i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:38:31 +0000Using setxkbmap to disabple CapsLockhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/I am using this line to disable normal CapsLock behavior. It just refuses to work without sleep command in front of it. exec_always --no-startup-id "sleep 1; setxkbmap -option caps:none" i tried putting this line in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc with same results, my system ignoring it while loading. Maybe there is proper way to do this? EDIT: @Adaephon right, it is problem with `gnome-settings-daemon`, i can not close this questionFri, 13 Mar 2015 15:26:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/Comment by Adaephon for <p>I am using this line to disable normal CapsLock behavior. It just refuses to work without sleep command in front of it.</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id "sleep 1; setxkbmap -option caps:none" </code></pre> <p>i tried putting this line in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc with same results, my system ignoring it while loading.</p> <p>Maybe there is proper way to do this?</p> <p>EDIT: <a href="/users/730/adaephon/">@Adaephon</a> right, it is problem with <code>gnome-settings-daemon</code>, i can not close this question</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5619#comment-5619It should be possible to disable CapsLock from within the Gnome settings. It *could* be possible to disencourage `gnome-settings-daemon` from changing anything keyboard related. Maybe disabling CapsLock directly in the Xorg configuration would work.Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:38:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5619#comment-5619Comment by GCoda for <p>I am using this line to disable normal CapsLock behavior. It just refuses to work without sleep command in front of it.</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id "sleep 1; setxkbmap -option caps:none" </code></pre> <p>i tried putting this line in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc with same results, my system ignoring it while loading.</p> <p>Maybe there is proper way to do this?</p> <p>EDIT: <a href="/users/730/adaephon/">@Adaephon</a> right, it is problem with <code>gnome-settings-daemon</code>, i can not close this question</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5615#comment-5615@Adaephon thanks, it is indeed `gnome-settings-daemon`, used it for screenshots only. You got some serious psychic powers.Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:32:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5615#comment-5615Comment by Adaephon for <p>I am using this line to disable normal CapsLock behavior. It just refuses to work without sleep command in front of it.</p> <pre><code>exec_always --no-startup-id "sleep 1; setxkbmap -option caps:none" </code></pre> <p>i tried putting this line in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc with same results, my system ignoring it while loading.</p> <p>Maybe there is proper way to do this?</p> <p>EDIT: <a href="/users/730/adaephon/">@Adaephon</a> right, it is problem with <code>gnome-settings-daemon</code>, i can not close this question</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5607#comment-5607Is it possible that the keyboard is modified by another automatically started command? Another call to `setxkbmap`, `gnome-settings-daemon` or something similar?Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:23:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5606/using-setxkbmap-to-disabple-capslock/?comment=5607#comment-5607