Cursor flash randomly
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- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Environment
Windows build number: 10.0.21387.1
Your Distribution version: Ubuntu Release: 20.04
Your WSLg version: 1.0.22+Branch.main.Sha.d7102a7ff8a3bb04bbcd3483c3f7d7a7633686a1
Steps to reproduce
Move cursor in Linux App window, such as gedit, glxgears.
Actual behavior
Cursor disappear/appear randomly, even when not moving.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the cursor flashing in a Linux app window using the listed Windows, Ubuntu, and WSLg versions, including gedit or glxgears. Investigate the cursor rendering path and compare behavior while the cursor is stationary; done means the cursor remains consistently visible without random disappearance.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100