John R. Culleton wrote the following on 7/3/2007 11:17 AM:
I use Slackware 11. I need a copy of the xorg.conf code that allows X11 apps to use the Wacom tablet. There is apparently a driver for it included in Slack 11.
Are there models of tablet favored or disfavored for a Linux application?
I am sticking my toe in the water very gingerly on this subject.
here's my ubuntu 7.04 org.conf file:
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page. # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" Fontpath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" # path to defoma fonts Fontpath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType" EndSection
Section "Module" Load "i2c" Load "bitmap" Load "ddc" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "vbe" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "stylus" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "eraser" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "eraser" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection
Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "cursor" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Type" "cursor" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4"# Tablet PC ONLY EndSection
Section "Device" Identifier "nVidia Corporation NV10GL [Quadro]" Driver "nvidia" Busid "PCI:2:0:0" Option "NoLogo" "True" Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True" EndSection
Section "Monitor" Identifier "V70" VendorName "Compaq" ModelName "Compaq V70 Color Monitor" HorizSync 30.0-69.0 VertRefresh 50-125.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "nVidia Corporation NV10GL [Quadro]" Monitor "V70" Defaultdepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" screen "Default Screen" Inputdevice "Generic Keyboard" Inputdevice "Configured Mouse" Inputdevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" Inputdevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" Inputdevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents" EndSection
Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection