I just found a workaround. If you're not using a tabled go to File > Input Devices and uncheck "Use pressure-sensitive tablet" at the bottom. Now restart inkscape and it should work fine. I'm guessing it's some sort of conflict between the way xfce4 handles tablets devices and inkscape.
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