PySetWacom 0.1.6

A GUI utility for configuring buttons on graphics tablets and styli

A GUI utility for configuring buttons on graphics tablets and styli, using the xsetwacom utility.

Dependencies

xsetwacom must be installed for this program to function. Python dependencies include:

appdirs>=1.4.3
domdf_python_tools>=0.1.17
domdf_wxpython_tools>=0.2.0
Pypubsub>=4.0.3
pid>=2.2.5
sh>=1.12.14

These can all be installed using pip.

wxPython (4.0.7 or greater) must also be installed. See https://wxpython.org/pages/downloads/ for more information and installation instructions.

PyGObject must also be installed. See https://pygobject.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ for more information and installation instructions.

Depending on your tablet model you may need to install DIGImend. See https://digimend.github.io/ for further information, a list of supported devices, and installation instructions.

Brief Tutorial

PySetWacom can be run from the terminal with the command

$ PySetWacom

or by selecting its icon from your application menu.

AppIndicator

Once started, you should see an AppIndicator icon appear that looks like this:

You can click this icon to show the Editor window, switch profiles, or quit PySetWacom.

Editor

In the Editor window, you can change profiles and edit the mappings for the different buttons on your tablet.

Double clicking on a button opens the Edit Mapping dialog, where you can type in the mapping or capture it from your keyboard.

If there are devices in the list that you don’t want to configure, or if there is a new device you want to add, you can click the Manage Devices button in the Editor window.

Further Reading

https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Tablet-Configuration-1:-xsetwacom-and-xorg.conf https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/xsetwacom https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/man/man4/mousedrv.4.xhtml https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wacom_tablet