Spotlight menu flickers to white when typing on MacBook Air

Originator:tony
Number:rdar://11207036 Date Originated:08-Apr-2012 01:05 PM
Status:Duplicate/10807413 Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.7.3 (11D50)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
08-Apr-2012 01:05 PM Tony Arnold:
Summary:

When typing into the Spotlight menu on my 13" MacBook Air, the menu itself flickers back and forth between what should be displayed, and solid white.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open the spotlight menu using the mouse or the keyboard
2. Begin typing

Expected Results:

The menu's contents update smoothly without intrusive flickering.

Actual Results:

The menu's contents flash back and forth between solid white (wrong) and the actual contents of the menu on each keypress.

Regression:

I don't know — I only purchased this MacBook Air yesterday. The same problem does not occur on my 2011 MacBook Pro.

Notes:

I've attached a system config report for the MacBook Air, as well as a sample video showing the flicker. Thanks!

08-Apr-2012 01:05 PM Tony Arnold:
'Screen Recording.mov' was successfully uploaded

08-Apr-2012 01:06 PM Tony Arnold:
'MacBook Air.spx' was successfully uploaded

Comments

The screen recording I reference in the original bug report is available at http://cl.ly/3e2p1L1Z1H2P1e3g4422

By tony at April 8, 2012, 3:10 a.m. (reply...)

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