Slackware-14.0/x86_64: .~/Xmodmap no longer runs within ~/.xinitrc
 

I use ~/.Xmodmap to swap the left Ctrl and CapLocks keys when xfce4 starts. Since the upgrade to 14.0/x86_64 with the multilib compatible libraries .Xmodmap will no longer run when I start X even though it is defined in ~.xinitrc as $usermodmap. However, running 'xmodmap .Xmodmap' from the ommand line works just fine.

What might have happened so that it runs manually but not from within the startup script?

Rich

Do you have a line in .xinitrc that calls .Xmodmap? Something like:

Yes. That's standard in .xinitrc. And, $usermodmap is defined as $HOME/.Xmodmap.

Rich

It's possible that it is still being run, but its effects are being wiped-out later in the start-up by the XFCE environment applying its own settings. It's one of those "Lets make things easier for the user by pissing on the established ways of doing things" kind of deals that seem to be ubiquitous amongst the "modern" GUIs.

This sort of thing is one of the reasons I prefer to stick to the minimal environments.

If you use xfce you are forced to use xfce startup entries through the xfce configuration panel. Try putting there the command.

That's why I complain about desktop environments!