On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 21:10:31 +0100, Tobias Schlemmer wrote: > Hi, > > Am 04.03.2016 um 20:13 schrieb Julien Cristau: > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 21:36:38 +0100, Tobias Schlemmer wrote: > > > >> Package: xserver-xorg-input-aiptek > >> Version: 1:1.4.1-1 > >> Followup-For: Bug #813359 > > is the aiptek tablet not supported by any of the better maintained > > drivers (libinput/evdev/wacom)? > > Thanks for the question. But those drivers have all their drawbacks. > > • libinput simply crashes xorg when I tap with the pen on the tablet. If > I'm not mistaken I read, that this driver does not support tablets, yet. > > • Wacom seems not to be of any help. > > • evdev does not work out of the box. With no configuration the X server > searches for the aiptek drivers, even if evdev is loaded. So I had to > modify xorg.conf in order to get the driver running at all. But then it > does not work as expected. It uses the key area for the pen pointer AND > sends keyboard events when I tapped on one Key symbols. This is bad > behaviour as it leads to unpredictable results. > > • Furthermore searching the internet for Aiptek and Xorg does not reveal > any of the other optiions. For my devices it's even worse at it is > branded as Trust. > > • The Ubuntu Wiki only talks about the aiptek module. > > Conclusion: The aiptek module seems to be the most useful one, so far. > Alright, thanks. Pushed your patch to https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-input-aiptek/commit/?id=f075deff61d3092d6754e48a3b63d40647888a35 and hopefully someone will find time to update the debian package soon.
Cheers, Julien