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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 ===
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=== XP-Pen ===
Bought my first XP-Pen Min 7W on AliExpress in Jan of 2021
Works amazingly well.
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Revision as of 05:53, 13 February 2021

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


XP-Pen

Bought my first XP-Pen Min 7W on AliExpress in Jan of 2021

Works amazingly well.