[jtablet-dev] JTablet Alpha Release For Linux
Jason Gerecke
I've attached three packages:
* DEB for users of Ubuntu and other Debian-based distros
* PKGBUILD for users of Arch Linux
* .tar.gz for all other Linux users
Users of the DEB and PKGBUILD should install the package as-per their distro's instructions. For users of the .tar.gz, simply extract the file to the root directory and the necessary files and folders will be created.
This particular release *does not* contain mouse support, so don't be surprised when you can't draw using it! Also, be aware that the DEB binary may not have the complete list of dependencies (I made my best guess at what packages were required).
Let me know how things turn out.
Jason Gerecke
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Marcello Bastéa-Forte
- Description should be revised a bit. We can work on this text later.
- If you commit the package info/build files required to make the packages, I can update the messaging to be in line with the rest
- It would be cool to just be able to do ant installer on any platform and have it work. :-)
- It would be nice if you could include the user-facing build version as part of the version string
- you can look at how I do this for mac/windows in the build-windows.xml/build-osx.xml files
- Despite having Sun Java 6 installed (through the ubuntu software manager, to get your previous jtablet linux package working), the .deb wanted to install openjdk6 (which subsequently failed, getting a bunch of 404 errors)
- If it helps, it wanted to download the following:
- ca-certificates-java
- rhino
- openjdk-6-jre-lib (404 error)
- libjline-java
- icedtea-6-jre-cacao (404 error)
- libaccess-bridge-java-jni
- openjdk-6-jre-headless (404 error)
- libaccess-bridge-java
- openjdk-6-jre (404 error)
- tzdata-java (404 error)
- default-jre
- default-jre-headless
- Is there some way to say "require one of: openjdk6, sun java 6"?
Jason Gerecke
Regarding 1 and 2, the files have been committed. I still need to write the necessary ANT tasks to make them work. Regarding 3, I'm willing to bet that its a result of requiring the "default-jre" package. I'm not running Ubuntu at the moment, but read somewhere on its site that "default-jre" was what packagers should use. After doing some more research, it appears that "java6-runtime" might be better since any of the various Java 6 JREs would satisfy the requirement. A modified package is attached. Let me know how it goes.
Jason Gerecke
Marcello Bastéa-Forte
Jason Gerecke
Actually, I think I may just rename the packages to "jtablet" instead of "jtablet2". Right now Ubuntu wouldn't let you have a JTablet1 application installed alongside a JTablet2 application, since I (thought I) had jtablet marked as conflicting for the very error you got. Really though, because JTablet1 applications should work fine with JTablet2, the package should contain the same name so that it thinks its a version bump. Applications requiring a minimum API version can simply depend on (for example) ">=jtablet-1.2.0".
I've attached a new trio of packages. Uninstall jtablet2-svn, reinstall the classic jtablet (to ensure the upgrade goes smoothly), and then install the attached DEB. Hopefully there aren't any issues this time.
Jason Gerecke
Thor Harald Johansen
CTE-650 (Bamboo Fun Medium). It seemed to work fine, until I picked a
tool that wasn't pressure sensitive. It looks like the pen is
permanently stuck in the "down" position, with a zero or minimal
pressure. When I push down to draw, pressure and position is tracked as
it should, but the "up" event never seems to happen.
The lack of mouse support was also a mild annoyance, as I could not
check if the problem was independent of the input device.
Thor
On 05/15/2010 01:00 AM, Jason Gerecke wrote:
> Whoops! Looks I had done the necessary "replaces" line in only the
> PKGBUILD, but not the DEB. Thanks for letting me know.
>
> Actually, I think I may just rename the packages to "jtablet" instead of
> "jtablet2". Right now Ubuntu wouldn't let you have a JTablet1
> application installed alongside a JTablet2 application, since I (thought
> I) had jtablet marked as conflicting for the very error you got. Really
> though, because JTablet1 applications should work fine with JTablet2,
> the package should contain the same name so that it thinks its a version
> bump. Applications requiring a minimum API version can simply depend on
> (for example) ">=jtablet-1.2.0".
>
> I've attached a new trio of packages. Uninstall jtablet2-svn, reinstall
> the classic jtablet (to ensure the upgrade goes smoothly), and then
> install the attached DEB. Hopefully there aren't any issues this time.
>
> Jason Gerecke
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Marcello Bast�a-Forte
> <marc...@cellosoft.com <mailto:marc...@cellosoft.com>> wrote:
>
> Nice!
>
> Initial reactions after opening the .deb on my ubuntu vm:
>
> 1. Description should be revised a bit. We can work on
> this text later.
> * If you commit the package info/build files
> required to make the packages, I can update the
> messaging to be in line with the rest
> * It would be cool to just be able to do ant
> installer on any platform and have it work. :-)
>
> 2. It would be nice if you could include the user-facing
> build version as part of the version string
> * you can look at how I do this for mac/windows in
> the build-windows.xml/build-osx.xml files
>
> 3. Despite having Sun Java 6 installed (through the
> ubuntu software manager, to get your previous jtablet
> linux package working), the .deb wanted to install
> openjdk6 (which subsequently failed, getting a bunch
> of 404 errors)
> * If it helps, it wanted to download the following:
> 1. ca-certificates-java
> 2. rhino
> 3. openjdk-6-jre-lib (404 error)
> 4. libjline-java
> 5. icedtea-6-jre-cacao (404 error)
> 6. libaccess-bridge-java-jni
> 7. openjdk-6-jre-headless (404 error)
> 8. libaccess-bridge-java
> 9. openjdk-6-jre (404 error)
> 10. tzdata-java (404 error)
> 11. default-jre
> 12. default-jre-headless
> * Is there some way to say "require one of:
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Shannon VanWagner
much appreciated.
