I have installed "ibus-gtk" sudo apt-get install ibus-gtk But the problem is still there. For example, if you copy and paste something till you don't save or change the window focus, the mouse pointer flickers.
Ubuntu 14.10 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1376494 Title: gedit hides mouse pointer when there is selected text To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1376494/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs