Dragging clips in the dark

Hi !
I was wondering if anyone ever experienced this :
http://wvorg.online.fr/posts/fcp-bug.mov
When dragging a clip on the timeline, it's shade to show you where to drop it, just disappears. So I end up moving stuff around with no precise clue where they are going to be when I let go of the mouse click...
I am thinking re-installing fcp 7 (although I did) won't fix this since I also experienced this same problem in fcp 6.
Any clue how to fix this ? :-o

hey jim
your post did not solve the fcp bug, but it did intrigue me
could you please describe how you would perform the operation in my vid without using a mouse ? seriously, I am curious and I don't really see how to do it, I'd be happy to learn that
in the meantime, I will try flushing the prefs and keep you posted
thanks for your input everyone

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