Comment 5 for bug 490448

Hi Jerry
I don't know if this will be any help in solving your problem.

However one thing I have found since successfully getting v 0.47 to recognise my tablet and saving the changes is initially it only worked consistently if I started the program with the same program shortcut icon in my start menu I had used when I made the changes and this was the new start-up shortcut 0.47 had created when I installed it.

However I noticed if I used a different shortcut, and in fact I still had the program shortcut which had been installed with v 0.46 since I tend to sort my start menu program groups so it didn’t get removed, it wouldn't recognise my tablet if I used that old shortcut so the problem would return.

I’ve since overwritten the old shortcut and replaced it with the new one so can’t compare the difference. However I notice I still get problems when I use the short-cut in the quick launch menu to start Inkscape. I notice when I check the properties of the new program shortcut it says in the settings Start in: "C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share" whereas the properties for the Quick Launch shortcut says Start in: "C:\Program Files\Inkscape" So it seems the program will only consistently recognise my tablet if the shortcut is set to start Inkscape in "C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share"

This may be what’s causing the inconsistency you are experiencing. I would imagine any settings saved for one’s tablet would be stored at C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share so it appears the program shortcuts have to be set to start the program in that folder.

The other thing I have noticed with Inkscape is I could force it to recognise my tablet in the File>Input Devices by holding the stylus over the tablet whilst the program is starting. Once it’s recognized you can at least make changes to the settings to get it working and save the changes. However from what I have since found the changes only seem to stick if the program shortcuts are set to start Inkscape in “C:\Program Files\Inkscape\share”

Well I don't know if that will solve your problem however it seems to have solved the inconsistency problems I have been experiencing and v 0.47 is now working quite well for me so hopefully this will also solve you problems.