After an evaluation, GNOME has moved from Bugzilla to GitLab. Learn more about GitLab.
No new issues can be reported in GNOME Bugzilla anymore.
To report an issue in a GNOME project, go to GNOME GitLab.
Do not go to GNOME Gitlab for: Bluefish, Doxygen, GnuCash, GStreamer, java-gnome, LDTP, NetworkManager, Tomboy.
Bug 422247 - Tooltips partially obscured when using larger mouse cursors
Tooltips partially obscured when using larger mouse cursors
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: Other
2.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-03-24 11:48 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2010-07-10 03:21 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.23/2.24


Description Sebastien Bacher 2007-03-24 11:48:09 UTC 
The bug has been opened on https://launchpad.net/bugs/95355

"I have my mouse cursors set to a larger size, and that works great, but the tooltips in most programs tend to pop up behind the cursor, obscuring the first word.

And you can't move your mouse to read it -- the tooltip will disappear.

I think the tooltip-display-algorithm should look at the mouse cursor's size when determining where to display.
...3
Comment 1 Götz Waschk 2008-09-10 06:16:53 UTC 
Also reported for Mandriva Linux and gtk+ 2.14.1 here:
https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=43640
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2010-07-10 03:21:51 UTC 
I think this is mostly addressed with the new tooltip positioning. Also, you can move the mouse, as long as you move it away from the tooltip.