digitizer tablet

[Thomas Fisher]

On Saturday 16 January 2010 01:36:53 pm Tom Rausner wrote:
> Hi Folks.
>
> I need to be able to make drawings dirctly into a program,
> and think a digitizer-drawing-pad-thing might do the trick.
> But theese things often comes with drivers that only work
> with windows. So, I would like to know if any of you have
> hands-on-experience using a tool of this kind, with Ubuntu.
> (which device, which program, etc.)
>
> Thanx in advance (by the loads)
>
> --
> Tom Rausner
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Tom

My experience has been with the Wacom brand. Many of the models are supported, 
for some of the pens features. This company, in the past have been quite 
supportive of the Open Software effort. Note; that not all models are 
supported, ie. Bluetooth. Also each open source graphics application will 
probably differ as to feature applicability. Mostly the basic pointer {mouse 
functions } are across the board. The X Window system comes with a set of 
drivers for some brands and models. Some special uses such as in music are 
being experimented with. I have no experience base with other makes of 
digitizers.

Some of the X drivers may be seen here:
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input

visit:
http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/
http://www.wacom.com/index2.php 

Hope this has been of use
Tom