2007/2/5, Dave M G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Linux Wacom, > > I'm attempting to do some "digital inking" with my Wacom device. For > those not familiar with the term, I'm basically tracing over scanned > pencil drawings to create clean line art. > > I'm discovering that it's a little tougher because what I think should > be a smooth stroke comes out rather jagged. Sometimes it seems hard to > stay going in the direction that I'm intending on moving in.
Mmmmm, open a terminal, do xidump -l Do you see stylus, and eraser devices? > At first I thought this was me simply not being used to the feel of the > device. But after some experimentation, it seems like it's impossible to > get a truly smooth line. > > I tried playing with GIMP brush settings, but that kind of thing is not > as robust as it is in Photoshop, and there don't seem to be any line > smoothing options. That's true. Adobe has put a lot of money over the last 15 years to make it work well. GIMP can't compete with Photoshop as professional software. I don't like it, but that's the way it is. As a commercial product that cost more than 300USD, they can pay full time employees for adding professional options to the software, if the developers want to add it or not, is not a problem. In the open source community if nobody wants to add something, this is not included, period, unless someone pays for it. > I happened to be at a computer store, and they had my model of Wacom > hooked up to a Windows machine with Photoshop running. I tried playing > with it and discovered that the lines were much smoother and it was much > easier to make the line go the direction I intended. Windows drivers use a software filter that is stronger than Linux one. But you shouldn't notice the difference, unless you have a +3000 pixels width or a very bad tablet.(Volito) > So now I'm thinking that the problem might be with Linuxwacom settings. > > Can anyone suggest anything I might try adjusting in order to try and > achieve smoother, straighter lines? > > Thanks for any advice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Linuxwacom-discuss mailing list Linuxwacom-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxwacom-discuss
