Have you ever dreamed of having 2 mouses on your system ? If the answer is yes, do the following.
Edit the file /etc/XF86Config
The modules section should look like this
Section "Module"
Load "xf86Wacom.so"
EndSection
Then check the XInput section :
Section "XInput"
SubSection "Mouse"
DeviceName "WacomTablet" --> or whatever you like
Protocol "IMPS/2" --> I didn't manage to have imwheel recognize the wheel, but if you do, drop me an email
Port "/dev/input/mouse0"
Buttons 5
ZAxisMapping 4 5
AlwaysCore --> means that the Wacom mouse is always considered as the core pointer, ie if you move your normal mouse or the Wacom mouse (or stylus), it'll be just the same. .:: lms.kaiptc.org ::.
EndSubSection
EndSection
And there you are, the Wacom mouse (or stylus) is now considered as a second mouse, but your normal one still works.
Back to the XInput section, after the parameters for the mouse, here is the real Wacom stuff :
SubSection "WacomStylus"
Port "/dev/input/event0" --> the USB event device
DeviceName "WacomStylus" --> or whatever you want to call it
Mode Absolute --> ie the tablet surface is equivalent to the screen surface .:: www3.uwsp.edu ::. .:: telegra.ph ::.
#Suppress 6
DebugLevel 10 --> once everything works, set it to 0
#TiltMode
#HistorySize 200
#AlwaysCore
#KeepShape
#TopX 20412 --> the 4 lines are used to fine-tune the coordinate to fit with the screen .:: kemono.im ::. [Issues with Kubernetes]
#TopY 14730
#BottomX 0
#BottomY 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "WacomEraser"
DeviceName "/dev/input/event0"
DeviceName "WacomEraser"
Mode Absolute
EndSubSection
SubSection "WacomCursor"
Port "/dev/input/event0"
DeviceName "GraphireMouse"
Mode Absolute
EndSubSection
The xf86Wacom.so is not specifically written for the USB tablets, and it's even not working correctly with these tablets. A new driver has been written by Matsumura Namihiko <po-jp@geocities.co.jp> has written one named xf86WacomUSB (available as source code at the same location than this Mini-HOWTO). However, to be able to compile it, you'll need the kernel source code and the source tree for XFree86 (I compiled it with success against XFree86 3.3.5, but it should compile with 3.3.6). .:: herbalmeds-forum.biolife.com.my ::.
This driver doesn't handle all the possibilities of the tablet, and crashes if you pass it the AlwaysCore parameter.
To correct this, I'll keep in touch with Frederic Lepied for a modification of the original module to have it handle all of the possibilities of the tablet. .:: groups.google.com ::. [Research on Big data]
**NEWS** At Frederic Lepied's site, you'll find a link to a new USB driver that works perfectly well, but exclusively with the possibility to have your tablet working as a mouse : ie either you use your tablet in The Gimp to draw, or you use it as an XFree mouse, but not both together. I'll investigate further, and update this document accordingly.