UE5 Mouse Flickering in Content Browser?

Summary

Why is my mouse flickering in the bottom corner of my editor? It only happens in this specific area when I’m using the content browser. It’s not causing any serious issues but it is extremely annoying.

Please select what you are reporting on:

Creative

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

UI/Tools

Steps to Reproduce

Content browser on right side in list mode and hover cursor over the bottom right part of the screen.

Expected Result

Mouse flickering. Hard to L/R click and double click.

Observed Result

Mouse flickering in content browser.

Platform(s)

Windows

Video

Additional Notes

It’s been happening for a while now.

I get this, something to do with the content browser…

If you’re getting the Grab Hand to the default mouse cursor flickering, try this:

Go to the Content Browser.

Click the Settings gear icon in the top-right corner.

Uncheck Always Expand Tooltips.

Hope this helps!

3 Likes

You are a savior! Seems like the tooltip window tries to render even when there’s no content to show, causing the fps and mouse cursor to toggle between two states between frames. As soon as I disabled the Expand Tooltips, hovering over titles gives me the tooltip (funny that you have to disable it to actually show) and the cursor is stable along with the fps, so now I can single or double click consistently.

OH MY GOD. My Hero. Absolute legend, thankyou.