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Description of problem:
In the latest wacom driver packages, we noticed that the wacom
settings are lost if the device usb is uplugged and plugged back
in. We have several cintiqs set up in a dual screen environment
and the xsetwacom mappings using wacomcpl is lost each time we
uplug the device. We have cintiqs hooked through a kvm switch
between two machines.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
wacomcpl-0.9.0-5.bz624560.1.wdas.el6.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0.10.5-8.bz624560.1.wdas.el6.x86_64
How reproducible:
Unknown.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set up a cintiq in a dual screen (twinview) setup.
2. Map the cintiq to itself.
3. Unplug the cintiq usb and plug it back in.
Actual results:
Cintiq mappings are lost.
Expected results:
Cintiq mappings should not be lost.
This is an inherent problem with the design of wacomcpl.
Wacomcpl applies the settings as they are selected through the commandline utility xsetwacom and at the same time appends them to the $HOME/.wacomcplrc file which is executed as part of the X init process. When devices are added or removed at runtime, the wacomcplrc file does not get executed and the device settings stay at the default settings.
The proper solution to this would be to add a daemon that monitors device additions and removals but that's a rather tricky addition given the current code (and one more daemon to be aware of).
Comment 5RHEL Program Management
2010-12-01 21:15:15 UTC
Development Management has reviewed and declined this request. You may appeal
this decision by reopening this request.
On another note, I would like to point out that the configuration created by wacomcpl can be made permanent by moving the respective options into an InputDevice section or an fdi file.
for example, if wacomcplrc contains the line
xsetwacom set "Wacom Intuos4 6x9" Button1 "5"
This translates into
Option "Button1" "5"
in the matching xorg.conf section
or into an fdi file like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="info.product" contains="Wacom Intuos4 6x9">
<merge key="input.x11_options.Button1" type="string">5</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
Description of problem: In the latest wacom driver packages, we noticed that the wacom settings are lost if the device usb is uplugged and plugged back in. We have several cintiqs set up in a dual screen environment and the xsetwacom mappings using wacomcpl is lost each time we uplug the device. We have cintiqs hooked through a kvm switch between two machines. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): wacomcpl-0.9.0-5.bz624560.1.wdas.el6.x86_64 xorg-x11-drv-wacom-0.10.5-8.bz624560.1.wdas.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: Unknown. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set up a cintiq in a dual screen (twinview) setup. 2. Map the cintiq to itself. 3. Unplug the cintiq usb and plug it back in. Actual results: Cintiq mappings are lost. Expected results: Cintiq mappings should not be lost.