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0 pointsjchw6y ago0 comments

The Linux drivers for Wacom tablets have never been buggy in the past decade in a half I’ve used them. Other parts of the stack (Xinput, libinput, GUI libraries) have been, but the actual driver provides good data to userspace.

Even then, to me the drivers on Linux have been perpetually less buggy. On Windows I found myself needing to restart the usermode service and restart applications frequently, especially if the USB connection was unreliable. The Linux driver did not have similar issues.

For example, you’ll never have to follow this guide on Linux: https://www.deviantart.com/kiiroikat/art/How-to-Fix-Wacom-Dr...

I don’t recall having issues with the Mac drivers either.

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leppr6y ago

Ok the bugs might have been isolated to the configuration GUI and not the driver strictly speaking, but the point still stands.

jchwOP6y ago

LinuxWacom doesn’t provide a configuration GUI that I am aware of, though. The xf86 input driver has knobs you can tweak but as far as I am aware the only official way to do it is CLI.

If you are talking about GNOME’s Wacom settings, then I can understand the confusion: under Windows this would be part of the driver package, but under Linux this bit just happens to be completely unrelated and maintained by GNOME. I realize this does not matter much to the end user but it kind of matters in the context of this discussion; the bugs aren’t inherent, they are probably mostly a result of how the software ecosystem works on Linux...

oehpr6y ago

Just because it would be better doesn't mean it will be made. So long as something is "good enough", it will strangle new projects in the crib.

jchwOP6y ago

1. Did you reply to the wrong comment? I was only remarking on the Linux driver not being buggy.

2. If you’re referring to a Windows open source Wacom driver, one already exists, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread, though it has a pretty specific purpose in mind. https://github.com/hawku/TabletDriver

oehpr6y ago

the comment you are replying to is talking about the motivation to make a driver.

I assumed your comment was also about that, I didn't expect that you were ignoring the context of the conversation and just commenting about whether the current driver was buggy or not. Sorry.

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0 pointsjchw6y ago0 comments

For example, you’ll never have to follow this guide on Linux: https://www.deviantart.com/kiiroikat/art/How-to-Fix-Wacom-Dr...

I don’t recall having issues with the Mac drivers either.

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leppr6y ago

Ok the bugs might have been isolated to the configuration GUI and not the driver strictly speaking, but the point still stands.

jchwOP6y ago

LinuxWacom doesn’t provide a configuration GUI that I am aware of, though. The xf86 input driver has knobs you can tweak but as far as I am aware the only official way to do it is CLI.

oehpr6y ago

Just because it would be better doesn't mean it will be made. So long as something is "good enough", it will strangle new projects in the crib.

jchwOP6y ago

1. Did you reply to the wrong comment? I was only remarking on the Linux driver not being buggy.

oehpr6y ago

the comment you are replying to is talking about the motivation to make a driver.

I assumed your comment was also about that, I didn't expect that you were ignoring the context of the conversation and just commenting about whether the current driver was buggy or not. Sorry.

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