Disappearing cursor in xfce4-terminal on Slackware64 current
by semiprime from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5FYXK)
I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem. I'm running Slackware64 current, xfce.
After an xfce4-terminal has been running for a while I often find that the cursor stops showing, although everything still responds as normal. I've not managed to catch the exact moment it happens, so I can't pin down any set of events that lead to the cursor disappearing. I suspect it might happen after waking up from suspend, but I've never caught it in the act, so I can't be sure.
(The other possibility is my fat fingers are activating some obscure shortcut to hide the cursor.)
This has been happening for a while (I've noticed it for a month at least), so it's not from the latest updates.
I've tried to get the cursor back using "reset", also changing the cursor type, activating cursor blink. None of these worked.
The only workaround I've found is to drag the tab of the cursorless terminal outside the window to create a new terminal window. The terminal in the new window gets its cursor back.
inxi --system --cpu --graphics:
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My ~/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc:
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After an xfce4-terminal has been running for a while I often find that the cursor stops showing, although everything still responds as normal. I've not managed to catch the exact moment it happens, so I can't pin down any set of events that lead to the cursor disappearing. I suspect it might happen after waking up from suspend, but I've never caught it in the act, so I can't be sure.
(The other possibility is my fat fingers are activating some obscure shortcut to hide the cursor.)
This has been happening for a while (I've noticed it for a month at least), so it's not from the latest updates.
I've tried to get the cursor back using "reset", also changing the cursor type, activating cursor blink. None of these worked.
The only workaround I've found is to drag the tab of the cursorless terminal outside the window to create a new terminal window. The terminal in the new window gets its cursor back.
inxi --system --cpu --graphics:
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| System: Host: xxxxxx Kernel: 5.10.26 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 Distro: Slackware 14.2 CPU: Info: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 6 MiB Speed: 3400 MHz min/max: 400/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3400 2: 3400 3: 3400 4: 3400 5: 3401 6: 3400 7: 3400 8: 3400 Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: Realtek USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: server: X.Org 1.20.10 driver: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa resolution: 3200x1800~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.1 |
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| [Configuration] MiscAlwaysShowTabs=FALSE MiscBell=FALSE MiscBellUrgent=FALSE MiscBordersDefault=TRUE MiscCursorBlinks=FALSE MiscCursorShape=TERMINAL_CURSOR_SHAPE_BLOCK MiscDefaultGeometry=80x36 MiscInheritGeometry=FALSE MiscMenubarDefault=TRUE MiscMouseAutohide=FALSE MiscMouseWheelZoom=TRUE MiscToolbarDefault=FALSE MiscConfirmClose=TRUE MiscCycleTabs=TRUE MiscTabCloseButtons=TRUE MiscTabCloseMiddleClick=TRUE MiscTabPosition=GTK_POS_TOP MiscHighlightUrls=TRUE MiscMiddleClickOpensUri=FALSE MiscCopyOnSelect=FALSE MiscShowRelaunchDialog=TRUE MiscRewrapOnResize=TRUE MiscUseShiftArrowsToScroll=FALSE MiscSlimTabs=FALSE MiscNewTabAdjacent=FALSE MiscSearchDialogOpacity=100 MiscShowUnsafePasteDialog=TRUE ScrollingLines=5000 |