Re: Graphics tablet use with OpenBSD?

2011-05-05 Thread Bryan
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 08:11, Amit Kulkarni wrote: >> I'm using an old wacom cte-430, think the marketing name was graphire3. >> It's only small but perfectly ok for my needs. If you have to make a >> choice between small+good or large+cheaper, unless you absolutely >> need the large size (e.g. tr

Re: Graphics tablet use with OpenBSD?

2011-05-05 Thread Amit Kulkarni
> I'm using an old wacom cte-430, think the marketing name was graphire3. > It's only small but perfectly ok for my needs. If you have to make a > choice between small+good or large+cheaper, unless you absolutely > need the large size (e.g. tracing plans), compromise on size rather > than quality.

Re: Graphics tablet use with OpenBSD?

2011-05-05 Thread Peter Kay
If 'cheap but ok' is the overriding factor, you might want to investigate a serial based tablet off ebay. It may be a hassle to get it to work in Windows or OS X, but *nix usually has less problems. Checking this out is left as an exercise for the reader, however. On 04/05/2011, ropers wrote: >

Re: Graphics tablet use with OpenBSD?

2011-05-05 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2011-05-04, ropers wrote: > I'm considering whether to try to get a graphics/pen tablet for > GIMP/graphics design and stuff. > > Are there any OpenBSD users out there who currently use a graphics > tablet with OpenBSD? Yes, daily as my main pointing device, works fine and much better for my w

Graphics tablet use with OpenBSD?

2011-05-04 Thread ropers
Hiya, I'm considering whether to try to get a graphics/pen tablet for GIMP/graphics design and stuff. Are there any OpenBSD users out there who currently use a graphics tablet with OpenBSD? These days, does support for these require custom drivers at all? Are they basically just pointing devices?