Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp not working with Tablet

[Thomas Taylor <linxt comcast net>]

On Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:53:40 -0700 (PDT)
Monica Thomson <blame_the_bunnies 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 now....and I NEED to get some commissions done.
> -Monica _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list
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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

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