After typing the text, selecting it, and copying it with Ctrl+C, I did
experience a similar issue.
The gedit cursor did disappear, but I think that's normal - it
disappears when you select text.
But when I copied the text, the mouse curor disappeared as well, which
was not expected. It also
Update: the flickering effect also happens when I press Ctrl, Shift, and
escape. Practically any button which does not change the state of the
document causes the effect it would seem.
Please confirm whether this corresponds to the bug you are experiencing
as well.
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You received this bug
Public bug reported:
How to reproduce:
1. Enable the said icons to be displayed on the desktop, in Unity Tweak Tool:
System-Desktop icons, click on the first three
2. Go to the desktop
3. Try to search for one of those newly-enabled icons
What I expected to happen:
- The searched icon would