2. Introduction

Graphic tablets are now quite inexpensive and can help allot with the work of image manipulation. In addition to that what a mouse can do for you they have the following features:

• pressure and tilt sensitivity
• high resolution motion control
• sub-pixel positioning
• An input device that looks like and is handled like a normal Pen.

This document addresses mainly the products from Wacom, because I own 3 different products of them and because their products are highly available in the region of Europe.

Nevertheless I think it should be easy to adapt the shown concepts to other products.

I have written this document because I could not find anything of that kind in the net. Instead I got a large number of documents which described that point only in partial. There where (and are) still open questions to me after reading what I found, so I had to ask many different people to get thinks clearer.

After all what had to be done, I still think that this document is worth it.

2.1 New Versions of this Document

The latest version of this document will be available at http://www.runkeledv.de/linux.htm .

2.2 Feedback and Corrections

Comments, corrections, and additions are greatly be appreciated. I can be contacted at:

Runkel@runkeledv.de

2.3 Acknowledgements

I would like to thank all authors listed in the Further Information / used documents Section as well as everyone who answered my questions by email. This HOWTO reflects much of their work.