Using Gimp with Cintiq pen-tool AND mouse at same time

sadarax · 06-21-2009, 08:45 AM

I am running Jaunty 9.04 with KDE 4.2.4, using Gimp 2.6.6. I have successfully setup my Cintiq 12WX in Gimp. My problem is that I cannot use the Cintiq input at the same time as using the regular mouse. Either I can use the pen-tool and pad, or I can use my mouse to click and scroll, but not both at the same time in the Gimp drawing area.

EDIT: It appears that one has to click the gimp toolbox first which re-enables the mouse as a cursor. Once this is done, unless you use the pen-tool again, which will take over cursor control, you can use the mouse like normal. Note I disabled the Wacom Cintiq 12WX pad input.

My setup:

1) Plugin tablet
2) Open Nvidia-settings
3) Disable main monitor and enable Wacom tablet as the only monitor (this is an ugly work around for what I believe is a long standing X-Windows bug).
4) Save settings to Xorg.conf
5) Restart KDM
6) Open Gimp. (All the input options are default so far).
7) Edit -> Preferences -> Input Devices -> Configure Extended Input Devices
8) Set the four options from "Disabled" to "Screen"

Wacom Cintiq 12WX
Wacom Cintiq 12WX pad
Wacom Cintiq 12WX cursor
Wacom Cintiq 12WX eraser

I leave the rest of the options default.
9) Click Save and then close.
10) The pen-tool works but now the mouse does not. I cannot click or scroll in the Gimp window drawing area. If I use the mouse outside the drawing area, like in the Zoom % area, it works though.

Does anyone know how to enable the Cintiq pen-tool and mouse to work at the same time in Gimp 2.6.6?

My /etc/X11/xorg.conf (generated by my system, with no manual configuration on my part):

Code:

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildd@crested)  Sun Feb  1 20:25:37 UTC 2009

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Default Layout"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

# Removed Option "Xinerama" "0"
# Removed Option "Xinerama" "1"
    Option         "DontZap" "False"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "WAC Cintiq 12WX"
    HorizSync       31.0 - 82.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor1"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "WAC Cintiq 12WX"
    HorizSync       31.0 - 82.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Configured Video Device"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    Option         "NoLogo" "True"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9400 GT"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device1"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 9400 GT"
    BusID          "PCI:5:0:0"
    Screen          1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Default Screen"
    Device         "Configured Video Device"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
EndSection

Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "DFP: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen1"
    Device         "Device1"
    Monitor        "Monitor1"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection