Caret disappears after a while working

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. This isn't very clear, but it involves doing a fair bit of editing, invoking 
launchers, switching between panes and also between file tabs.

After a while of activity, the caret disappears. Editing text is still 
possible, it's just hard to tell where you are.

Going into Preferences and changing the caret size makes it reappear.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
0.7.12 on Arch Linux x86_64

What method of install was your version installed with (Binary/Source)?
source

If from source: What version of python and wxPython are you using?
2.7.3 and 2.8.12.1 respectively.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by 00a...@gmail.com on 26 Sep 2012 at 2:03

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi,

If you are able to reproduce this again, if you then click away from Editra 
(like to the Desktop) then click back in Editra does the caret come back?

Do you have your system setup to change the active window based on which window 
the mouse is hovered over or does it require you to directly click on a window 
for it to get the focus?

Original comment by CodyPrec...@gmail.com on 26 Sep 2012 at 3:25

• Changed state: Investigate
• Added labels: Type-Defect, OpSys-Linux

[GoogleCodeExporter]

* Oh, there's no trouble reproducing it. It happens at least once in any 
editing session of any length.

* I have no desktop (running a tiling WM with a 'maximize active window' 
layout). Changing focus *does* cause the caret to reappear. IIRC it only has 
that effect if I change focus via the tablet rather than keyboard.

* I'm using 'sloppy' mouse focus, so no need to actually click on a window to 
focus it. FWIW there is no other window visible to receive the focus anyway.

Original comment by 00a...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2012 at 6:12

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi! The carret disappears for me too a few times daily on Ubuntu 12.04 set up 
to focus on click.
For example if I run a script with the Launcher, the shelf receives the focus 
and if I focus the editor pane with the panel switcher or with a left click, 
the carret doesn't show up until I right click on the editor pane.

Original comment by ridand...@gmail.com on 27 Sep 2012 at 7:34