Re: [Gimp-user] Beginner's questions about Gimp & Wacom on Linux for a kid-friendly setup

[Kevin Cozens <kevin ve3syb ca>]

On 2017-12-18 03:39 AM, Hanno Zulla wrote:
> my child draws (a lot).
[snip]
> I found a cheap used Wacom tablet in pristine condition which will now
> be this year's Christmas present for her. Yay!

Nice to hear that you child likes to draw. You never know where it might 
lead. It could stay a hobby or it could become (part of) a career.

The problem with the Wacom tablet I have is calibrating it and having the 
calibration stick between reboots of the computer and use of the tablet.

One feature you should enable (if supported by the tablet) is pressure 
sensitivity. You may not need that right away but it will be useful down the 
road.

> 3) The Wacom buttons?
>
> There are four buttons on the graphics tablet - by default they are used
> as mouse clicks. Can I use the button to choose tools? If so, how should
> I configure them for productive use within Gimp?
[snip]> 4) Wacom & Gimp - your workflow on Linux?
> When you use Gimp with a Wacom tablet on Linux, what is your workflow,
> what are your shortcuts?

Configuring the buttons is something that will take time. The user of the 
tablet needs to learn what features they use more often and if configuring a 
button to quickly access those features would be helpful.

For me, two features that I find useful to have access quickly/easily are 
swapping the foreground and background colours, and switching to the eraser 
tool.

Which of these two features is accessed by the stylus button and which is 
accessed by a tablet button will be personal preference.

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