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Karabiner custom setting to use the correct shift keys and break bad typing habits. Drop this into your private.xml file using https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner for Mac OS, click on "Reload XML", then click on "Use the correct shift keys" at the top of the Karabiner Change Key settings.
<item>
<name>Use the correct shift keys.</name>
<identifier>private.correct_shift_keys</identifier>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::BACKQUOTE, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::1, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::2, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::3, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::4, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::Q, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::W, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::E, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::R, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::T, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::A, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::S, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::D, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::F, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::G, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::Z, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::X, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::V, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_L, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::8, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::9, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::0, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::MINUS, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::EQUAL, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::Y, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::U, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::I, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::O, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::P, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::BRACKET_LEFT, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::BRACKET_RIGHT, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::BACKSLASH, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::H, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::J, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::K, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::L, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::SEMICOLON, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::QUOTE, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::N, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::M, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::COMMA, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::DOT, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
<autogen>--KeyToKey-- KeyCode::SLASH, ModifierFlag::SHIFT_R, KeyCode::VK_NONE</autogen>
</item>
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