Comment 19 for bug 166919

Yes there are a number of workarounds:

* You can disable the tablet features (inkscape options->mouse), but you'll loose pressure sensitivity.
* You can make the wacom tablet work in "absolute" mode with the mouse. You do open the wacom tablet driver control program, add inkscape as a new application and set the mouse to work in absolute mode. But using a mouse in absolute mode, even for one application, is a pain in the neck.
* You can use a separete mouse instead of the tablet mouse, but it can be a nuisance to have to change mice just for one application, your other mouse probably isn't as good as the wacom one, and swapping mice like this has lead to crashes for me.

Nothing perfect, and the bug lies with GTK <http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154657>