Upon further inspection, this isn't actually a tab-switching issue. Hit Return a bunch of times, and then Ctrl-L; your prompts will ghost temporarily. Furthermore, my blinking cursor also ghosts from time to time.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1733369 Title: Ghosting when switching tabs with "Use transparency from system theme" enabled on an external monitor Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps to Reproduce: 1) Open gnome-terminal on an external monitor (or move an existing session there) 2) Open a second tab 3) Produce some output on the current tab 4) Switch to the other tab Expected Behaviour: No ghosting. Actual Behaviour: The previous content is temporarily present behind the new content. Workarounds: Disable "Use transparency from system theme" in Profile Preferences. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-terminal 3.24.2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Nov 20 12:14:28 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-23 (27 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1733369/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
