Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp not working with Tablet
On Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:55:20 +, Thomas Taylor wrote: For some reason MS seems to think that the code has to change every 2-5 years instead of just adding/improving things. That's why one must buy newer versions of software programs to be compatible with the new version of MS. This is actually completely false. Microsoft goes above and beyond to make sure old software still works on their newer OSes. Much of the bloat in Windows is there due to all the compatibility hacks they have to maintain to ensure old software doesn't break. Tablet support in GIMP doesn't work because it's broken in Windows GTK+ port after 2.16 - this is the reason GIMP 2.6 on Windows never moved beyond GTK+ 2.16, but with 2.8 a newer version was required, which unfortunately brought tablet breakage. -- Jernej Simončič http://eternallybored.org/ ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp not working with Tablet
On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:53:40 -0700 (PDT) Monica Thomson blame_the_bunn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Recently got a new computer, and one of the first things I did was to upload the latest GIMP. My Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet doesn't work completely with it. EVERYTHING worked perfectly on my old computer (Windows 7, Gimp 2.6, same tablet). I currently have Windows 8, Gimp 2.8, same tablet. After removing 2.8 at one point, I tried 2.6 again...hoping it would work then...nope. I've also downloaded the most recent tablet driver from Wacom...still nothing. What happens is that the program opens and I'm able to actually move the pen around the tablet and have the mouse and clicking options. I'm able to paint. BUT...I'm not able to change pressure settings, which is highly important for what I need. I've gone through the all of the forums I could find on this. Most say to go through Edit; Preferences; Input Devices, and make sure that the tablet is selected. It doesn't even show up there. I'm just about at my wit's end nowand I NEED to get some commissions done. -Monica ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list Hi Monica, Microsoft did a complete re-write of the code base between win 7 and win 8. Also be aware that windows support for anything not the latest and greatest has some serious flaws. Apple OSX and Linux have extensive support for older hardware (and usually software). For some reason MS seems to think that the code has to change every 2-5 years instead of just adding/improving things. That's why one must buy newer versions of software programs to be compatible with the new version of MS. Tom -- Every man is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day. - Bertrand Russell ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 13.1_RC1-x86_64 KDE 4.11.12, FF 24.0, claws-mail 3.9.2 registered linux user 263467 ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp not working with Tablet
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote: On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:53:40 -0700 (PDT) Monica Thomson wrote: Recently got a new computer, and one of the first things I did was to upload the latest GIMP. My Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet doesn't work completely with it. EVERYTHING worked perfectly on my old computer (Windows 7, Gimp 2.6, same tablet). I currently have Windows 8, Gimp 2.8, same tablet. After removing 2.8 at one point, I tried 2.6 again...hoping it would work then...nope. I've also downloaded the most recent tablet driver from Wacom...still nothing. What happens is that the program opens and I'm able to actually move the pen around the tablet and have the mouse and clicking options. I'm able to paint. BUT...I'm not able to change pressure settings, which is highly important for what I need. I've gone through the all of the forums I could find on this. Most say to go through Edit; Preferences; Input Devices, and make sure that the tablet is selected. It doesn't even show up there. I'm just about at my wit's end nowand I NEED to get some commissions done. -Monica Hi Monica, Microsoft did a complete re-write of the code base between win 7 and win 8. Also be aware that windows support for anything not the latest and greatest has some serious flaws. Apple OSX and Linux have extensive support for older hardware (and usually software). For some reason MS seems to think that the code has to change every 2-5 years instead of just adding/improving things. That's why one must buy newer versions of software programs to be compatible with the new version of MS. Tom, GIMP 2.8 relies on a newer version of GTK+ where advanced input devices support on Windows is broken beyond repair. If painting is crucial, the recommendation is to install GIMP 2.6 and use it until the port to GTK+3 is done. Alexandre ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
