How to Fix/Remove the Caps Lock Delay on Fedora KDE (Wayland)

If you're like me and use Caps Lock for capitalization, this default delay will drive you mad. I couldn't find any Fedora KDE specific fixes, so I'm writing this in hopes to help others who experienced the same issue.

note: Github repos aimed to fix this for broad distros didn't seem to work for me, so this will be a manual guide.

Navigate to your shared user folder

First, back up your capslock file:

sudo cp /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/capslock /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/capslock.bak

And then edit the file:

# You can use any text editor of your choice
sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/capslock

Find the ctrl_modifier section, it'll look something like this:

hidden partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "ctrl_modifier" {
   replace key <CAPS> {
       type[Group1] = "ONE_LEVEL",
       symbols[Group1] = [ Caps_Lock ],
       actions[Group1] = [ SetMods(modifiers=Control) ]

   };
   modifier_map Control { <CAPS> };
}; 

Replace it with this:

hidden partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "ctrl_modifier" {
  key <CAPS> {
    type="ALPHABETIC",
    repeat=No,
    symbols[Group1]= [ Caps_Lock, Caps_Lock ],
    actions[Group1]= [ LockMods(modifiers=Lock), LockMods(modifiers=Shift+Lock,affect=unlock) ]
  };
};

After, to sync changes, Log out of your session then log back in.

THIS ALONE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK.

Open your keyboard settings

Open System Settings > Keyboard > Key Bindings > Caps Lock Behavior. If it's not already enabled, enable the "Configure Keyboard Options" toggle.

Enable the "Make Caps Lock act as an additional Ctrl modifier, but keep identifying as Caps Lock" option.

Voila! You should now have a caps lock key that works without delay! This is a permanent fix, and even works in the OS login screen.

For those who may have encountered this problem in the past, you'll notice its very similar to these fixes:

• Ubuntu fix
• Linux Mint Fix

but whereas X11 seems to work just fine with changing the ctrl_modifier section, Wayland seems to require this extra step.