I can reproduce this error (with whole screen is white and a mouse pointer) by create a new user, and adding this line
<entry name="accessibility" mtime="1225138994" type="bool" value="true"/> to /home/username/.gconf/desktop/gnome/interface/%gconf.xml ALT+TAB works, when you kill cheese you can continue work (maybe this entry created in Hardy and not modified during upgrade to Intrepid) ** Changed in: cheese (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => pitwalker (pitwalker) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- on photo capture cheese blanks the screen until logout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297890 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs