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=== General === | ===General=== | ||
There are many kinds of tablets. | There are many kinds of tablets. | ||
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They are the industry standard | They are the industry standard | ||
=== Multiple Screens === | ===Multiple Screens=== | ||
Often you have multiple screens and want the table to only work on one screen | Often you have multiple screens and want the table to only work on one screen | ||
The reason is that the tablet becomes divided between two screens making writing and drawing difficult | The reason is that the tablet becomes divided between two screens making writing and drawing difficult | ||
* First know the names of your screens. | *First know the names of your screens. | ||
** You can do this with System Settings | **You can do this with System Settings | ||
** Or command line. | **Or command line. | ||
<code>xrandr</code> | <code>xrandr</code> | ||
* Then get a device list | *Then get a device list | ||
<code>xinput</code> | <code>xinput</code> | ||
* Then assign to one screen | *Then assign to one screen | ||
<code>xinput map-to-output 18 HDMI-1-1</code> | <code>xinput map-to-output 18 HDMI-1-1</code> | ||
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=== Wacom === | |||
On a wireless tablet you may want to know the Battery Percentage. | |||
<code>upower -e</code> | |||
Find your battery and copy the name including the entire path | |||
<code>upower -i name</code> | |||
It will change its name when coming on and off. | |||
=== XP-Pen === | |||
Bought my first XP-Pen Min 7W on AliExpress in Jan of 2021 | |||
Works amazingly well. | |||
*[[IT/Hardware/Tablets/XP-Pen|XP-Pen]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 8 May 2024
General
There are many kinds of tablets.
Our experience had been mostly with Wacom
They are the industry standard
Multiple Screens
Often you have multiple screens and want the table to only work on one screen
The reason is that the tablet becomes divided between two screens making writing and drawing difficult
- First know the names of your screens.
- You can do this with System Settings
- Or command line.
xrandr
- Then get a device list
xinput
- Then assign to one screen
xinput map-to-output 18 HDMI-1-1
Wacom
On a wireless tablet you may want to know the Battery Percentage.
upower -e
Find your battery and copy the name including the entire path
upower -i name
It will change its name when coming on and off.
XP-Pen
Bought my first XP-Pen Min 7W on AliExpress in Jan of 2021
Works amazingly well.