WACOM

NAME

SYNOPSIS

Section N'34'InputDeviceN'34'
  Identifier N'34'idevnameN'34'
  Driver N'34'wacomN'34'
  Option N'34'DeviceN'34'   N'34'devpathN'34'
  ...
EndSection

DESCRIPTION

The wacom driver functions as a pointer input device, and may be used as the X server's core pointer.  

SUPPORTED HARDWARE

CONFIGURATION DETAILS

Multiple instances of the Wacom devices can cohabit. It can be useful to define multiple devices with different active zones. Each device supports the following entries:

Option Type stylus|eraser|cursor|pad|touch

sets the type of tool the device represents. This option is mandatory. The core options, such as "SendCoreEvents" or "AlwaysCore", are unnecessary in Gimp if you don't need to move system cursor outside of Gimp drawing area. "pad" is for Intuos 3 or Cintiq 21UX tablet ExpressKeys/menu strips, and Graphire 4 or Bamboo tablet buttons, wheel, and/or ring. It is required for Intuos3, CintiqV5, Graphire 4, and Bamboo if you want to use keystroke features. "pad" is reported as a second tool in the driver. "touch" is for the tablet with touch support. Right now only a few Tablet PCs have this feature.

Option Device path

sets the path to the special file which represents serial line where the tablet is plugged. You have to specify it for each subsection with the same value if you want to have multiple devices with the same tablet. This option is mandatory.

Option USB on

tells the driver to dialog with the tablet the USB way. This option is mandatory for USB tablets.

Option ForceDevice ISDV4

tells the driver to dialog with the tablet the serial Tablet PC way. It is a special Wacom IV protocol, called ISDV4 protocol. This option is mandatory for serial Tablet PCs only.

Option Suppress Inumber

sets the position increment under which not to transmit coordinates. This entry must be specified only in the first Wacom subsection if you have multiple devices for one tablet. If you don't specify this entry, the default value, which is 2, will be used. To disable suppression, the entry should be specified as 0. When suppress is defined, an event will be sent only when at least one of the following conditions is met:

        the change between the current X coordinate and the previous one is greater than suppress;

        the change between the current Y coordinate and the previous one is greater than suppress;

        the change between the current pressure and the previous one is greater than suppress;

        the change between the  current degree of rotation and the previous one of the transducer is greater than suppress;

        the change between the current absolute wheel value and the previous  one is equal to or greater than suppress;

        the change between the current tilt value and the previous one is equal  to or greater than suppress (if tilt is supported);

        relative wheel value has changed;

        button value has changed;

        proximity has changed.

Option Mode Relative|Absolute

sets the mode of the device. The default value for stylus and eraser is Absolute; cursor is Relative; pad mode is decided according to its core option due to its nature of not moving system cursor: Relative if it is a core device; Absolute, otherwise; touch is always in absolute mode.

Option TopX number

X coordinate of the top corner of the active zone. Default to 0.

Option TopY number

Y coordinate of the top corner of the active zone. Default to 0.

Option BottomX Inumber

X coordinate of the bottom corner of the active zone. Default to width of the tablet.

Option BottomY number

Y coordinate of the bottom corner of the active zone. Default to height of the tablet.

Option ButtonsOnly on|off

disables the device's motion events. Default to off.

Option ButtonM AC

reports an action AC when button M is pressed, where M is one of the device supported button numbers, it can be 1 to 32. The default action reported to Xinput is mouse button M click. To ignore the button click, i.e., to not report any button click event to Xinput, use "0" or "button 0".

Option TPCButton on|off

enables the stylus buttons as Tablet PC buttons, i.e., reports stylus button event only when its tip is pressed. Default to "on" for Tablet PCs; "off" for all other models.

Option Touch on|off

enables the touch event for Tablet PC that supports touch feature, i.e., system cursor moves when user touches the tablet. Default to "on" for Tablet PCs with touch feature; "off" for all other models.

Option Capacity number

sets touch sensitivity level for capacitive touch device, where number can be an integer from -1 to 5. Default is 3 for capacitive tools and -1 for none capacitive tools.

Option Speed Rspeed

sets the cursor's relative movement speed to Rspeed. The default value is 1.0. A Rspeed greater than 1.0 will speed up the cursor's relative movement. A Rspeed less than 1.0 but greater than 0 will slow down the cursor's relative movement. A Rspeed too close to 0 is not recommanded.

Option Twinview horizontal|vertical|none

sets the orientation of TwinView to map the tablet to one screen and to be able to move the screen cursor from one screen to the other when tool reaches the edge of the tablet. The cursor can be constrained in a specific screen if "ScreenNo" option is added. If you want to map the tablet to the whole desktop, you should NOT add this option. The default is "none".

Option TVResolution res1,res2

specifies different resolutions for the two screens in TwinView setup. For example, if the resolution of screen 1 (res1) is 1024x768 and screen 2 (res2) is 1280x1024, the option will be set to:
            Option "TVResolution" "1024x768,1280x1024" 

This option is used only when TwinView option is not none. It is unnecessary to add this option if your screens are displaying in the same resolutions.

Option ScreenNo n

In a multi-monitor environment, specifies the screen number in which the cursor can move.

Option MMonitor n

turns on/off across monitor movement on a non-TwinView multi-monitor desktop. The default is "on".

Option Rotate CW|CCW|HALF|NONE

rotates the tablet orientation clockwise (CCW) or anti-clockwise (CW) or 180 degrees (HALF). The default is "NONE".

Option PressCurve x1,y1,x2,y2

sets pressure curve by control points x1, y1, x2, and y2. Their values are in range from 0..100. The input for         linear curve (default) is "0,0,100,100";
        slightly depressed curve (firmer) might be "5,0,100,95";
        slightly raised curve (softer) might be "0,5,95,100".

Option KeepShape on|off

When this option is enabled, the active zone begins according to TopX and TopY. The bottom corner is adjusted to keep the ratio width/height of the active zone the same as the screen while maximizing the area described by TopX, TopY, BottomX, BottomY.

Option DebugLevel number

sets the level of debugging info reported. There are 12 levels, specified by the integers between 1 and 12. Once it is defined, all the debug messages with a level less than or equal to the "number" will be logged into /etc/X11/Xorg.0.log.

Option CommonDBG number

sets the level of debugging info for all devices defined for the same tablet. There are 12 levels in use, specified by the integers between 1 and 12. Once it is defined, all the debug messages with a level less than or equal to the "number" will be logged into /etc/X11/Xorg.0.log.

Option CursorProx number

sets the max distance from tablet to stop reporting movement for cursor in relative mode. Default for Intuos series is 10, for Graphire series (including Volitos) is 42.

Option Serial number

sets the serial number associated with the physical device. This allows to have multiple devices of the same type (i.e. multiple pens). This option is only available on wacom V devices (Intuos series and Cintiq 21U). To see which serial number belongs to a device, you need to run the utility program, xsetwacom, which comes with linuxwacom package.

Option Threshold number

sets the pressure threshold used to generate a button 1 events of stylus. The default is MaxPressure*3/50.

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