I have the same or a similar problem. It is most evident when I use the
arrow keys to move the text cursor around. Usually see a lot of
vertical bars--very irritating because they mask the current cursor
position since they look like additional cursors ! I change
fonts/subpixel smoothing
Ok, the problem does go away when I disable the NVIDIA driver through
the System-Administration-Hardware Drivers panel.
I think a priority needs to be settled upon, especially since new users
first experiences with linux are usually something like this:
1. Install
2. Surfing the web.
3.