Appendix E. Support of Tablet PCs | ||||
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 | D.4. For More Information | E.2. Configuring Your Wacom Device |  | |
Appendix E. Support of Tablet PCs | ||||
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| D.4. For More Information | E.2. Configuring Your Wacom Device | | |
Contents
SUSE Linux Enterprise® comes with support for Tablet PCs with serial Wacom devices. Although the majority of installation is the same as on other systems, several packages must be added manually. Then configure the input device properly.
![[Note]](admon/note.png) | Tablet PC Features on 64-bit Architectures |
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Currently, Tablet PC support is only available for 32-bit architectures. To use Tablet PC features on 64-bit architectures, you need to install a 32-bit system. | |
After you have installed the Tablet PC packages and configured your digitizer correctly, input with the pen, also called a stylus, can be used for the following actions and applications:
Logging in to KDM or GDM
Unlocking your screen on the KDE and GNOME desktops
Actions that can also be triggered by other pointing devices (such as mouse or touch pad), for example, moving the cursor on the screen, starting applications, closing, resizing and moving windows, shifting window focus, dragging and dropping objects
Using gesture recognition in applications of the X Window System
Drawing with The GIMP
Taking notes or sketching with applications like Jarnal or Xournal or editing larger amounts of text with Dasher
| Keyboard or Mouse Needed for Installation |
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During installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise, the pen cannot be used as an input device. If your Tablet PC does not feature a built-in keyboard or touch pad, connect an external keyboard or mouse to your Tablet PC for installation of your system. | |
Because YaST does not automatically detect Tablet PCs, install
additional packages during or after installation of your system.
The TabletPC installation pattern contains the following
packages:
jarnal: a Java-based note taking
application
xournal: an application for note
taking and sketching
xstroke: a gesture recognition
program for the X Window System
xvkbd: a virtual keyboard for the
X Window System
x11-input-wacom: the X input module
for Wacom tablets
x11-input-wacom-tools:
configuration, diagnostics, and libraries for
Wacom tablets
You can manually install the packages from command line or select the pattern for installation in YaST:
Start the YaST package manager from the command line or open YaST and select +.
For , select to view the available packages grouped in patterns.
In the group, mark the pattern for installation.
Click to start the installation of the packages.
