CS6: layers panel glitch

This may sound trivial -- I'm posting about a missing cursor! But sometimes details do make a difference. In my workflow, I often copy objects from one layer to another in the layers panel. The UI provides visual feedback, the pointer acquiring a "+" sign to let me know that I'm copying, not moving, the objects.
Unfortunately this is no longer the case in CS6. Now the only visual cue is a generic black selection arrow, leaving one to hope or guess that the object is being copied rather than moved. I've posted some videos to explain my point:
http://www.aonguscollins.com/cursor.html
I hope the Illustrator team rectifies this blemish on a stellar release.

Bleh. I see that too.
Let them know here: Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form This is just a user-to-user forum and Adobe rarely visits.

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