Meta key combo not working properly

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Current Behavior

press Meta_L + s key combination
no nagbar message is shown

Expected Behavior

press Meta_L + s key combination
nagbar message should show up

Reproduction Instructions

It has something with special keys to do I think. I want to use the Meta Key in the terminal with bash to use have the ability using shortcuts with bash (e.g. Meta_L+f moves one word forward). So I've put theese settings at the end of my i3 cfg:

exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap us -option altwin:left_meta_win
exec_always --no-startup-id /usr/bin/xmodmap ~/.Xclear

Unfortunately "Meta_L+some key " combination to execute something does not work.
Meta_L without another key does work.

2 Strange things to mention:
/usr/bin/xmodmap ~/.Xclear

.Xclear content:

clear lock
clear mod1
clear mod2
clear mod3
clear mod4
clear mod5

keycode 66 = Multi_key 
add mod2 = Meta_L
keycode 133 = Meta_L
remove mod2 = Alt_L

excerpt output xmodmap after i3 restart:

mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Alt_L (0xcc)
mod2        Meta_L (0x85),  Meta_L (0xcd)

When I use "mod2 + some key" in my i3 config I can somehow execute something.

Long story short (strange thing number 2):

Meta_L + some_Key exec .... does not work
mod2 + some_Key exec .... does work (mod2 -> check output xmodmap above, mod2 = Meta_L)

Environment

Output of i3 --moreversion 2>&-:

Binary i3 version:  4.22-35-g2a4576be © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.22-35-g2a4576be (pid 1952)
Loaded i3 config:
  /home/t/.config/i3/config (main) (last modified: Mon 18 Sep 2023 03:04:50 PM CEST, 203 seconds ago)

The i3 binary you just called: /usr/bin/i3
The i3 binary you are running: i3

i3 cfg

# i3 config file (v4)
#
# Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
set $mod Mod1
# set $was Mod4
set $was Mod2
Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:monospace 8
This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart
exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3
The combination of xss-lock, nm-applet and pactl is a popular choice, so
they are included here as an example. Modify as you see fit.
xss-lock grabs a logind suspend inhibit lock and will use i3lock to lock the
screen before suspend. Use loginctl lock-session to lock your screen.
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --nofork
NetworkManager is the most popular way to manage wireless networks on Linux,
and nm-applet is a desktop environment-independent system tray GUI for it.
exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status

bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +10% && $refresh_i3status

bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -10% && $refresh_i3status

bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status

bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod
start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec gnome-terminal
kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym $mod+p exec --no-startup-id dmenu_run
A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun"
There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a
.desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed.
bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
change focus
bindsym $mod+h focus left

bindsym $mod+j focus down

bindsym $mod+k focus up

bindsym $mod+l focus right

focus_follows_mouse no
alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left

bindsym $mod+Down focus down

bindsym $mod+Up focus up

bindsym $mod+Right focus right
move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left

bindsym $mod+Shift+k move dow3 n

bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up

bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right
alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left

bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down

bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up

bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+Control+h split h
split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+Control+v split v
enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking

bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed

bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent
focus the child container
bindsym $mod+d focus child
Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.
We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.
set $ws1 "1"

set $ws2 "2"

set $ws3 "3"

set $ws4 "4"

set $ws5 "5"

set $ws6 "6"

set $ws7 "7"

set $ws8 "8"

set $ws9 "9"

set $ws10 "10"
switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace number $ws1

bindsym $mod+2 workspace number $ws2

bindsym $mod+3 workspace number $ws3

bindsym $mod+4 workspace number $ws4

bindsym $mod+5 workspace number $ws5

bindsym $mod+6 workspace number $ws6

bindsym $mod+7 workspace number $ws7

bindsym $mod+8 workspace number $ws8

bindsym $mod+9 workspace number $ws9

bindsym $mod+0 workspace number $ws10
move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number $ws1

bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number $ws2

bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number $ws3

bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number $ws4

bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number $ws5

bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number $ws6

bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number $ws7

bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number $ws8

bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number $ws9

bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number $ws10
reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -B 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {

# These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
    # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
    # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
    # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
    # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
    bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

    # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
    bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 1:0 ppt
    bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

    # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
    bindsym $mod+r mode "default"

}
bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
finds out, if available)
bar {

status_command i3status

}
exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap -option "compose:caps"

bindsym $was+v exec rofi -modi "clipboard:greenclip print" -show clipboard -run-command '{cmd}'

exec_always --no-startup-id greenclip daemon
exec superpaper

exec_always picom --backend glx --xrender-sync --xrender-sync-fence --config ~/.config/picom.conf
Start the daemon which listens to focus changes and sets _back mark
exec --no-startup-id /opt/i3-back
Bind a switch key, which focuses the previously focused window
bindsym $mod+Tab [con_mark=_back] focus
bindsym $was+s exec "\
bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec "

echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/platform::micmute/brightness; 

sleep 5; 

maim --hidecursor ~/Pictures/screenshots/$(date +%Y-%b-%d--%H-%M-%S_maim | tr A-Z a-z).png; 

echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/platform::micmute/brightness; 

i3-nagbar --message 'Screenshot created' --type warning & 

sleep 3; pkill i3-nagbar"
#bindsym $was+d exec "setxkbmap de"

#bindsym $was+u exec "setxkbmap us

#bindsym $was+p exec "systemctl suspend"

#bindcode 125+25 exec "systemctl suspend"

bindcode $was+115 exec "sudo pm-suspend"

bindsym Shift+Control+d exec "setxkbmap de"

bindsym Shift+Control+u exec "setxkbmap us"
exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap us -option altwin:left_meta_win

exec_always --no-startup-id /usr/bin/xmodmap ~/.Xclear

bindsym Meta_L+s exec i3-nagbar --message 'Screenshot created' --type warning

Logfile URL: https://logs.i3wm.org/logs/6219144928165888.bz2

uname -a
Linux t-MS-7C90 5.15.0-58-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 5 11:43:13 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

compton
Linux Mint

[i3bot]

I don’t see a link to logs.i3wm.org. Did you follow https://i3wm.org/docs/debugging.html? (In case you actually provided a link to a logfile, please ignore me.)