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July 2, 2008 - 22:42 — sparkyllc

Hi - I just installed GIMP and I'm having a problem with my Wacom Tablet Pen. When I use it, which it is the only thing I use, I don't use a mouse, it will move across the screen for a second and then freeze. Is it not compatible with this program, I've never come across that before if it is the case, and if it isn't is there something I need to change in my settings in this program or my computer settings? I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Ever since I've been running Vista I have had nothing but trouble with image editing software - it's starting to drive me batty!! Thank you in advance for any help given.

Lori

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April 26, 2009 - 06:50 — Anonymous

reset

reset work for me too visa x64 gimp 2.6.6
August 21, 2008 - 11:40 — Old_Nick

Wacom problems

I'm running a Wacom Graphire 3 under windows vista (ya its not linux but I have to keep windows for warranty reasons - which sucks)

This gadget has both a mouse and a pen - it is my only pointing device

I applied the patched .dll but it seems to work when it feels like it.

Either I have the mouse - with the tool displaced from the pointer - and the pen won't work

or I have the pen working correctly and no mouse

Wacom is a pretty popular tool so maybe this needs sorting out

Nick

July 8, 2008 - 10:01 — bitplane

Race conditions in GTK+

Duplicate of this bug- http://registry.gimp.org/node/5584 GTK bug and fix: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496958#c24 I tried the fix on the bug report, edited the binary with a hex editor and can confirm this works with Gimp 2.4.6. If you don't fancy hacking the DLL yourself you can download it here: http://dump.bitplane.net/gimpfix/libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll Close GIMP, download the DLL, copy it to "c:\program files\Gimp 2.0\bin" and restart GIMP. The problem should be fixed :) The file size is different because I have UPX in my "Send To" menu, no malware I promise! Also this is technically a GPL violation, so expect it to go offline as soon as the FSF threaten to sue me ;)
February 15, 2009 - 00:28 — Anonymous

gimp 2.6

do you know if this fix will work for Gimp 2.6? Apologies for being computer retarded.
February 17, 2009 - 12:44 — schumaml

If I read the other

If I read the other comments correctly, this fix is not needed anymore (and if I understand the bug report about it correctly, it had been fixed quite fast).

Maybe the best thing to do would be to delete the whole thread(s).

July 3, 2008 - 16:56 — pristinepanda

I have been having the same

I have been having the same exact problem. I use XP, so it is probably not vista giving you this problem but GIMP itself. Which is a shame because it's the perfect program if it were not for this very annoying flaw. I to would like to know if there's anything to fix this.
July 5, 2008 - 05:12 — blue_fox

Possible fix

Try going to the Tablet Driver Preference File Utility and clear it out and restart GIMP. I used to have the same problem but it worked after I did that I believe. The only problem now is that my computer sucks so bad my tablet driver crashes when running with another program. Go figure. :P
April 12, 2009 - 15:20 — Anonymous

Tablet Driver Preference File Utility Doesn't Work

Tried it, didn't work. :(
February 27, 2009 - 21:19 — Anonymous

Worked for me

I have a digipro tablet and the same thing was happening to me, and clear worked for me :)
September 28, 2008 - 21:48 — AL1958

Thanks

My tablet was half working too. I could move the cursor, but couldn't paint or erase. I went to preferences and pressed reset and it's working!
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