[Bug 469099] [NEW] custom mouse cursors in flash apps (in firefox) produces double mouse cursor

[Dario Nuevo]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

= situation = 
using firefox and running a flash application which uses a custom mouse pointer (like many flash games today as seen i.e. at facebook or similar), the mouse pointer from kde doesn't get replaced with the one from the flash app - which produces a double mouse pointer (the one from the system and the one from the game).

= faulty behavior =
kwin or whatever doesn't hide the system cursor if the user uses an flash app in firefox which provides an own cursor.

= expected behavior =
the user should only see one cursor and not both. either the flash cursor or system cursor should be hidden.

= how to reproduce =
- start firefox
- find a flash app which uses an own cursor (like everyone on fb)
- take a look at the mouse cursor

= comment =
i know this sounds like a minor bug, but it's really annoying actually. the double cursor makes it inconsistent to know where to actually click and it has an unnaturally feeling. in windows this is not a problem.

i don't know exactly which part should "hide" the system cursor, it it's
sole responsibility of the flash plugin to do this(?) - so maybe it's a
bug there(?).

the flash plugin version is 10,0,32,18, the latest available.

i'm sorry if this is a pure upstream bug.. ;-)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov  1 18:47:43 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: kwin (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: kdebase-workspace
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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custom mouse cursors in flash apps (in firefox) produces double mouse cursor
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/469099
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