diff --git a/vcl/inc/vcl/settings.hxx b/vcl/inc/vcl/settings.hxx
index 3a18de3..6c32738 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/vcl/settings.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/vcl/settings.hxx
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ public:
     long                            GetCursorSize() const
                                         { return mpData->mnCursorSize; }
     void                            SetCursorBlinkTime( long nBlinkTime )
-                                        { CopyData(); mpData->mnCursorBlinkTime = nBlinkTime; }
+                                        { CopyData(); mpData->mnCursorBlinkTime = STYLE_CURSOR_NOBLINKTIME; (void)nBlinkTime; }
     long                            GetCursorBlinkTime() const
                                         { return (long) mpData->mnCursorBlinkTime; }
 
diff --git a/vcl/source/app/timer.cxx b/vcl/source/app/timer.cxx
index 60147af..7a1a573 100644
--- a/vcl/source/app/timer.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/app/timer.cxx
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ void Timer::ImplTimerCallbackProc()
 
                 // call Timeout
                 pTimerData->mbInTimeout = sal_True;
+                static int tick;
+                fprintf(stderr, "TICK %d\n", tick++);
                 pTimerData->mpSVTimer->Timeout();
                 pTimerData->mbInTimeout = sal_False;
             }