I am seeing a 100% repeatable loss of the mouse cursor when I move the
mouse too fast in kde - particularly when moving a scroll bar or resizing
konqueror windows. I can restore the cursor by switching to a text mode
console and then switching back again. I don't recall ever seeing this
problem prior to 4.1. But my memory is not what it used to be.

Dave Feustel

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dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> wrote:
> I am seeing a 100% repeatable loss of the mouse cursor when I move the
> mouse too fast in kde - particularly when moving a scroll bar or resizing
> konqueror windows. I can restore the cursor by switching to a text mode
> console and then switching back again. I don't recall ever seeing this
> problem prior to 4.1. But my memory is not what it used to be.

Can you move the cursor past the edge of the screen? (That would be
pretty wonky, but it's possible, and a good way to 'lose' the cursor...)

Otherwise, I have no idea.

Joachim

Joachim Schipper <jdNoOtSPAMschipper@math.uu.nl> wrote:
> dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> wrote:
>> I am seeing a 100% repeatable loss of the mouse cursor when I move the
>> mouse too fast in kde - particularly when moving a scroll bar or resizing
>> konqueror windows. I can restore the cursor by switching to a text mode
>> console and then switching back again. I don't recall ever seeing this
>> problem prior to 4.1. But my memory is not what it used to be.
>
> Can you move the cursor past the edge of the screen? (That would be
> pretty wonky, but it's possible, and a good way to 'lose' the cursor...)
>
> Otherwise, I have no idea.
>
> Joachim

As far as I can tell, the mouse pointer always stops at the edge of the screen.
There also is some kind of flash when the mouse cursor disappears. The flash may
be the screen being redrawn just as the mouse pointer goes away. The mouse is still
active, since moving the pointer toward the bottom of the screen causes button messages
to be displayed from toolbar icons when the (invisible) mouse pointer is on them.

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On 2007-08-19 22:46:53 -0500, dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> said:

> I am seeing a 100% repeatable loss of the mouse cursor when I move the
> mouse too fast in kde

Can you repeat this symptom in other window managers. I'm thinking gtk
based and Xt based managers would be good one's to try. In addition,
what graphics drivers are you using, size of your screen, refresh
rates, &c.?
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Aaron Hsu <aaron.hsu@sacrificumdeo.net>

"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he
could do only a little." - Edmund Burke

Aaron Hsu <aaron.hsu@sacrificumdeo.net> wrote:
> On 2007-08-19 22:46:53 -0500, dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> said:
>
>> I am seeing a 100% repeatable loss of the mouse cursor when I move the
>> mouse too fast in kde
>
> Can you repeat this symptom in other window managers. I'm thinking gtk
> based and Xt based managers would be good one's to try.

I have not done so but will try.

> In addition, what graphics drivers are you using,

Standard X package for 4.1.

> size of your screen,

2048x1546

> refresh rates,

75 Hertz

> &c.?

What is &c?
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On 2007-08-21 13:36:16 -0500, dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> said:

> What is &c?

It means, roughly, “and so on,” and is more commonly written as etc.
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Aaron Hsu <aaron.hsu@sacrificumdeo.net>

"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he
could do only a little." - Edmund Burke

Aaron Hsu <aaron.hsu@sacrificumdeo.net> wrote:
> On 2007-08-21 13:36:16 -0500, dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> said:
>
>> What is &c?
>
> It means, roughly, ???and so on,??? and is more commonly written as etc.

That's what I figured, but it's been a long time since I've seen that term.

Thanks.

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