#662099 Blinking text cursor sometimes disappear

Package:
gedit
Source:
gedit
Description:
popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment
Submitter:
Patrik Olsson
Date:
2015-07-19 18:54:03 UTC
Severity:
important
#662099#5
Date:
2012-03-04 03:39:01 UTC
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Sometimes the blinking text cursor disappears visually, although it's
still technically there (text is still entered at the invisible cursor).
I have found a way to bring it back: go to an empty workspace and then
go back to the workspace with the document. The cursor never disappears
while I'm looking at the document. It's usually that I have been at
another workspace, and when I go back to the workspace with the
document, the cursor has disappeared.

I use Xmonad. Not sure if it could have something to do with it (it's
the window manager that handles workspaces, after all). I have not used
Metacity/Mutter/Shell much, so I cannot tell if it happens with those
too. But I'll experiment as soon as I get time. Sadly it doesn't happen
often enough so that I can just start a Shell-session and try for a few
minutes. I would probably have to force myself to work in a
Shell-session for a day or two, but that would be so inconvenient.

~ Patrik
#662099#10
Date:
2012-11-16 08:10:19 UTC
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This happens to me constantly (many times a day) when I'm switching
workspaces in Awesome WM. So, what's the common factor in Xmonad and
Awesome (and gedit)?
#662099#15
Date:
2012-12-13 19:14:30 UTC
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The same thing happens to me on occasion in gedit with DWM.  I run
gedit 3.4.2 on Debian 7.0 x64.  I believe the common trait amongst the
three window managers mentioned in this thread are that they are
tiling, and I have seen other threads also talk about gedit acting
oddly in this manner with tiling window managers.
#662099#20
Date:
2012-12-17 17:16:45 UTC
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The same thing (gedit's cursor disappears occasionally) happens at me
too, and I'm using gedit 3.4.1 and i3 windows manager 4.4. So it indeed
seems like it's an issue with tiling window managers.
#662099#25
Date:
2012-12-17 21:46:11 UTC
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Same issue here on Arch Linux with gedit 3.6.2 and awesome
v3.5-rc2-5-g6a39fa4 (git build 2012/12/17).

Anyone know if this affects other gtk/gtksourceview issues? Issue should
probably be reported upstream.
#662099#30
Date:
2013-02-12 05:10:59 UTC
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probably be reported upstream.

I'm having this blinking cursor issue in archlinux when using gnote with
i3wm. Sometimes the cursor disappears. I think this is a gtk issue. This
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=623406
sounds similar
#662099#35
Date:
2013-04-06 19:47:11 UTC
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I have the same problem using Awesome WM.
After switching to a different workspace (i.e. desktop), when I come back, the text cursor is invisible.
Makes things really hard to use, in my case gedit and gnome-terminal.
I am using a different window manager because of it, would really like to use Awesome again!
Probably also applies to other programs than gedit and gnome-terminal.
Seems like a GTK issue or something like that, rather than a gedit bug.
#662099#40
Date:
2015-07-19 18:50:15 UTC
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Hi,

this is an old bug.

Could you please still reproduce this issue with newer gedit version like
3.4.2-1 or 3.14.0-3 ?

thanks
regards
althaser