i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:15:42 +0000xmodmap and xcape not loading on start uphttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/I load xmodmap and xcape via exec on startup exec_always --no-startup-id "xmodmap /home/nik/.xmodmap" (I tried it with and without ") exec_always --no-startup-id xcape .xmodmap: keycode 66 = Control_L clear lock add Control = Control_L But they do not load. When I reload the config though, it works. I see no errors in .xsession-errors and the i3-log doesn't have errors either.Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:07:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/Comment by Adaephon for <p>I load xmodmap and xcape via exec on startup</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id "xmodmap /home/nik/.xmodmap" </code></pre> <p>(I tried it with and without ")</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id xcape </code></pre> <p>.xmodmap: </p> <pre><code>keycode 66 = Control_L clear lock add Control = Control_L </code></pre> <p>But they do not load. When I reload the config though, it works. I see no errors in .xsession-errors and the i3-log doesn't have errors either.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/?comment=6276#comment-6276I just realized that [Using setxkbmap to disabple CapsLock](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/) may be a duplicate of this question. Please see the comments there for a possible solution.Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:15:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/?comment=6276#comment-6276Answer by zombiecalypse for <p>I load xmodmap and xcape via exec on startup</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id "xmodmap /home/nik/.xmodmap" </code></pre> <p>(I tried it with and without ")</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id xcape </code></pre> <p>.xmodmap: </p> <pre><code>keycode 66 = Control_L clear lock add Control = Control_L </code></pre> <p>But they do not load. When I reload the config though, it works. I see no errors in .xsession-errors and the i3-log doesn't have errors either.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/?answer=6265#post-id-6265 I had the same problem and found after some experimentation that adding a sleep solves the problem -- so it's probably some initialization problem :-/Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:05:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4962/xmodmap-and-xcape-not-loading-on-start-up/?answer=6265#post-id-6265