Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch : How to set touch pointer speed / acceleration

[Chris B. <ch...@cn...>]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Christian Viller <cv...@vi...> wrote:
> On 03/26/2010 09:04 AM, Chris Bagwell wrote:
>> Which version of xf86-input-wacom are you using?  I think its probably
>> 0.10.4 in Fedora 12 right now.
>>
>> That version has a known bug were the resolution of touchpad is
>> mis-detected.  This slows down pointer quite a bit.  If you install
>> 0.10.5 then touchpad is much faster.
>>
>> That version also fixes some other important issues with your P&T so I
>> highly recommend that as first step.
>>
>>
> Sorry for asking a question, which might have been answered many times,
> but being a CTH-461 owner, I am a bit confused about which drivers to
> install...
>
> I have currently installed linuxwacom 0.8.5-10 from source (0.8.5-11 has
> problems with touch), but since the development is so active on the
> bamboo devices at the moment I would like to tap into the newest
> drivers. However after having read the website and looking into the git
> repositories, it seems like the information on the website is outdated.
>
> Can I use the linuxwacom 0.8.5-10 together with a git version of
> xf86-input-wacom, or do I need to install the special wacom-kernel to
> get the full benefit?
> And is the linuxwacom driver package a thing of the past or will there
> be a new one?
>

Yes, its a little confusing right now.

For Bamboo P&T users, as of today the best combination to use is
linuxwacom-0.8.5-10 kernel module and xf86-input-wacom-0.10.5 X input
module.  There is no current benefit to using the wacom-kernel git
tree for end users (developers maybe).

xf86-input-wacom-0.10.5 works well with touchpad and pen but does not
contain any gesture logic for Bamboo's.  I'll probably be posting
today a patch to mailing list for those that want to play with
gestures on Bamboo's using xf86-input-wacom.

Chris