon 16 Apr 12 00:55 
 Left vs right shift key - The Nut
What is ¦ used for anyway, I think | is used in some programming languages and I use it on CLI stuff but I don't think I have ever found a use for ¦.
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New Mon 16 Apr 12 09:33 
 Left vs right shift key - rtj70
The 'pipe' character (|) is used on the command line as you say - it can be used to 'pipe' the output of one command to another. Used a lot on Unix and Linux, e.g. sending the output of ls to more:

ls | more

On my laptop the ¦ character is on a key next to the '1' key and '' is next to shift. On a desktop keyboard it is the other way around on the keyboard.... but the key next to shift on both produces the actual pipe character '|". So the key you refer to usually produces the same character that is useful.

No idea what you'd use ¦ for either. But the key it's on if it's next to the left shift key usually produces | in my experience.
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New Mon 16 Apr 12 15:52 
 Left vs right shift key - Crankcase
Use | all the time, eg:

Get-ExchangeAdministrator|FL

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New Mon 16 Apr 12 15:12 
 Left vs right shift key - L'escargot
I can't see a right hand shift key on my Acer keyboard.
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New Mon 16 Apr 12 17:10 
 Left vs right shift key - The Nut
>> I can't see a right hand shift key on my Acer keyboard.
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Unusual key to miss out, even the netbooks I occasionally use have both shift keys as touch typists normally use both. Although my daughters Acer laptop has a terrible keyboard to type on, reduces me to two finger typing.
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