[Bug 352711] [NEW] Package does not include .fdi file needed for full function (Jaunty/Intrepid)

[Neil Woolford]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-input-aiptek

I am using the beta release of Jaunty/9.04 updated as of 31st March.

The xserver-xorg-input-aiptek package now installs via Synaptic without
errors.

However when I try to use my pen and tablet I find that I can move the
cursor around the screen without problems, but cannot click with either
stylus or buttons.  No pressure sensitivity is available in the Gimp.

A well know search engine led me to
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AiptekTablet where it is suggested
that for Ubuntu 8.10 it is necessary to add a .fdi file to enable all
features of the device and driver.  (This did work on my previous
installation of 8.10, but with a crash problem on startup if the tablet
is plugged in.)

The suggested .fdi file (also given below) works correctly

/etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-aiptek.fdi (root:root)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.product" contains="Aiptek">
      <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">aiptek</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.SendCoreEvents" type="string">true </merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.USB" type="string">On</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Type" type="string">stylus</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Mode" type="string">absolute</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMin" type="string">0</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMax" type="string">511</merge>
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>

Note that this contains the two suggested lines to give pressure
sensitivity, without them clicks work but there is no continual
gradation available to Gimp.  Note also that the tablet must be
configured within Gimp as an extended input device for pressure
sensitivity.

I would suggest that this .fdi file or something similar should be
included in the package, as otherwise console work is needed to get the
tablet and pen to work in both 8.10 and 9.04.

The crash on login no longer occurs on my 9.04 system although it was
present on the 8.10 one.  I assume that the updates to cure this are
included in the latest build.

Neil

** Affects: xserver-xorg-input-aiptek (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Package does not include .fdi file needed for full function (Jaunty/Intrepid)
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