Get Wacom Tablet and Gogh working and get Gogh deb

[gordebak]

Hello, I just wanted to share my experience about making the simple but great sketching program Gogh (http://www.goghproject.com/) and Wacom Volito 2 tablet running on Kubuntu Feisty Beta.

First upgrade all the packages. Then download Gogh from the link above. Extract the archive. Then open a konsole and enter this commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python-gtk2 python-gnome python-xml python-glade2 wacom-tools
sudo kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf

In the xorg.conf file edit the wacom sections as below:

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"stylus"
	Option		"Device" "/dev/input/wacom"	
	Option		"Type"		"stylus"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"eraser"
	Option		"Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

	Option		"Type"		"eraser"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Driver		"wacom"
	Identifier	"cursor"
	Option		"Device" "/dev/input/wacom"

	Option		"Type"		"cursor"
	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
EndSection

Save and close the file. Press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to restart X. There you go, you have your Volito 2 with pressure sensitivity. I think this works with all usb wacom tablets.

Then in the konsole enter python link/to/directory/gogh For example,
python /home/username/Programs/Gogh/gogh

You can get the pressure sensitivity working in Gimp by editing Input Devices.

File/Preferences/Input Devices/Configure Extended Input Devices. Then change cursor, eraser and stylus from Disabled to Screen.

I hope this helps someone.

EDIT: I made a deb for Gogh 0.0.1 http://www.box.net/shared/static/zk6g8d50j5.deb

Sorry for the file name. Enjoy.