fix super turning into caps when user swaps caps and esc

Bug #1961506 reported by Jane Doe
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Bug Description

Swapping caps lock and escape in Xubuntu causes the super key to become caps lock. This is because "/etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/autostart/xcape-super-binding.desktop" runs "xcape -e 'Super_L=Control_L|Escape'" on startup, which binds super to LCtrl+Escape on release which is bound to xfce4-popup-whiskermenu in xfce4-keyboard-settings. Changing the xcape command in xcape-super-binding.desktop to something not involving escape like "xcape -e 'Super_L=Shift_L|Control_L|Alt_L|Super_L'" and then changing the whiskermenu bind in keyboard settings to Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Super L fixes the issue.
 This fix can be applied with the two patch files in the comments. Apply xcapepatch to "/etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/autostart/xcape-super-binding.desktop" and shortcutpatch to "~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml"

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Jane Doe (xcdvz-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Jane Doe (xcdvz-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

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Sean Davis (bluesabre)
Changed in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Sean Davis (bluesabre)
Changed in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package xubuntu-default-settings - 22.10.0

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xubuntu-default-settings (22.10.0) kinetic; urgency=medium

  * debian/control:
    - Bump Standards-Version to 4.6.0.1
    - Update Homepage, Vcs-{Git,Browser} to GitHub
  * etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/picom.conf:
    - Add configuration file for picom (compton replacement)
  * etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-appfinder.xml:
    - Fix xfce4-appfinder uri handling (LP: #1892651)
  * etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml:
    - Fix super turning into caps when user swaps caps and esc (LP: #1961506)
  * usr/share/xubuntu/applications/xfhelp4.desktop.in:
    - Use help-browser for xfhelp4 icon (LP: #1983747)

 -- Sean Davis <email address hidden> Sun, 18 Sep 2022 06:16:02 -0400

Changed in xubuntu-default-settings (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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