fix(menu): release Left from kb-move-char-back before binding it to Back

rofi hard-fails on a duplicate keybinding and reports it in a GUI error
dialog, not stderr — so 05bab55's Left=Back killed every menu entry
point on a real session while passing all stubbed tests. Rebind
kb-move-char-back to Control+b in both rofi_menu copies (menu + vpn).

V3 on the migrated T14s: error dialog reproduced with old flags, menu
renders with fixed flags. Journal + two PROPOSED pitches (EasyEffects 8
tray icon, parallel fingerprint/password PAM).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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+## 2026-07-11 — hotfix: Left=Back bound over rofi default → every menu dead
+- **Task:** Escalation — V3 on the migrated T14s: all `nomarchy-menu`
+  entry points (main, battery, power-profile, VPN) showed rofi's
+  "Binding 'Left' is already bound" error dialog instead of a menu.
+- **Did:** `rofi.nix` — release `kb-move-char-back` to `Control+b` before
+  binding `-kb-custom-1 Left`, in both `rofi_menu` copies (menu + vpn).
+  rofi hard-fails on duplicate bindings, and reports it in a GUI dialog,
+  not stderr — stub tests and `bash -n` can never catch this class.
+  Filed PROPOSED: EasyEffects 8 blue tray icon; parallel finger/password.
+- **Verified:** **V3** — real rofi on the T14s: old flags reproduce the
+  error dialog (screenshot), fixed flags render the menu; after HM
+  switch, `nomarchy-menu` renders end-to-end. V0 flake check green.
+- **Pending:** flatpak apps missing from drun = stale session env
+  (relogin), not a code bug. EasyEffects icon + pam items in PROPOSED.
+- **Next suggestion:** V3 sweep of the remaining 05bab55 session items.
+
 ## 2026-07-11 — post-migration fix batch (05bab55; entry backfilled)
 - **Task:** Escalation — first real-hardware migration (TuringMachine →
   Nomarchy) surfaced a batch of annoyances; session crashed before