[PD] Using Wacom Tablet with [hid] and absolute coordinates
Christian Klippel
ck at mamalala.de
Sat Oct 8 18:26:41 CEST 2005
hi frank,
Am Samstag 08 Oktober 2005 16:04 schrieb Frank Barknecht:
> Hi,
>
> I managed to configure my Wacom USB Tablet (Pen Partner) to be
> recognized by [hid] on Linux, however it only generates relative
> coordinates like ([print]ed):
>
> print: rel rel_x 1
> print: rel rel_y -2
>
> Is there a way to get at absolute coordinates? I have set
>
> Option "Mode" "Absolute"
>
> in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, but I guess, this is not used at all when
> using direct device access using [hid].
>
usually, tablets either have a "button" (just an area on the tablet, mostly at
he top) to switch between absolute and relative mode, or they are set up that
way by the host (select different configuration of that device)
> Ciao
greetings,
chris
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