This is a Confirmed bug, but it has not been assigned, so I don't think a solution is in sight, yet.
Gedit is such a critical application for me, I had to reinstall Ubuntu 14.04. As a result, I can't test if upstream GTK+3 v 4.14 solves the problem, or if this is an incorrect hunch on my part. If anyone wants to try, you can download the appropriate deb file directly from Debian and install it using dpkg -i ... AMD64 https://packages.debian.org/jessie/amd64/libgtk-3-0/download i386 https://packages.debian.org/jessie/i386/libgtk-3-0/download If you try this, remember, libgtk-3-0 v 3.14.4-1 is still in testing. Also please share your findings with us. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387219 Title: Mouse pointer disappears and cursor stops blinking To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1387219/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs