OS X 10.8 Screen Grab Reticle or Pointer Flickers

Originator:jon
Number:rdar://11968141 Date Originated:26-Jul-2012 03:30 PM
Status:Duplicate/9441001 Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.8 (12A269)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
26-Jul-2012 03:30 PM Jon Stacey:
Summary:
The reticle or pointer that is displayed when attempting to capture a screenshot using OS X's built in screen grabbing functionality flickers and jumps sporadically.

Steps to Reproduce:
On your keyboard press: <command><shift><4>.

Expected Results:
I expect the pointer to be displayed smoothly just as the mouse pointer does normally, and just as it was displayed in older version of Mac OS X.

Actual Results:
The pointer flickers and jumps in fashion that is jarring and indicative of some problem.

Regression:
This problem is new in the latest released version of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. This issue was not present in any previous version of OS X going back to Tiger.

Notes:
This is not a problem with the mouse. This feature worked flawlessly in the latest version of OS X 10.7 and only started occurring after the upgrade to 10.8.

26-Jul-2012 03:30 PM Jon Stacey:
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Comments

Still persistent on 10.8.2

This bug is still present on OS X 10.8.2 which was released today from my testing. However, the behavior has changed somewhat. It's now more slugish and jumpy than flicker prone as in 10.8.1.

The duplicate bug remains open.

By jon at Sept. 20, 2012, 1:15 a.m. (reply...)

Marked as Duplicate by Apple

Marked as a duplicate of issue #9441001 by Apple on August 3, 2012.

By jon at Aug. 3, 2012, 11:58 p.m. (reply...)

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