I believe the bug was fixed with a recent update. After doing the latest updates and rebooting, I can see the "r" now in the dash. I noticed this about a week ago, and I have rebooted many times after updates since then, but I didn't reboot my pc for these last couple days, which takes me to the conclusion of a recent fix.
I am changing the status to "fix released" but feel free to change it anything else more appropriate ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319253 Title: Invisible "r" in dash Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Whenever I type a lowercase "r" in dash, it doesn't visually appear, not affecting the result of the search. I doesn't happen with any other letter but a lowercase r, I've tested it with different graphic drivers without a change on the outcome. There is a video on youtube with a person showing the same issue, but I couldn't find it reported here. lsb_release -rd: Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1319253/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp