remove xmodmap from remaps script (#1109)

Uses the "altwin:menu" option from setxkbmap to map the menu key to right super instead of xmodmap, which is deprecated. setxkbmap's options can be viewed with "man xkeyboard-config". Also tried to make the comment for the xset rate change more helpful.
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#!/bin/sh
# This script is called on startup to remap keys.
# Increase key speed via a rate change
# Decrease key repeat delay to 300ms and increase key repeat rate to 50 per second.
xset r rate 300 50
# Map the caps lock key to super...
setxkbmap -option caps:super
# But when it is pressed only once, treat it as escape.
# Map the caps lock key to super, and map the menu key to right super.
setxkbmap -option caps:super,altwin:menu_win
# When caps lock is pressed only once, treat it as escape.
killall xcape 2>/dev/null ; xcape -e 'Super_L=Escape'
# Map the menu button to right super as well.
xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = Super_R'
# Turn off the caps lock if on since there is no longer a key for it.
# Turn off caps lock if on since there is no longer a key for it.
xset -q | grep "Caps Lock:\s*on" && xdotool key Caps_Lock