GNU bug report logs - #11533
invisible cursor, first character on a line; Ubuntu 12.04

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Cameron Cuthbert <cameron.cuthbert <at> cern.ch>
Cc: 11533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11533: Emacs
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 12:24:51 -0400

Cameron Cuthbert wrote:

>
> The cursor is not visible, and so I cannot see where in the buffer I
> am. Also, The first character of each line is not able to be deleted
> (it remains, and can be written over the top of by other subsequently
> typed characters!).
>
> This problem persists on version 23.3 and 23.1 also.

Hi,

This sounds like a graphics driver issue. See for example

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/712024
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/707236

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