I'm really frustrated with inkscape. Is there any way I can get the pressure sensitivity to work? It's not the pen or the driver, but for some reason the sensitivity only works with MyPaint, not GIMP or Inkscape. Is there anything I can do, or is it "just incompatible"? I should probably a...

All the topics you listed confused me further. I'm sorry, I'm a bit Inkscape-illiterate, and to read dev topics is like eating a bowl of latin 305 for breakfast. At any rate, the other topics are about Wacom pads, and mine is a different brand. Thanks for trying, though, I'll find the instructions, ...

I'm using a Genius Pentablet, and I've followed the tutorial on turning on pressure sensitivity, and nothing happens. I'm an illustrator (who used to use a pirated version of illustrator), and need a pen with variable thickness to keep my art consistent. Can anyone help me get it to work? (also, why...

No, the tablet isn't pressure-sensitive. It has only one degree of sensitivity: on/off.

What I'm talking about it a varying line width as if I was using a quill pen in real life, like this example:
http://shawnmccauley.com/news/wp-conten ... Angel1.jpg

I'm sorry if this is common knowledge, but I'm thinking of getting a tablet PC with a capacitative touch screen, so I'll have to use a special stylus, not the standard pressure-sensitive magnetic kind I'm used to. Is there a way for inkscape to simulate pressure-sensitivity, such as varying brush st...