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Wauzl
Asked: 2012-04-06 13:06:29 +0800 CST

How can I configure the buttons of my wacom tablet?

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I have a Wacom Bamboo tablet (MTE-450A). It works out of the box on 11.10, even the scrolling function works (it used not to).

Unfortunately the four buttons are assigned to things I don't know. How can I reconfigure them to buttons I want, for example Ctrl+Z?

wacom graphics-tablet 11.10

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  1. Best Answer

    You can use the xsetwacom command line utility.

    Should be installed by default.

    Example: use xsetwacom --list devices to get the list of devices.

    xsetwacom --set <device here> button1 2 Would set button 1 on whatever device to button 2, or right click.

    Explore the other flags for xsetwacom with man xsetwacom. Try xsetwacom --get <option here> to see what options or key-mappings are available.

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    1. Go to bamboo dock
    2. Go to tablet
    3. Select tablet settings:
      • double click to open
      • choose the button you wish to modify on the tablet schematic
      • in drop down menu, pick "key stroke"
      • enter key stroke, such as: Shift+Cmd+Z (for repeated reverse)
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