31.0 Using Tablet PCs
openSUSE® comes with support for Tablet PCs with serial
Wacom devices (such as IBM/Lenovo
X41, ACER TM C300/C301/C302
series, Fujitsu Lifebook T series
(T3010/T4010), HP Compaq TC4200, Motion
M1200/M1400), with FinePoint
devices (such as Gateway Tablet PCs), and
Fujitsu Siemens Computers P-Series. Learn how
to install and configure your Tablet PC and discover some useful Linux*
applications which accept input from digital pens.
After you have installed the Tablet PC packages and configured your
digitizer correctly, input with the pen, also called a stylus, can be used
for the following actions and applications:
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Logging in to KDM or GDM
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Unlocking your screen on the KDE and GNOME desktops
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Actions that can also be triggered by other pointing devices (such as
mouse or touch pad), for example, moving the cursor on the screen,
starting applications, closing, resizing and moving windows, shifting
window focus, dragging and dropping objects
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Using gesture recognition in applications of the X Window System
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Drawing with The GIMP
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Taking notes or sketching with applications like Jarnal or Xournal or
editing larger amounts of text with Dasher
NOTE: Keyboard or Mouse Needed for Installation
During installation of openSUSE, the pen cannot be used as an input
device. If your Tablet PC does not feature a built-in keyboard or touch
pad, connect an external keyboard or mouse to your Tablet PC for
installation of your system.
