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[Steve Brack <882841@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The mouse pointer is invisible everywhere on screen. Sometimes, when the
region it's in requires a different pointer than the default arrow
(pointing finger, I-beam, etc), it will be visible, and on-screen
objects always react to the presence of the mouse pointer, even when it
can't be seen.

I'm really not sure in what way I could make it more clear (pardon the
pun) that the mouse pointer has disappeared ever since I upgraded to
Ubuntu 11.10.  I could better understand your criticism & better help
you understand the issue I'm reporting if you could (for lack of a
better term) elaborate and clarify what it is that's unclear or in need
of elaboration?  It's frustrating not knowing what information you seek
from me regarding this issue, and doubly frustrating that every attempt
at using the mouse to navigate within this website or within the
windowed environment is a matter of educated guesswork, since I can't
see where I'm pointing the mouse.

To my mind, describing the mouse pointer as invisible captures the
elements of the problem in one word.  It's not that it doesn't exist,
for, like the invisible man, it still interacts with its surroundings,
but, also like the invisible man, it can no longer be seen.  The only
time it becomes visible is when the mouse pointer changes from the arrow
to another form.

I want to help resolve this issue, but I can't give responsive answers
without specific questions.

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  Mouse pointer becomes invisible in most windows

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