Cursor Loading Flickering?
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alterthebridge last edited by
Hi,
I am also getting this issue. It definitely has to do with loading new info. Aside from Soundcloud I am also getting the issue on https://rateyourmusic.com/ and https://www.dominos.ca/ (this is escpecially apparent on the ordering menu. Clicking another topping completely freezes the browser for me). I've tried the same stuff on Waterfox and am not getting these issues.
Another thing I noticed was that when it's flickering like this it is impossible to close the tab. In some extreme cases when I had 4 or 5 tabs of Soundcloud open it froze the entire browser and stopped the music playing.
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admiralaustinfinity last edited by
Is there any way to turn hardware acceleration on outside of the browser window? I currently can't launch Opera at all, or at least get past the resulting white screen when I try.
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browzer1 last edited by
leo, on my Opera, HA was turned off even after the last update. I have since turned it on.
What I find troubling about HA is the fact that someone reports a problem and the experts say turn ON/OFF HA.
I really wish Opera would get their act together on this issue.
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A Former User last edited by
Im getting the same thing on google maps UK with both HA on and off.
Just come back to Opera after years. I gave it up because it was so hopelessly buggy. Looks like its still in that awful state.
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leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by
What I find troubling about HA is the fact that someone reports a problem and the experts say turn ON/OFF HA.
Disabling hardware acceleration is/should be just a workaround and not the final solution.
I really wish Opera would get their act together on this issue.
I guess that most probably Chromium would need to do it.
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admiralaustinfinity last edited by
I'm almost certain I left HA enabled prior to the latest update.
Clearly if this is a bug, it's not exclusive to me either, given the other instances brought up in this thread.
For lack of any recent updates or accessible workarounds, I've gone over to Firefox for time being.
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A Former User last edited by
I had this too. Enabling HA seems fix it. But this is kind of bad, i have for now super bad gpu, and watching any video stream in high quality is slowing it down hard, just cpu is much faster and i can watch on it without any problem. Could be good to fix it.
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A Former User last edited by
Same thing for me after the latest update, and as described above, turning hardware acceleration back ON made it go away. Bit wary of what is actually going on in the background though, for this to just start outta nowhere.
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A Former User last edited by
I am having this issue as well. I have HA turned on. It is especially bad when I try to use Zillow to look for a house or apartment. Normally the house page will load over Google Maps and to show pictures, etc. However, in it's present state, the page will never stop loading, I get a blue circle that keeps spinning. the loading indicator on the tab continues to spin and it basically freezes the browser. It takes numerous clicks to close the tab. None of this happens in Edge or Firefox. Opera has been my browser of choice for the last year of so due to its speed. But this is very annoying. Hopefully, this can get corrected soon.
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opera-or-vivaldi last edited by
Hardware Acceleration = ON
- Dropped frames and stuttering on YouTube
- Randomly can't move the window and switch tabs using a Wacom tablet. (Windows 10 only - Windows 7 and 8.1 are OK)
Hardware Acceleration = OFF
- YouTube is OK.
- Wacom driver is OK.
- This problem appears - Flickering / Flashing pointer
So, I either can't use my Wacom tablet, or I'm getting this Flickering / Flashing pointer.
Currently I'm testing Vivaldi. But it doesn't have portable version by default (which I really need), and turning Hardware Acceleration OFF is only via command line when starting.
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opera-or-vivaldi last edited by
In my case it appears to be any extension related to blocking ads. After disabling all of them, there is no more flickering of the mouse pointer / cursor.
Tested the following:
- AdBlock
- AdBlocker Ultimate
- Adguard AdBlocker
- Ghostery
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operausver last edited by
This is not adblocking issue... Disabling AdBlock didn't change anything...
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alterthebridge last edited by
Hi opera-or-vivaldi,
I don't think it has much to do with adblocking. The only extension I had blocking stuff was uMatrix and even after I removed it the cursor still flickered. Google Maps is downright unsuable. I have no extensions enabled right now and the flickering is still occuring.
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threesixty360 last edited by
Same here and actually thought my computer was broken - it was literally that bad. Constant cursor loading/flashing on and off on every site, to the point that it makes them unusable. If Opera is running and any tab is open it affects the entire machine, for example if you're using another program but have Opera minimised and tabs open. This is a very serious issue - though I'm somewhat reassured seeing all the comments here and thus realising it's an Opera specific fault.
Enabled Hardware Acceleration as per the advice in this thread and the problem seems resolved for now. An instant fix. Please however do sort this out in the next update. It's basically making the browser unusable.
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threesixty360 last edited by
Also worth noting that enabling Hardware Acceleration has speeded Opera up significantly. Bookmarks and tabs used to lag before, and now everything is moving lightning fast - I'd recommend switching it on if you're yet to do so.
