Weird pointer behavior in F19

[Matthias Clasen]

On Tue, 2013-05-21 at 11:53 -0700, Michael Knepher wrote:
> I've been running F19 on my laptop since pre-Alpha, and I've got it
> fully up-to-date. Starting yesterday I started noticing strange issues
> with the pointer on some applications - mainly epiphany, gedit and
> evolution - and was wondering if anyone else is seeing similar issues.
> 
> * The first thing I noticed yesterday was in epiphany. In a given tab,
> the pointer would get "stuck" in a certain context (i.e., would remain
> as the hand or cursor bar after mousing over a link or text), as long as
> that tab was in focus (including the scrollbar). Other tabs or windows
> would not exhibit this problem, but the problem would persist when
> switching back to the problematic tab. Refreshing the page seems to make
> the problem go away for a time. 
> 
> * Scrollbar behavior - another "intermittent" issue has been a problem
> interacting with the scrollbar using the mouse. When "dragging" a
> scrollbar with the pointer, the scrollbar will stay put and the viewport
> will not change until the mouse button is released. Sometimes this is
> accompanied by an inability to scroll the viewport with the scrollwheel.
> I've had this issue in all three of the above-named apps, but it seems
> to come and go with no predictable pattern. 
> 
> * Inability to select text by click-dragging - in windows/text views(?
> not sure of the technical terms here) in which the scrollbar issue is
> present, it is impossible to select text by clicking and dragging with
> the mouse. I can click-and-release in a spot to set the cursor, then
> shift-click at another point to select a block of text, or double- and
> triple-click to select words and lines, but not simply drag.
> 
> * Disappearing pointer in gedit - this morning I also noticed that while
> working in gedit, the pointer will disappear when I start typing in a
> document. The pointer will remain invisible while within the document
> pane, it will only show up when moving outside the editing pane. Saving
> the document or switching to another tab and back to the original tab
> will cause the pointer to reappear within the editing pane. While the
> pointer is missing, I have the same issues with scrolling and selecting
> described above.
> 
> Is anyone else seeing similar issues? I'm running an Acer Aspire 5553G
> laptop, with a USB mouse and keyboard attached.
> 
> Michael Knepher


Try 
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-8741/libXi-1.7.1-3.fc19
and give karma if it fixes the issue for you.