Mouse pointer/cursor misplaced on the login screen

[Emilien Klein]

Binary package hint: gdm

When you start Ubuntu 9.10 up, on the login screen the mouse pointer is displayed exactly in the center. If you have only one user (it's probably the same with multiple users), this is exactly the place where you have the white "button" for your user. A the mouse is over this button, an unnecessary and unaesthetic tooltip popup is displaying, saying "Log in as <username>" (rough translation from French).

I've attached a screen shot so you can see what I mean.

I see 3 potential fixes:
- Inactivate the tooltip until the mouse has actually been moved
- Change the login screen so that the "button" is not displayed at the center of the screen
- Change the original position of the mouse pointer a few dozen pixels up (is this even possible?)

[Progress Nerd (progressnerd)]

Bug #331448 says this was fixed back in GDM 2.20.8, but it is happening for me as well.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

[TenLeftFingers (tenleftfingers)]

This problem is more pronounced when there is more than one user. There are conflicting messages over which user will be logged in if you proceed. (I don't know how to do a GDM screenshot but I've attached a mockup.

I have seen this confusing people that I have installed Ubuntu for.

[TenLeftFingers (tenleftfingers)]

I think the tooltip is the problem though and not the mouse. We have removed tooltips from the indicator panel. I think we should do the same for GDM. They offer no useful information and confuse the user, as illustrated.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.