Version: 4.2.3 (KDE 4.2.3) (using 4.2.3 (KDE 4.2.3), 4.2.3-2.fc11 Fedora) Compiler: gcc OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586 I connected 1650x1080 external monitor to 1200x800 laptop. Almost each time Fedora 11 KDE starts there is no mouse pointer on the external screen even though it exists on the laptop screen. The screens overlap and have the common (0, 0) point. Hence, I see the plasma panel only on the external monitor because the laptop goes just 800 pixels on Y-axis. If I move the mouse over the Fedora Application Launcher located at the left bottom corner of the external monitor, it is highlighted. It is not difficult to do it because the launcher is in the corner. I press on it, then move the invisible mouse pointer over program names. The names become highlighted as the pointer moves over them. I usually do 2-3 random movements and then relocate the mouse pointer outside the application launcher widget. At the moment the mouse pointer crosses the border of the launcher widget, it becomes visible for the rest of Fedora 11 session. The same problem existed in Fedora 10 but not in Fedora 9.
The original report contains incorrect values of screen resolutions. THIS IS CORRECT: External monitor: 1680 x 1050 native. Laptop monitor: 1280 x 800 native.
I have a very similar Problem with sidux / KDE 4.3.2 on a laptop (intel graphics). I have connected a external Monitor (1680x1050) and after i have logged in, the mouse pointer is invisible. If i move the mouse, items on the desktop or in the taskbar get highlighted and i can click on them, so the mouse works, but it is not displayed. If i switch to a tty (Strg-Alt-F1) and back to KDE, the pionter appears. Can't say, if the mouse pointer is shown on the laptop's internal screen, because it's not working at all (it's active, but displays online fancy lines.. but that's a hardware problem ;-) )
I have the same problem with Debian testing and KDE 4.3.2 on my external 1920x1200 LCD. As soon as I switch from the laptop panel to the external monitor, the mouse pointer disappears. If I lock and unlock the screen, the mouse pointer reappears and remains visible for the rest of the session.
This only happens without kernel mode setting. Maybe it is a bug in the intel driver?
Can you guys please fix this 5-year-old bug?.. It makes KDE completely unusable with my new monitor I bought.. EVERY time I turn the monitor off, and then back on the mouse cursor disappears for ever.....It isn't even invisible, it just isn't there at all.. The monitor is hooked up to a laptop.. Also, for some reason, on the password screen, the keyboard doesn't work either (after the mouse disappears)!...... I literally can not use KDE until this bug is fixed, or until some one tells me a work-around! Unless I want to keep my monitor on 24 hours with out ever turning it off, even when I sleep.....which would be a ridiculous waste of power and wear on the monitor.. I can help as much as I can by giving any one any information they need from my system.. I really can't use KDE any more until this bug is fixed!.. But gnome and others suck.. ;(
I updated some stuff, and now my mouse and keyboard don't get disabled but..... The mouse cursor still disappears EVERY time I turn off and on my monitor! That is very annoying every time I come back to use my computer.. Does any one know a work-around for this until it is finally fixed?.. Is there some command that can make the mouse appear again?..
Does the cursor also disappear on non-KDE applications, e.g. on Firefox?
Yes, it is also invisible over firefox/iceweasel and synaptic (both GTK applications).. I have found a work-around that I have to do every time I turn on the monitor: I have a shortcut key (control+P) set-up on mine to open a konsole window.. After the konsole window is open, I try to put my mouse cursor over the main black console part of konsole (I right-click and see where the context menu appears to see where the mouse cursor is), and then I push control+D to exit out of konsole.. For some reason that makes the mouse appear.. However, if the mouse cursor is NOT over the black part when I push control+D to close konsole, the mouse does not reappear.. The way konsole works is, it makes the mouse disappear if it is over the black part and you start typing, so it makes sense that konsole would make the cursor reappear when you close it because it wants to make sure your mouse isn't still gone when it closes.. Although actually, for me, the mouse cursor is even invisible on the laptop screen too..
Related: bug 337592.
Can you please check if setting the mouse cursor size to a fixed value resolves this issue?
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Dear Bug Submitter, This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Is this bug still valid to anyone? Else it can probably be closed.
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!