I apologize I must have missed that part of your comment that it happened in other applications. I would agree with you. However I have a suspicion that it is not caused by xorg but caused by the nvidia drivers. This is easy to confirm try disabling the Nvidia Drivers to see if the problem persists.
** Package changed: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) => nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Cursor left covering letters when typing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527006 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs