Disappearing Mouse Pointer

**Sirch** · September 4th, 2016, 06:43 PM

My mouse pointer is randomly disappearing on VEF website. It's not doing this on other sites, other programs or desktop. It's happening on two different computers too.

**rosestone** · September 4th, 2016, 06:47 PM

What web browser are you using? Are you on Mac or pc?

**Sirch** · September 4th, 2016, 07:04 PM

Mac/Yosemite and using the latest version of FireFox.

**rosestone** · September 4th, 2016, 07:29 PM

I have heard of that happening on Mac before, but never just on one specific site (not sure about Firefox) - sometimes on my mac the cursor randomly balloons in size, I've never been able to figure out why (might be VEF too!).

Have you tried hitting the 'explode' button (F3) when it happens, or if you do cmd+tab, that often fixes issues like that.

**Sirch** · September 4th, 2016, 07:51 PM

Never had my cursor balloon in size. I'm not familiar with the "explode" button (F3) as you call it. I can get my cursor back by hitting control+tab, which cycles though opened tabs in a browser.

It's weird because this started on my main Mac where I use a tablet and pen. So I though the pen was acting up. But then I switched over to my backup Mac with a mouse and the pointer also disappears from time to time.

Frederich Baroh · September 4th, 2016, 09:07 PM

Ubuntu 16.04, Firefox 48, vertical tab bar, it disapears when I hover over the tab bar. I'd say it's something to do with Firefox.

**seany65** · September 5th, 2016, 12:02 AM

VEF should get rid of the invisible cat which keeps catching the mouses that disappear.

But it is a nice cat, as it lets them go again.

Or is a bad cat as it keeps catching them again?

Estreeter · September 5th, 2016, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirch

Mac/Yosemite and using the latest version of FireFox.

I'm using a Mac with El Capitan, now that you mentioned it, and also maybe it's when it's late at night/early morning when I'm logged on and eyes getting heavy, I thought I noticed that, coincidence ??? Anyway, FF was causing me headaches and after some 15 years have ditched it and am using Google Chrome and haven't seen the mouse disappear at all.

September 4th, 2016, 06:43 PM	#1
Sirch Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 18,391 Thanked 12,680 Times in 1,147 Posts	Disappearing Mouse Pointer My mouse pointer is randomly disappearing on VEF website. It's not doing this on other sites, other programs or desktop. It's happening on two different computers too. __________________ Cock A Doodle Doo!

September 4th, 2016, 07:04 PM	#3
Sirch Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 18,391 Thanked 12,680 Times in 1,147 Posts	Mac/Yosemite and using the latest version of FireFox. __________________ Cock A Doodle Doo!

September 4th, 2016, 07:51 PM	#5
Sirch Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 18,391 Thanked 12,680 Times in 1,147 Posts	Never had my cursor balloon in size. I'm not familiar with the "explode" button (F3) as you call it. I can get my cursor back by hitting control+tab, which cycles though opened tabs in a browser. It's weird because this started on my main Mac where I use a tablet and pen. So I though the pen was acting up. But then I switched over to my backup Mac with a mouse and the pointer also disappears from time to time. __________________ Cock A Doodle Doo!

September 5th, 2016, 12:02 AM	#7
seany65 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,651 Thanks: 80,415 Thanked 32,728 Times in 3,527 Posts	VEF should get rid of the invisible cat which keeps catching the mouses that disappear. But it is a nice cat, as it lets them go again. Or is a bad cat as it keeps catching them again? __________________ <-- That's Emer Kenny and I want to be stuck in her front bottom. Quote from electrofreak : I'd rather have questions that can't be answered, than answers that can't be questioned.

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September 4th, 2016, 06:47 PM	#2
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,954 Times in 2,261 Posts	What web browser are you using? Are you on Mac or pc?

September 4th, 2016, 07:29 PM	#4
rosestone Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,256 Thanks: 79,772 Thanked 37,954 Times in 2,261 Posts	I have heard of that happening on Mac before, but never just on one specific site (not sure about Firefox) - sometimes on my mac the cursor randomly balloons in size, I've never been able to figure out why (might be VEF too!). Have you tried hitting the 'explode' button (F3) when it happens, or if you do cmd+tab, that often fixes issues like that.

September 4th, 2016, 09:07 PM	#6
Frederich Baroh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 11 Thanks: 1,297 Thanked 49 Times in 11 Posts	Ubuntu 16.04, Firefox 48, vertical tab bar, it disapears when I hover over the tab bar. I'd say it's something to do with Firefox.