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    Cursor Loading Flickering?

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    • A Former User
      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
        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
          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
            operausver last edited by

            This is not adblocking issue... Disabling AdBlock didn't change anything...

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            • alterthebridge
              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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              • operausver
                operausver last edited by

                This is major bug... look at the number of threads about this issue...

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                • pkshivaram
                  pkshivaram last edited by

                  Same issue for me also opera is so slow.

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                  • toewsrus
                    toewsrus last edited by

                    This sucks! any page with google maps is unuseable! please fix fast!

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                    • threesixty360
                      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
                        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.

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                        • operausver
                          operausver last edited by

                          Enabling HW acceleration makes my video card sweat like a pig

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            Has anyone tried the latest Beta version to see if this issue gets corrected? I would try if I could be sure I would lose my stuff and could revert back to the release version should any issues pop up.

                            http://www.opera.com/computer/beta

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                            • vonseiten
                              vonseiten last edited by

                              same here, maps like google map, openstreetmap, etc are completly unuseable (cursor flickering, very slow reacting, etc)
                              in this case with hardware accelaration OFF (because on a laptop it should safe some battery power is off, shouldnt it?)

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                              • opera-or-vivaldi
                                opera-or-vivaldi last edited by

                                operausver
                                Well, that was the case, but now even without any extension it flickers even more than before.

                                In regards to the video card - mine is in the top 20 on videocardbenchmark.net and still I'm getting many frames dropped and stuttering on YouTube, when Hardware Acceleration is enabled. Everything seems to perform better when Hardware Acceleration is disabled, except this flickering now.

                                gator5000e
                                Install it as portable, if possible.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by admin

                                  I think this post https://forums.opera.com/topic/21510/google-maps-not-working/22
                                  is the same issue

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                                  • operafanuk
                                    operafanuk last edited by admin

                                    To users above, I recognise your problems. Check out my final contribution in the following thread which worked for me, albeit a temporary solution. Good luck.

                                    https://forums.opera.com/topic/21699/solved-functionality-issue-with-v46-0-2597-39/27

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