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Dub Dublin (dub-dublin) wrote : Re: Wacom Bamboo Tablet will allow the pen tool to work on toolbars but not on the document? Im have Vista 32 bit

Bug confirmed in the following environment:

Inkscape version: 0.47pre1 (built July3, 2009 - prebuilt binary as installed by the exe)
Windows XP SP3
Wacom Bamboo Tablet

Pen does not work in drawing/canvas area, but does work in toolbars and menus.

Breaking News: The bug appears to be in the Input Devices Dialog, or at least the broken (for Bamboo, anyway) defaults that it uses. I *can* get it to work if I do the following, quite non-intuitive sequence:
1. Open File/Input Devices
2. Select "Wacom Tablet Eraser" from "Device" pulldown
3. Now choose "Screen" from "Mode" pulldown
4. Choose "Wacom Tablet Pressure Stylus" from "Device" pulldown
5. Now press "Save" button

The pen stylus works after this, but pressure sensitivity is uneven. Eraser doesn't appear to work at all, but I'm not really sure how it's supposed to work - can anybody tell me?