Cursor does not look normal

harrybreault · 2025-08-26T06:07:14+00:00

Hi all,

I'm seeing a strange error: my cursor has a bar on it. It also reverses when I switch the keyboard to Hebrew.

It appears after restarting my computer and in troubleshooting mode.

This is the same error as in this post from 2024 from another user: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/113692/blinking-cursor-is-strange

Any help would be appreciated!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u1223115/wxv3aq783hzatnhoznie.png

poettli · 2025-08-26T06:21:32+00:00

I guess you could start by providing a Report ID, as requested in the linked thread (and never provided).

harrybreault · 2025-08-26T06:30:11+00:00

Here it is; earlier I generated it and it said that no errors were found, so I wasn't sure if that would be helpful information.

1592303579

AbeJellinek · 2025-08-26T14:48:09+00:00

Open Zotero's settings, go to Advanced, uncheck "Enable bidirectional text editing utilities."

(That setting is enabled automatically if you switch to a right-to-left locale.)

harrybreault · 2025-08-27T01:50:53+00:00

Thank you so much. Solved!