i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:51:23 +0000how to specify left shifthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/Is it possible to differentiate left-shift key from right-shift key in my i3 config bindsym commands?Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:23:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/Answer by phairland for <p>Is it possible to differentiate left-shift key from right-shift key in my i3 config bindsym commands?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/?answer=3992#post-id-3992Depending on your keyboard layout you can use bindcode command to distinguish between the two. Run `xbindkeys -k`, it will prompt you to press a key and it will give a number code. Use that code with bindcode. You can install xbindkeys from most linux distributions. For example after running that command I press left key on my keyboard: Press combination of keys or/and click under the window. You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand" in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key. "(Scheme function)" m:0x1 + c:37 Shift + Shift_L Then I press right shift: Press combination of keys or/and click under the window. You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand" in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key. "(Scheme function)" m:0x1 + c:105 Shift + Shift_R So the way to distinguish both keys are: bindcode 37 bindcode 105 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:08:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/?answer=3992#post-id-3992Comment by TheRaven for <p>Depending on your keyboard layout you can use bindcode command to distinguish between the two.</p> <p>Run <code>xbindkeys -k</code>, it will prompt you to press a key and it will give a number code. Use that code with bindcode. You can install xbindkeys from most linux distributions.</p> <p>For example after running that command I press left key on my keyboard:</p> <pre><code>Press combination of keys or/and click under the window. You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand" in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key. "(Scheme function)" m:0x1 + c:37 Shift + Shift_L </code></pre> <p>Then I press right shift:</p> <pre><code>Press combination of keys or/and click under the window. You can use one of the two lines after "NoCommand" in $HOME/.xbindkeysrc to bind a key. "(Scheme function)" m:0x1 + c:105 Shift + Shift_R </code></pre> <p>So the way to distinguish both keys are:</p> <pre><code>bindcode 37 bindcode 105 </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/?comment=5377#comment-5377Phantastic phairland! I was contemplating how nice this type of feature would be within i3 and here it is. My thanks.Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:51:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3985/how-to-specify-left-shift/?comment=5377#comment-5377