Wacom tablet configuration under Suse 10.0

Like any other hardware on Suse Linux 10.0 you can configure your Intuos 2/3 with Yast. To open Yast, click the K Menu icon on the panel and choose System > Yast. You will need to enter the root (administrator) password.

In Yast click the icon labeled Hardware, and then Graphics Card and Monitor. After few seconts new window (SaX2: SUSE Advanced xX11 Configuration) opens.

In the Sax2 window click on the Tablet icon.

In the Tablet Properties section check the Activate This Tablet button, and choose your tablet manufacturer and model.

Click the Port and Mode tab, if you want to change the tablet mode. Normally you want to have the Relative mode for tablet (mouse), and the Absolute mode for a pen and an eraser. Absolute is default mode for both, tablet and pen.

Then click the Electronic Pens tab. Check Add Pen and Add Eraser checkboxes.

Click the OK button. SaX2 shows the following message. Since you have not change any other settings, you can skip Test, and just click the Save button.

In the next Message window click the Yes button to exit configuration tool. The tablet configuration will work, when you login next time into KDE.