10.5.7 and disappearing cross hair cursor (using command+shift+4)

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10.5.7 and disappearing cross hair cursor (using command+shift+4)

I just upgraded to 10.5.7 and noticed that when using the command shift4 keystroke to do a screen grab, the cross-hair cursor disappears when moving the mouse around. If I slowly move the mouse across the screen, the cross-hair cursor flickers. This behavior happens on both my desktop and laptop.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on May 12, 2009 5:32 PM

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baltwo

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May 12, 2009 10:00 PM in response to Barbatto

No. Works as expected.

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Barbatto Author

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May 13, 2009 7:28 AM in response to baltwo

Hmmm, ok, thanks.

I'm trying to think what might be causing this. I don't have any application enhancers installed. The only shared software I use on both machines that would have anything to do with the mouse would be SteerMouse (mouse driver). I uninstalled it then reapplied 10.5.7 but am still having the same issue.

I noticed that if I decrease the display resolution or increase the size of the mouse cursor (Universal Access -> Mouse), the cursor never disappears. This is the case on both machines.

Oh well, I'll keep searching. Cheers.

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baltwo

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May 13, 2009 11:50 AM in response to Barbatto

Don't have any 3rd-party mouse enhancers, so I can't help with that, except to suggest using Disk Utility to repair the permissions. Good luck finding an answer.

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Barbatto Author

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May 13, 2009 12:19 PM in response to Barbatto

One thing I realized is that both of my Macs have ATI video cards (x1600 & x1900). 10.5.7 included an ATI driver update.

http://www.macworld.com/article/140595/2009/05/radeon.html?lsrc=rss_main

Other than that, I got nothing 🙂

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baltwo

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May 13, 2009 12:52 PM in response to Barbatto

My iMac has the ATI Radeon HD2600 card and the update doesn't affect it.

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May 13, 2009 1:22 PM in response to Barbatto

Barbatto wrote:
One thing I realized is that both of my Macs have ATI video cards (x1600 & x1900). 10.5.7 included an ATI driver update.

What does the x1600 & x1900 mean? It can’t be the resolution because it must be taller than it is wide.

http://www.macworld.com/article/140595/2009/05/radeon.html?lsrc=rss_main

This refers to a Mac Pro with a Radeon 4870 card. You haven’t included in your profile what computer you are using, but that may be why neither baltwo or I can not replicate it. I have the same iMac baltwo has.

Other than that, I got nothing 🙂

Me either if I can’t replicate it.

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May 13, 2009 1:39 PM in response to Bruce Etnyre

Bruce Etnyre wrote:
What does the x1600 & x1900 mean?

x1600 is the ATI card in my MacBook Pro. x1900 is the ATI card in my Mac Pro. Both are late '06 models.

Cheers.

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May 13, 2009 2:20 PM in response to Barbatto

I have the same issues with 10.5.7 on my 20" iMac (Late 2006).

Pressing CMD Shift4 displays the crosshairs as usual, but when I move the mouse it flickers and disappears. I use a Razer Pro|Click 1.6, with no software to enhance it's control -- just the default controls in System Preferences.

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May 13, 2009 2:26 PM in response to Matt Morano

Seems fine on MacPro on 10.5.7 but I did need to reset default printer

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Barbatto Author

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May 13, 2009 2:36 PM in response to Matt Morano

Matt M wrote:
I have the same issues with 10.5.7 on my 20" iMac (Late 2006).

According to MacTracker, your iMac has the same video card that my MBP has:

http://www.barbatto.com/gu/3e0c54ff256ae51c514bb27cb3ca710e.jpg

It would be nice to hear from other users with machines from the same time period.

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spazek

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May 13, 2009 2:39 PM in response to Matt Morano

I have a Mac Pro with two monitors connected:

hp 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz : everything fine
samsung 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz : flickering/disappearing

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Barbatto Author

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May 14, 2009 8:44 AM in response to spazek

spazek wrote:
I have a Mac Pro with two monitors connected:

hp 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz : everything fine
samsung 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz : flickering/disappearing

spazek, what video card do you have in your MacPro?

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spazek

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May 14, 2009 10:56 AM in response to Barbatto

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
MacPro3,1

I sent a bug report to apple

Spazek

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arjan_t

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May 14, 2009 3:51 PM in response to Barbatto

I have exactly the same thing happening on a 20" iMac from early 2006 (2Ghz Core Duo, model id iMac4,1). The graphics display in this model is an ATI Radeon X1600 with 128 MB.

If I slowly move the mouse after pressing command shift4, it flickers. When I move it fast its completely gone. Making the actual selection looks normal, except for the cross-hair which is still invisible or flickering.

As far as I know, I haven't installed anything that might influence the mouse behavior. No desktop enhancer or anything. I did try the same operation in an almost plain vanilla account, with barely anything running but the finder and the problem persists there.

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Answer 15

May 15, 2009 2:50 AM in response to Barbatto

I have the exact same problem, but it also happens in the new safari 4 beta (latest update). I have a wacom intuos 3 tablet, maybe that's the problem, do any of you have tablets or similar?

It's **** anoying.

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