>On 10/09/2010 06:36 AM, gerard82 wrote: >> I want to buy a Wacom tablet for use in Gimp. >> I browsed the web and noticed they come in different sizes. >> Is size important and why? >> Also some come with "touch" is it of any use in Gimp? >> Gerard. >> >Just my 2 cents here. Someone pointed out to me that if I didn't do >large gestural drawing a 4x6 would do me fine and save me a lot of >money. They were right. I've never missed a larger one. What I'm >envious of is tilt. My Bamboo Fun doesn't have tilt, and gimp is able >to respond to tilt. It would make some things more expressive, imagine >tilting your brush and laying more of it on a canvas then straightening >it up during a stroke for example.
>Touch could be cool. Touch is where you don't need the stylus, but (I >am imagining since I don't have it) the precision is less. Imagine >reaching out to a canvas with your finger and smudging something. That >would be cool. >You didn't say what kind of system you use. New Wacom tablets are >supported right away on Mac and Windows, but lag a little bit (could be >a few days to a few months depending) on Linux. Any other questions >feel free to ask. >Patrick Thanks for your reply Patrick. I'm on Gentoo Linux which forces you to learn the inner workings of Linux. I know about the lag of Linux but there's a lot of source code available that you can compile yourself.Double fun. I am purely an amateur so speed in producing results is no concern. Your post has made me doubt what would be best. The cheapest Intuos (which I think has tilt) comes at € 220 (6x4 ins). Gerard. -- gerard82 (via gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
