Starting warpd: 1.0.3-beta ERROR: Failed to grab l (ensure another application hasn't mapped it)

[HappyCthulhu]

When i trying to start warpd from shell, it returns me:

> warpd
daemonizing, log output stored in /home/valera/.config/warpd/warpd.log.

This is content of .config/warpd/warpd.log:

Starting warpd: 1.0.3-beta
ERROR: Failed to grab l (ensure another application hasn't mapped it)

So, what does it mean? Is 'l' == mod or something else? How can i fix that?

P.S. Also, my friend faced same issue (he also i3-user, but on Debian)

Enviropment:

• Ubuntu 20.04 focal KDE neon User Edition 5.22
• i3wm

[rvaiya]

It probably means A-M-l (the default oneshot hint binding) has already been bound by another program. This seems to be a common problem, so I'm assuming it is probably a stock i3 binding. You can solve it by rebinding A-M-l in the other program or changing hint_oneshot_key in your warpd config. I should probably improve the error message to make this less confusing :P.

[HappyCthulhu]

cool, thats worked. Also, tell me pls, how to map Caps Lock how exit in config?

I tried:
exit: Caps_Lock
That didnt work for me

[modernpacifist]

@HappyCthulhu it should be:
exit: capslock

This issue can be closed, thank you @rvaiya for fast response

[HappyCthulhu]

cool, i close this tread

[Hi-Angel]

To future readers: the way to work around it through warpd means (as opposed to just unbinding the keys in the system) is to create a ~/.config/warpd/config file similar to:

hint_oneshot_key: A-M-1
screen_activation_key: A-M-2