Closed Bug 471091 Opened 16 years ago Closed 16 years ago

Pointer blinking rapidly when hovering over a link

Categories

(Core :: DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: UI Events & Focus Handling
Platform:
x86
All
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: erappleman, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008121711 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008121711 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.5

Problem began after latest Xserver 1.6 updates.

Normally, mouse pointer looks like a hand if it is placed over a link. In case of the bug, the pointer looks like an arrow if rest and blinking between hant and arrow when moving.

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008121711 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Firefox/3.0.5 ID:2008111616

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1b3pre) Gecko/20081222 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Shiretoko/3.1b3pre ID:20081222022208

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20081222 Ubuntu/9.04 (jaunty) Minefield/3.2a1pre ID:20081222024048

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Flags: blocking-firefox3.1?
Summary: Pointer blinking when over a link → Pointer blinking rapidly when hovering over a link
Does this happen on all pages across the Web, or only on certain pages?  If it only happens on certain pages, can you give an example or a simple testcase?
I've seen this several times on Windows, I think, and it happened on all pages. I have no idea how to reproduce this.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
OS: Linux → All
I've seen this too, occasionally, on Linux. IIRC the strange behaviour vanished after switching tabs or clicking somewhere else on the page (though I'm not sure about that). I also have no idea how to reproduce this.

See also bug 411892 for a similar report.
See also bug 233285.
Component: General → Event Handling
Flags: blocking-firefox3.1?
Product: Firefox → Core
QA Contact: general → events
The flashing does NOT occur when FF is in full-screen mode...
Jesse, this occurs on all links, on all pages.
Flags: wanted1.9.1?
Flags: blocking1.9.1?
Also, like Frank indicated, it does not occur in full-screen.
Not a firefox issue. Fix has happened in xorg.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Flags: wanted1.9.1?
Flags: blocking1.9.1?
Component: Event Handling → User events and focus handling
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