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Bug 317347 - impossible to choose and save tools for different wacom devices
impossible to choose and save tools for different wacom devices
Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: General
git master
Other Linux
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
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Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-09-27 16:07 UTC by Alexandre Prokoudine
Modified: 2006-10-02 00:09 UTC
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Description Alexandre Prokoudine 2005-09-27 16:07:33 UTC
Distribution/Version: Ubuntu Breezy

On Ubuntu Breezy, Wacom Graphire3 (USB) and linuxwacom 0.6.4.

1. Add wacom config lines to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/event4"
	Option		"Type"			"cursor"
	Option		"USB"			"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/event4"
	Option		"Type"			"stylus"
	Option		"USB"			"on"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Eraser"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/event4"
	Option		"Type"			"eraser"
	Option		"USB"			"on"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        [...]
	InputDevice	"cursor"		"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice	"stylus"		"SendCoreEvents"
	InputDevice	"eraser"		"SendCoreEvents"
        [...]
EndSection

2. Restart X.org

3. Start GIMP

4. Enable cursor, stylus and eraser tool in Addintion input devices prefs to
work for the whole screen.

5. Save preferences.

6. Open "input device status" palette.

7. Try to select select any tool (e.g. Ink tool) with stylus device. Changes
apply to Core Pointer only. With stylus devices being active (eraser end of pen
is clicking surface of teh tablet) ">" cursor in "Input device status" palette
points to Core Pointer only.

8. Try to select any tool with eraser device. Changes apply to Core Pointer only
again. With eraser device being active (eraser end of pen is clicking surface of
teh tablet) ">" cursor in "Input device status" palette points to Core Pointer only.

9. Exit GIMP and edit devicerc manually to set different tools for different
devices.

10. Start GIMP. Devices are disabled again. Upon reenabling all wacom devices
are equal to Core Pointer again, so everything is like in steps 7 and 8.

11. Exit GIMP. Copy'n'paste Carol's config for deveicerc
(http://carol.gimp.org/gimp2/basics/gui/preferences/inputdevices.html).

12. Start GIMP. Same as step 10.

This is also reproducible in GIMP 2.2.8, also in Fedora Core 3/4 and GIMP
2.2.8/CVS HEAD.

Any help is highly appreciated.
Comment 1 Sven Neumann 2005-09-28 17:10:46 UTC
Sounds very much like a known bug in the wacom driver. Please try a newer
version and please report the problem to Ubuntu if that fixes the problem.
Comment 2 Michael Schumacher 2006-01-11 21:36:47 UTC
Alexandre, what's the status of this?
Comment 3 Alexandre Prokoudine 2006-01-12 14:04:35 UTC
Last thing I heard from Ubuntu maintainers a couple days ago is:


Task: ubuntu wacom-tools
      Severity: Normal => Major
      Priority: None => Medium
      Assignee: Ubuntu Kernel Team => Matthew Garrett
   Explanation: Not really a kernel team issue, so don't know who will
                take this one. Current version being pulled from Debian
                is 0.6.6.

                I don't really have any way to test this.
Comment 4 Michael Schumacher 2006-01-12 14:21:42 UTC
Well, you could build the wacom module yourself. http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/ currently states:

"Driver 0.7.2 released

It supports kernel 2.6.13/14 and a few new tablets (Graphire4, PL710, DTF720, Intuos3 6x11 and Volito2). It also reports tool ID and serial number to Xinput/Apps through valuators. No need to build mousedev.c, evdev.c, and usbmouse.c for kernel 2.6.x and modify /dev/input/mice in /etc/X11/xorg.conf anymore! "
Comment 5 Michael Schumacher 2006-07-06 21:58:24 UTC
Alexandre, what's the status of this issue?
Comment 6 weskaggs 2006-10-02 00:09:21 UTC
Resolving as INCOMPLETE since there has been no response for a year.