Can anyone with a graphiocs tablet confirm if it's working with the recent dev builds of Inkscape?

My Wacom Intuous is working fine with 0.46, but with 0.47 I can move the cursor but can't draw. It's listed in the Input devices and has the same configuration as in 0.46.

I'm not sure if it's an issue with Inkscape or perhaps my Wacom software.

Actually, I just clicked that the pen is working fine to select tools and menu options, it just doesn't work on the canvas so I think it must be an Inkscape issue.

Mine isn't working at all. I have a setup that is pretty common: WinXP 32-bit with an Intuos 3 6x8.
I go to File>Input Devices, and get the message "No input devices detected."
Pressure sensitivity works fine in the GIMP.
I have the same issue as microUgly, where

the pen is working fine to select tools and menu options, it just doesn't work on the canvas

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Um, the above post was mine.

I'm discussing this on the Dev mailing list in hopes of isolating the problem.

Although one person has reported that his Wacom tablet works fine with Inkscape dev builds on Windows. So I'm still interested in others experience in case this might be related to drivers or something.

I might have a fix for it, because it suddenly started recognizing the tablet:
All I did was restart Inkscape a half dozen times without changing anything.

Sorry, that one was mine too.

With my problem, Inkscape lists the Tablet in the Input Devices but it still doesn't let you interact with the canvas.

I'll try and look into this tonight.

Simarilius wrote:I'll try and look into this tonight.

Thanks for looking into this. You may have seen my post on the mailing-list, but I'll repeat it here:

microUgly on mailing list wrote:I just had a break through. The Input Devices controls aren't reflecting the true value. By default the Mode for the stylus says Screen. But it's not, it's disabled.

I stumbed on this when I switch the device to the tablet eraser, which was disabled, and when I switched back to Stylus it was also now reported as disabled instead of screen. I then changed the mode, to screen.

That's the short story. The longer story was that the drop down list wouldn't change at all when I tried. And the position of the cursor and where the pen would draw on the canvas we largely offset. Deleting everything including appdata seems to have corrected it.

Do you mean you deleted preferences.xml and it started working again?

No, deleting the preference file did nothing. The issue is that there's a glitch where the dropdown list for the mode says "screen", when it's actually "disabled". And the dropdown list doesn't work to let you change it. Unless you switch input device (the other dropdown list) then switch back.

Hi I have a wACOM that works fine with Inkscape's most recent builds. I did have to reinstall the driver with the tablet connected and then use the pen to start Inkscape for it to see it the first time. Since then it's been fine. Of course, pressure support is not particularly relevant in IS, so i can't really say that I am confident about that part.

Hey all,

I tried Joel's suggestion and it worked for me. I'm using a wacom Intuos 3 on Windows 7. I recommen everyone tries restarting inkscape at least seven times in a row, and see if it works for them.

I basically just downgraded to 0.46, 0.47's input stuff is too broken for me.

microUgly wrote:...The issue is that there's a glitch where the dropdown list for the mode says "screen", when it's actually "disabled". And the dropdown list doesn't work to let you change it. Unless you switch input device (the other dropdown list) then switch back.

Was having the same problem (pen working but not drawing) and this one fixed it for me. In case the original msg isn't clear enough:

Go to File -> input devices
Select 'Eraser' from the device drop down list
Change mode from disabled to either of the others
Select 'Stylus' from the device drop down list
Change mode from disabled to either of the others
Save
Close

Hope this works for you as well as it did for me

error406 wrote:

microUgly wrote:...The issue is that there's a glitch where the dropdown list for the mode says "screen", when it's actually "disabled". And the dropdown list doesn't work to let you change it. Unless you switch input device (the other dropdown list) then switch back.

Was having the same problem (pen working but not drawing) and this one fixed it for me. In case the original msg isn't clear enough:

Go to File -> input devices
Select 'Eraser' from the device drop down list
Change mode from disabled to either of the others
Select 'Stylus' from the device drop down list
Change mode from disabled to either of the others
Save
Close

Hope this works for you as well as it did for me

This one worked, I made a note of it. thanks.

Well, the changing of input device status to screen fixed the issue of working with tools, but there is a great lag and the real time line display is not working, making the software unusable for me. I mostly do vector character design. It worked just fine until about 2 or 3 months ago, I had an older version of 0.47 on Vista, now I switched to 7 and even the 0.47-3 is not working as it should.

I tried the 0.48 prerelease, but it won't work nice with a tablet too. I have a Genius M609 Media Tablet, which works fine in other software.

Don't get me wrong, I ADORE Inkscape, and it made the way to my one and only vector tool, but this is really unacceptable, the program is useless with a bug like this. I hope it gets fixed in the final 0.48 release.

AMD Phenom X4, WinXP 32-bit, Inkscape 0.47+0.48beta, Grapphire 4 A5: the canvas was not receiving any input from the pen but menues would work.

@microUgly: it seems to me that not only the dropdown list is the problem but the initial state of the input device dialog. When opening the dialog any change to the values will be ineffective if no device is explicitely selected before. I noticed that the dialog is updated when you reselect the already selected pen. On my computer the pressure was disabled and immediately enabled when reselecting the pen.

