9:46 p.m.
Hello! I'm interested in using Inkscape with a stylus on a touch screen
and I'm heavily influenced and inspired by articles I've read about
Máirín Duffy's use of a Thinkpad x61 to create illustrations for Red Hat:
http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2009/11/08/fedora-12-rocks-on-tablets/
http://mairin.duffy.usesthis.com/
I'm not sure what I would do with Inkscape exactly, maybe make a
webcomic as I hinted about here:
http://www.webcomicalliance.com/helpful-hints/mac-vs-pc-the-webcomics-edi...
. For now, I just want to doodle a bit.
Anyway, following Máirín's lead, I guess I'm thinking about buying a
Thinkpad X Series Convertible Tablet. As of this writing the model
that's available is the X220, but I'm not sure how well it works with
Linux and Inkscape. Lenovo doesn't ship the device with Linux
pre-installed:
http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/xtablet-series/index.html
I'm open to other hardware suggestions. On the market right now there's
an HP EliteBook 2760p Tablet PC and a Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC as well.
Basicially, I'm looking for something that will run Linux and Inkscape
and let me draw on the screen itself rather than using a Cintiq. Is
this a common hardware setup for Inkscape users? Can anyone recommend
what device I should buy? I've been using Linux on the desktop for five
years (usually something Red Hat-based) but never on a laptop.
Thanks!
Phil
10:28 p.m.
Hi Philip!
On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 17:46 -0400, Philip Durbin wrote:
Anyway, following Máirín's lead, I guess I'm thinking about
buying a
Thinkpad X Series Convertible Tablet. As of this writing the model
that's available is the X220, but I'm not sure how well it works with
Linux and Inkscape. Lenovo doesn't ship the device with Linux
pre-installed:
http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/xtablet-series/index.html
Just last week actually I upgraded my x61T to a Lenovo x220T with
multi-touch, and I can tell you at least for Fedora 15, the tablet works
perfectly out-of-the-box. Even the finger touch on the screen works. My
co-worker Emily also has an X220T (she's had hers for a couple of
months) on Fedora 15 and it works well for her too. We are both heavy
Inkscape users.
I'm open to other hardware suggestions. On the market right now
there's
an HP EliteBook 2760p Tablet PC and a Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC as well.
I talked to a Dell employee some months back about their tablets when
looking to upgrade from my x61, and at least at that time I was told
that Dell tablets are unfortunately not Wacom-based and will not work
well (if at all) in Linux. I have a coworker in the office who tried to
get Linux working on his HP tablet with a lot of struggles and I'm not
sure if he ever got it to work; I think it turned out it wasn't
Wacom-based either.
Basicially, I'm looking for something that will run Linux and Inkscape
and let me draw on the screen itself rather than using a Cintiq. Is
this a common hardware setup for Inkscape users? Can anyone recommend
what device I should buy? I've been using Linux on the desktop for five
years (usually something Red Hat-based) but never on a laptop.
You're going to *love* the x220T.
~m
3:29 a.m.
Hi Máirín,
On 10/2/11 6:28 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
Just last week actually I upgraded my x61T to a Lenovo x220T with
multi-touch, and I can tell you at least for Fedora 15, the tablet works
perfectly out-of-the-box. Even the finger touch on the screen works. My
co-worker Emily also has an X220T (she's had hers for a couple of
months) on Fedora 15 and it works well for her too. We are both heavy
Inkscape users.
As you can imagine, this was incredibly timely and helpful. I went
ahead and placed my order; it should be here in two weeks. Thanks!
I talked to a Dell employee some months back about their tablets
when
looking to upgrade from my x61, and at least at that time I was told
that Dell tablets are unfortunately not Wacom-based and will not work
well (if at all) in Linux. I have a coworker in the office who tried to
get Linux working on his HP tablet with a lot of struggles and I'm not
sure if he ever got it to work; I think it turned out it wasn't
Wacom-based either.
I was feeling somewhat ok about HP's Linux support after a recent
tweet[1] by one of the CentOS guys, but I hadn't really dug into their
tablet PC offerings. The Dell tablet PC had a weird "this item may not
be available" note and was more expensive anyway. I hadn't even
considered the Wacom issue, which is obviously important.
You're going to *love* the x220T.
I expect I will. Now I'm going to feel obligated to actually draw
something, which is good. :)
Phil
1. http://twitter.com/#!/kbsingh/status/113277818393198594
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