tablet stylus buttons default values are not the expected ones
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: x11-common
My tablet is autoconfigured by ubuntu, there is just a missing dependency from wacom-tools, but that's another bug. However, the default tablet buttons are set so that eraser is button 3, and stylus secondary button is button 1. I think that most tablets out there have a secondary button near the writing tip, so it's more natural to assign button 3 to the secondary button, and button 2 to the eraser (which allows to scroll in evince and such).
I have, in my xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
[...]
Option "Button2" "3"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
[...]
Option "Button1" "2"
EndSection
My Intuos 3 A5 usb doesn't show this problem - all buttons are assigned their default values in Gimp or Inkscape.
Your problem might come from the fact that manufacturers sometimes introduce bugs (especially in the case of a Tablet PC, where they make their own modifications). Else, you could check with serial Wacom tablet owners.
In case your problem is only specific to you (or the brand of Tablet PC you're using), you might have more chances talking directly to upstream (The Linux Wacom Project). It should be possible with a few commands to get all the information on your hardware they need to update the linux wacom driver to "correct" the bad configuration of your hw. In case you have a Wacom tablet, you would more easily find owners of the same hw (they have a mailing list) who could tell you if they face the same bug.