Bug#304612: libgtk2.0-0: Mouse cursor flickers in combination with the unclutter package

[Thomas Prokosch]

Package: libgtk2.0-0
Version: 2.6.2-4
Severity: normal

I am using the unclutter package to hide the mouse cursor when the
mouse is not in use. After upgrading the Gtk library from version 2.4
to 2.6 the mouse will not get hidden after the timeout but starts
flickering (in blue, while the cursor itself is default black) and the
window state changes (I am using sloppy focus). Whenever I am using a
Gtk application together with the keyboard I first have to make sure
the mouse cursor is located outside the Gtk window.

Though I experience this behaviour only with a specific X server
(using the r128 module) I am filing this bug to the Gtk library since
the bug manifests only when using Gtk 2.6 applications - Gtk 1.2
applications as well as Motif/Athena/whatever applications are
perfectly fine.

Ask if you need more information on hardware or software. Thanks.

Thomas Prokosch

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-1-386
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0          1.8.0-4             The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                2.3.2.ds1-20        GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libfontconfig1       2.3.1-2             generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6         2.1.7-2.3           FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.6.3-1             The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-bin        2.6.2-4             The programs for the GTK+ graphica
ii  libgtk2.0-common     2.6.2-4             Common files for the GTK+ graphica
ii  libjpeg62            6b-9                The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libpango1.0-0        1.8.1-1             Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0           1.2.8rel-1          PNG library - runtime
ii  libtiff4             3.7.2-1             Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra
ii  libx11-6             4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxcursor1          1.1.3-1             X cursor management library
ii  libxext6             4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 X Window System miscellaneous exte
ii  libxft2              2.1.2-6             FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxi6               4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 X Window System Input extension li
ii  libxrandr2           4.3.0.dfsg.1-12.0.1 X Window System Resize, Rotate and
ii  libxrender1          0.8.3-7             X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  xlibs                4.3.0.dfsg.1-12     X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii  zlib1g               1:1.2.2-3           compression library - runtime

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