I am trying to use my Wacom tablet in conjunction with the calligraphic pen.
At first I could draw with the tablet without pressure sensitivity.
In order to activate pressure-sensitivity I set the input devices to screen mode.
Then I could not draw at all with the Wacom Stylus. However drawing with the mouse is no problem.

What am i doing wrong?

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When I launch Inkscape with mouse and tablet plugged in, I can not draw with the tablet.
The settings at input devices are as follows: Core pointer, WACOM Tablet, WACOM Tablet Pressure Stylus: Screen
WACOM Tablet Eraser: Inactive.

When I launch Inkscape with mouse and without tablet plugged in, I can draw with the tablet.
However without pressure-sensitivity.
The settings at input devices in this case are as follows: Core Pointer: Screen
WACOM Tablet, WACOM Tablet Pressure Stylus and WACOM Tablet Eraser are not mentioned.


What must I do in order to get pressure-sensitivity?

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In the Inkscape preferences I have unchecked: use pressure sensitive device in the Inkscape preferences.
So now my tablet always works, be it without pressure-sensitiviy. Still no fix found.
The forum threads are not about pressure-sensitivity as far as I understand, but rather can I draw with my tablet or can't I.

Hi Antony. Your wacom tablet should work as a pressure sensitive device in IS 0.48. Please read this link http://www.inkscapeforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3054&p=25178#p25178
for my advice on how to get it to work.
Dru

druban wrote: Please read this link viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3054&p=25178#p25178 for my advice on how to get it to work.

3rd time this topic is referenced for you.

Thanks brynn and druban! Problem solved!

I've edited the preferences.xml file. Now I do have pressure-sensitivity.
However the tablet has to be plugged-in while launching Inkscape.