Extended Input settings not stored permanently
The input devices settings (for extended input, e.g. tablet) have changed some time ago to a different format. Now, I can set the stylus device to Screen to have it pressure sensitive as expected, and it is also stored as this in the preferences.xml, but on reload if forgets this setting.
My stylus device is called Stylus0, the eraser Eraser0. Setting the eraser to screen mode, in the preferences.xml I see something like
<group keys=";;;;;... axes="x;y;pressure;xtilt;ytilt;wheel" mode="screen" id="E:Eraser0" />
but no such entry for stylus or Stylus0 exists and is created...
On 27.04.2010 17:21, Alexander Roalter wrote:
The input devices settings (for extended input, e.g. tablet) have changed some time ago to a different format. Now, I can set the stylus device to Screen to have it pressure sensitive as expected, and it is also stored as this in the preferences.xml, but on reload if forgets this setting.
My stylus device is called Stylus0, the eraser Eraser0. Setting the eraser to screen mode, in the preferences.xml I see something like
<group keys=";;;;;... axes="x;y;pressure;xtilt;ytilt;wheel" mode="screen" id="E:Eraser0" />
but no such entry for stylus or Stylus0 exists and is created...
anyone?
On May 26, 2010, at 1:47 AM, Alexander Roalter wrote:
On 27.04.2010 17:21, Alexander Roalter wrote:
The input devices settings (for extended input, e.g. tablet) have changed some time ago to a different format. Now, I can set the stylus device to Screen to have it pressure sensitive as expected, and it is also stored as this in the preferences.xml, but on reload if forgets this setting.
My stylus device is called Stylus0, the eraser Eraser0. Setting the eraser to screen mode, in the preferences.xml I see something like
<group keys=";;;;;... axes="x;y;pressure;xtilt;ytilt;wheel" mode="screen" id="E:Eraser0" />
but no such entry for stylus or Stylus0 exists and is created...
OK. I think I have a track on that. It appears the number is sometimes appended when it is one or more, but other times it is always appended.
It really should only be happening if there is some problem with the tablet config, so it's a bit hard to test. However it's good that the functionality was starting to work for you.
On 05/27/2010 10:29 AM, Jon Cruz wrote:
On May 26, 2010, at 1:47 AM, Alexander Roalter wrote:
On 27.04.2010 17:21, Alexander Roalter wrote:
The input devices settings (for extended input, e.g. tablet) have changed some time ago to a different format. Now, I can set the stylus device to Screen to have it pressure sensitive as expected, and it is also stored as this in the preferences.xml, but on reload if forgets this setting.
My stylus device is called Stylus0, the eraser Eraser0. Setting the eraser to screen mode, in the preferences.xml I see something like
<group keys=";;;;;... axes="x;y;pressure;xtilt;ytilt;wheel" mode="screen" id="E:Eraser0" />
but no such entry for stylus or Stylus0 exists and is created...
OK. I think I have a track on that. It appears the number is sometimes appended when it is one or more, but other times it is always appended.
It really should only be happening if there is some problem with the tablet config, so it's a bit hard to test. However it's good that the functionality was starting to work for you.
I have a follow up for this (for me) not yet resolved situation: on my setup, which is a xinerama desktop, I need the tablet to be fixed on one screen (otherwise the resolution on the tablet would be too small or the tablet would not maintain the aspect ratio.
Therefore I need to specify the screen constraints in xorg.conf:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Stylus0" Driver "wacom" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "USB" "on" Option "Screen_No" "0" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Eraser0" Driver "wacom" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "eraser" Option "USB" "on" Option "Screen_No" "0" EndSection
On the other hand, not specifying these, I get the automatic name "Wacom Graphic 4 6x8", which I cannot restrain to screen no. 0 without the extra option.
Now, in Inkscape in the extended inputs, Stylus0 appears, as does Eraser0, but also Wacom Graphic 4 6x8 (which appears to be also a stylus device, hence the P: prefix in the configuration file, but the little icons in front of the names in the dialog show the Stylus0 and the mouse and Pad0 as normal mouse devices, and Wacom Graphic 4 6x8 and eraser get a Pen-like symbol.
Enabling screen for the Wacom Graphire4 6x8 device and Eraser0 is stored, but *NOT* for Stylus0, I have to set it on every program start.
So, there are two questions: Why does the dialog think the stylus0 device is NOT a pen device (more in this direction I'll probably have to ask in the wacom driver mailing list), and second, why are the settings for non-pen devices (such as Mice and in my case the Stylus0 device) NOT stored in the preferences file? only the pen devices are stored.... :(
BTW: what's it with the list settings? pressing reply only sends an email to the originator of the email I'm replying to, never to the list... I'll always have to set the to: manually... or use reply all, but this generates only a cc: to the inkscape list... I have no such problems e.g. on the mplayer list.
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