diff -r 4fa04caf0f43 -r 1cdcc61142d2 ganeswidgets/src/hglongpressvisualizer.cpp
--- a/ganeswidgets/src/hglongpressvisualizer.cpp	Fri Jun 11 14:43:11 2010 +0300
+++ b/ganeswidgets/src/hglongpressvisualizer.cpp	Thu Jun 24 12:59:29 2010 +0300
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     active(false),
     spanAngle(0)
 {
-
+    setFlag(QGraphicsItem::ItemHasNoContents, false);
 }
 
 HgLongPressVisualizer::~HgLongPressVisualizer()
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@
     Q_UNUSED(widget);
     
     if (active) {
+        QPen oldPen = painter->pen();
+        
         QPen pen( Qt::lightGray );
         pen.setWidth(5);
         painter->setPen(pen);
         painter->drawArc(rect, 90*16, -spanAngle*16);
+
+        painter->setPen(oldPen); //revert the painter to its old state
     }
 }