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Mouse cursor hides while typing regardless of settings in about:config

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Alex
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When I start typing my cursor disappears. It does not reappear until I've clicked a few times or wiggled my mouse a lot. This is quite an inconvenience, and I've tried to find a solution for far too long now. This also does not seem to affect any other application other than Firefox.

I have set both widget.windows.hide_cursor_when_typing=false and hideCursorWhileTyping=false I have also verified that there are no OS-level options set for this behavior, although I feel the above settings should override OS settings.

System details: Firefox 121.0 64-bit Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu (non-snap) Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Gnome 42.9 Experienced on both X11 & Wayland

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When I start typing my cursor disappears. It does not reappear until I've clicked a few times or wiggled my mouse a lot. This is quite an inconvenience, and I've tried to find a solution for far too long now. This also does not seem to affect any other application other than Firefox. I have set both widget.windows.hide_cursor_when_typing=false and hideCursorWhileTyping=false I have also verified that there are no OS-level options set for this behavior, although I feel the above settings should override OS settings. System details: Firefox 121.0 64-bit Mozilla Firefox for Ubuntu (non-snap) Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Gnome 42.9 Experienced on both X11 & Wayland Please let me know if any additional information is needed

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

Linux requires widget.gtk.hide-pointer-while-typing.enabled set to false in about:config.

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zeroknight
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Linux requires widget.gtk.hide-pointer-while-typing.enabled set to false in about:config.

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Alex
Alex Umnikazi wombuzo
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Solution provided by zeroknight solved the issue after restarting Firefox (about:profiles > top left > restart normally)

Thanks a bunch!

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