Xkbmap option gets reset everytime X loses focus

Hello,
Since my last update (2015/02/05), the xkb option
caps:swapescape
gets removed everytime X server loses focus. By "lose focus", I mean switching to virtual console, triggering sleep, triggering suspend, etc.
EDIT: This situation changed. Suspend and sleep no longer drops swapescape. Only virtual console drops it.
Here is the output of setxkbmap -query before and after jumping to virtual console (ctrl+alt+f2):
[22:52:57 ~]$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc104
layout: ca,us
variant: multi,
options: caps:swapescape,numpad:microsoft
[22:53:00 ~]$ setxkbmap -query
rules: evdev
model: pc104
layout: ca,us
variant: multi,
options: numpad:microsoft
[22:53:05 ~]$
The swapescape option got dropped. Another option I tried was to run:
[22:53:05 ~]$ cat .speedswapper
! Swap caps lock and escape
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
keysym Escape = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Escape
add Lock = Caps_Lock
[22:53:05 ~]$ xmodmap ~/.speedswapper
While this successfully swaps esc and caps, it does not stick (switching to console reverts the change)
I'm not exactly sure how I could fix that. Is there a way I can execute some code every time X unhangs? Is there a way to punch in the esc <-> caps flip in the XKB layout map?
Extra info:
this is my .xinitrc file:
setxkbmap -layout ca -variant multi -option caps:swapescape -option numpad:microsoft
After boot, the caps:swapescape is not enables. A quick
setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape
applies the option.
EDIT: This situation changed. Suspend and sleep no longer drops swapescape. Only going to virtual console drops it.
Last edited by morphheus (2015-02-06 21:03:39)

No success with the X config file: the appropriate keyboard loads, but not the swapescape option.
I use an X config file to swap ctrl and caps. Are you sure you're doing it right?
$ ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
00-keyboard.conf 20-nouveau.conf 30-fonts.conf
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Presumably you're falling back to however you were doing it before, so it's no surprise it still gets cleared right?
As to workarounds, I think your best option is to figure out why the right solution is not working. 1) may be more complicated than you expect; 2) definitely won't work; 3) a lot of time & effort for little reward.

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