[Solved] Strange Problem swapping Esc and Caps lock in X

Hi
i use xmodmap to swap esc and caps lock. my .xmodmaprc:
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
keycode 9 = Caps_Lock
keycode 66 = Escape dead_diaeresis
add Lock = Caps_Lock
As login manager i use slim and everthing works as expected as long as i don't activate slim's autologin option. In this case pressing caps lock executes caps lock and esc. The same happens if i start X from the console via startx. I have no clue why this happens. Anyone got an idea whats the problem?
More, maybe relevant info: i use dwm as window manager and xmodmap is executed in .xinitrc.
ccc1
Last edited by ccc1 (2014-04-26 08:19:55)

I find that many of these types of common key switches are supported by xorg.conf.d configurations. For example, I use my caps lock as a secondary "windows key" since that is the mod key for my i3 setup. So I have this in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
% cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
<snip>
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Driver "evdev"
Option "XkbOptions" "caps:super"
EndSection
<snip>
I found the option you need. It is in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst, and it is "caps:swapescape". In my mind, this is the more "correct" way of doing it, as it is done during the initalization of X rather than as an after thought.
I hope this helps!
Last edited by WonderWoofy (2013-04-25 22:55:19)

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