I was wondering if you have any suggestions for this... We're trying
to use the JTablet ( jtablet2-svn_117_i386.deb, from
http://groups.google.com/group/jtablet-dev/attach/daf473f3616298a0/jtablet2-svn_117_i386.deb?part=5
) at the artgrounds.com(Sketcher G1) with our wacom intuos tablet on
Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit (2.6.32-22-generic)and the pressure sensitivity
doesn't appear to work for us. When we test the JTablet plugin at the
JTablet test site(http://jtablet.cellosoft.com/test.html), we get the
error "JTablet error:class cello.jtablet.impl.MouseTabletManager does
not support scree...(can't see the rest but I figure it's something
with the public class MouseTabManager class not loading or
something)".
Here's some information about our machine:
$java -version
java version "1.6.0_18"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8) (6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode)
$lsusb
Bus 005 Device 003: ID 056a:00b1 Wacom Co., Ltd
Firefox version is 3.6.3
Thanks for any suggestions you can provide to help us get the JTablet
working for us.
Cheers!
Shannon VanWagner
shannon.vanwagner(at)linux(dot)com
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Jason Gerecke
Jason Gerecke
I've gone ahead and added in the necessary code for the applet to recognise and enable your tablet's features. You should only need to download and run the attached DEB. It should upgrade the version you have installed and fix the pressure problem.
Thank you for the prompt reply. I kept checking the google group for a
reply but didn't think to check my actual mail and this is a second
account thus the delay in my response.
~$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ UC-LOGIC Tablet WP8060U id=9 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with
IntelliEye(TM) id=10 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Macintosh mouse button emulation id=12 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
The tablet is sensitive to pressure only not sensitive to tilt or rotation.
The stylus has 2 buttons on the side and they register as modifiers
button 2 and 3.
I do not believe the tablet provides additional support for other
stylus functions.
The drivers I have for this pad provides no Raw Button functionality
and there is no value change when using that region of the pad (This
functionality is valid with the windows drivers but I use Ubuntu
exclusively).
If it would help to have the drivers, the source is here:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/doctormo/xorg-wizardpen/ubuntu
-lucid
-main
The mouse being disabled after using jtablet is trivial (for me) as I
use the stylus almost exclusively.
I do not know if it is because the functions are not available or if
by design the options are grey but pressure , slide pressure, tilt x,
tilt y and rotation are gray as opposed to the other functions are in
black text on the jtablet2 test applet. I have provided a screen shot
to illustrate what I mean.
On 10/16/10, Jason Gerecke <kille...@gmail.com> wrote:
> oneironaut,
>
> I don't have a Genius tablet to work with, which unfortunately has led to
> rather poor support for them. However, if you could provide some additional
> debugging information, I'll try to see if I can get it working :)
>
> * While the tablet is plugged in, please run `xinput list` at the
> commandline and provide its result.
> * Can the tablet sense pen tilt?
> * Can the tablet sense pen rotation?
> * Does the tablet support additional styluses that have controls on them
> (similar to the Wacom Airbrush Pen's fingerwheel)?
> * Inside the jtablet2-demo applet, do the "Side Pressure", "Tilt X", "Tilt
> Y" and "Rotation" data change in any way that makes sense?
> * Inside the jtablet2-demo applet, does the "Raw Buttons" value change when
> using the hot-cells at the top of your tablet (and if so, what values does
> it display for them)?
>
> As for, the "mouse works initially but once a stylus is used it ignores
> [it]" problem is known. Unfortunately there isn't an easy fix, so you may be
> stuck with that behavior for quite some time. I was reworking JTablet's
> internals some time ago to make it easier, but have not been very active of
> late.
>
> Jason G
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:12 PM, oneironaut <fsli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Installed: jtablet_1.2.4~svn134_i386.deb (previous versions removed)
>>
>> Tested:
>> http://jtablet.cellosoft.com/jtablet2-demo.html - Status Diagnosis
>> shows version and Loaded. Pen pressure is either 0 or 1. Mouse works
>> initially but once a stylus is used it ignores a mouse.
>> http://jtablet.cellosoft.com/test.html - Shows Jtablet v: could not
>> load. At the bottom is an error message truncated by the window and no
>> wrap.
>> http://2draw.net/boards/public.practice/draw/lascaux/ - window shows
>> Jtablet version not loaded.
>>
>> My system:
>> Ubuntu Linux 10.04.1
>>
>> $ java -version
>> java version "1.6.0_18"
>> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8.1) (6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1)
>> OpenJDK Client VM (build 16.0-b13, mixed mode, sharing)
>>
>> $ lsusb
>> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 5543:0005 UC-Logic Technology Corp. Genius
>> MousePen 8x6 Tablet
>>
>> Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.10) Gecko/
>> 20100915 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.10
>> > jtablet_1.2.4~svn134_i386.deb
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oneironaut
applets.
This works exceptionally well with my tablet. Thank you.
On Nov 16, 4:44 pm, Jason Gerecke <killert...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry about the delay, and thanks for the information.
>
> I've gone ahead and added in the necessary code for the applet to recognise
> and enable your tablet's features. You should only need to download and run
> the attached DEB. It should upgrade the version you have installed and fix
> the pressure problem.
>
> Regarding your screenshot, the difference indicates what JTablet believes
> your tablet is capable of. You'll notice that the "Pressure" option will be
> black after the upgrade since JTablet will now recognize your tablet as
> being capable of providing pressure values. The other values will still be
> in grey because your tablet does not support them.
>
> Jason G
>
>
> > >> Installed: jtablet_1.2.4~svn134_i386.deb (previous versions removed)
>
> > >> Tested:
> > >> initially but once a stylus is used it ignores a mouse.
> > >> wrap.
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