On Tue, 2013-05-21 at 11:53 -0700, Michael Knepher wrote: > I've been running F19 on my laptop since pre-Alpha, and I've got it > fully up-to-date. Starting yesterday I started noticing strange issues > with the pointer on some applications - mainly epiphany, gedit and > evolution - and was wondering if anyone else is seeing similar issues. > > * The first thing I noticed yesterday was in epiphany. In a given tab, > the pointer would get "stuck" in a certain context (i.e., would remain > as the hand or cursor bar after mousing over a link or text), as long as > that tab was in focus (including the scrollbar). Other tabs or windows > would not exhibit this problem, but the problem would persist when > switching back to the problematic tab. Refreshing the page seems to make > the problem go away for a time. > > * Scrollbar behavior - another "intermittent" issue has been a problem > interacting with the scrollbar using the mouse. When "dragging" a > scrollbar with the pointer, the scrollbar will stay put and the viewport > will not change until the mouse button is released. Sometimes this is > accompanied by an inability to scroll the viewport with the scrollwheel. > I've had this issue in all three of the above-named apps, but it seems > to come and go with no predictable pattern. > > * Inability to select text by click-dragging - in windows/text views(? > not sure of the technical terms here) in which the scrollbar issue is > present, it is impossible to select text by clicking and dragging with > the mouse. I can click-and-release in a spot to set the cursor, then > shift-click at another point to select a block of text, or double- and > triple-click to select words and lines, but not simply drag. > > * Disappearing pointer in gedit - this morning I also noticed that while > working in gedit, the pointer will disappear when I start typing in a > document. The pointer will remain invisible while within the document > pane, it will only show up when moving outside the editing pane. Saving > the document or switching to another tab and back to the original tab > will cause the pointer to reappear within the editing pane. While the > pointer is missing, I have the same issues with scrolling and selecting > described above. > > Is anyone else seeing similar issues? I'm running an Acer Aspire 5553G > laptop, with a USB mouse and keyboard attached. > > Michael Knepher Try https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-8741/libXi-1.7.1-3.fc19 and give karma if it fixes the issue for you. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