So the easiest way to a working pen on the canvas for me:

Select input devices dialog.
Click on the stylus in the devices drop-down box (even when it is selected).
(Re)Select the "screen" option.
Save.

I have to do this everytime I start inkscape - even when I spawn a new instance.

Strangely, 0.47 was working a long time for me until I reinstalled my system on a newer computer (and updated it).
Anybody knows if there is an open bug for this issue?

I have the same problem with the stylus not working to draw, only as a mouse. i got it to work once only in 0.47 by following someone's instructions from another site and reselecting the stylus - but then it wouldn't work again and that no longer did the trick. I upgraded to 0.48 the other day in the hope that this bug would have been fixed, but it's not, and it's a completely different screen under "input devices" so I can't even try the same solution. I am an absolute beginner with both the tablet and inkscape, but my only purpose for them both is to draw freehand so I hve to fix this! Please can anyone help further??? has anyone managed to get it to work in 0.48? I'm thinking I'll have to switch to different software if I can't fix this very soon. I don't understand how they can release anything with such a fundamental bug! How can anyone use it?!

I just installed the older version 0.46, which from various postings I thought would work with the stylus, but even that isn't working!

Hi Jo. You don't specify what brand your tablet is and what platform you are on, so i will peremptorily assume: Wacom and Windows. If you use the latest version of Inkscape (0.48) the tablet should work.

Locate a file called preferences.xml. It should be in a users/Application data/Inkscape folder.
Copy this file, rename it to something like, "Backuppreferences.xml" and save it next to the original. This is your backup just in case. If you need to you can delete the file that doesn't work, remove the 'backup' prefix and things should be back to where they were.
Now open your preferences.xml file in a word processor or editor of some sort. I use notepad++.
scroll down down down near the end you should find the input device settings! carefully change each occurence of 'disabled' to 'screen'. Use your good judgement here: what you are looking for are entries relevant to your hardware, so things that say tablet, stylus, or eraser. Make them all say screen even if you don't have an eraser enabled device. If you have two entries for an item like two 'wacom stylus' do this for both.
Save the file. Make sure whatever program you are using does not change the format or add .txt to it.
Open Inkscape. In preferences check use pressure sensitive tablet and save. Note that it says requires restart. Quit Inkscape.
Open Inkscape. Sometimes it helps to use the stylus to open with, and not the mouse. Under input devices open configure tab. Make sure use pressure sensitive is still checked. See if the test area works for you. You have to pick your stylus from the list next to it. If things have worked then three axes should be active. The bottom axis should be pressure and should display a bar graph when you press with your stylus in the test area.
Go to the canvas and check things out. Try the calligraphy tool for pressure sensitivity.
Good luck.
druban

Thank you..
I tried many solutiosn but this is the only one that worked!!!

major thanks!!

druban wrote:Hi Jo. You don't specify what brand your tablet is and what platform you are on, so i will peremptorily assume: Wacom and Windows. If you use the latest version of Inkscape (0.48) the tablet should work.

Locate a file called preferences.xml. It should be in a users/Application data/Inkscape folder.
Copy this file, rename it to something like, "Backuppreferences.xml" and save it next to the original. This is your backup just in case. If you need to you can delete the file that doesn't work, remove the 'backup' prefix and things should be back to where they were.
Now open your preferences.xml file in a word processor or editor of some sort. I use notepad++.
scroll down down down near the end you should find the input device settings! carefully change each occurence of 'disabled' to 'screen'. Use your good judgement here: what you are looking for are entries relevant to your hardware, so things that say tablet, stylus, or eraser. Make them all say screen even if you don't have an eraser enabled device. If you have two entries for an item like two 'wacom stylus' do this for both.
Save the file. Make sure whatever program you are using does not change the format or add .txt to it.
Open Inkscape. In preferences check use pressure sensitive tablet and save. Note that it says requires restart. Quit Inkscape.
Open Inkscape. Sometimes it helps to use the stylus to open with, and not the mouse. Under input devices open configure tab. Make sure use pressure sensitive is still checked. See if the test area works for you. You have to pick your stylus from the list next to it. If things have worked then three axes should be active. The bottom axis should be pressure and should display a bar graph when you press with your stylus in the test area.
Go to the canvas and check things out. Try the calligraphy tool for pressure sensitivity.
Good luck.
druban

Great to hear that, Liezie! Have fun using the The pressure support adds a great deal of functionality to it. But beware of using the ctrl key to auto follow a previous line (hatching) - in 0.48 this feature used with tablets seem to be a bit unstable.
Enjoy!

I use the latest version of the Inkscape (0.48.0 r9654).
My tablet is Genius G-Pen M712
OS: Windows 7

Tablet works only as a mouse - it is possible to click buttons in Inkscape. It is not possible to draw (whatever: shapes, curves, use pen, brush etc.)

Looking forward to get to know the solution for this issue to be fixed.