Using Tablet PCs

Contents

26.1. Installing Tablet PC Packages
26.2. Configuring Your Tablet Device
26.3. Using the Virtual Keyboard
26.4. Rotating Your Display
26.5. Using Gesture Recognition
26.6. Taking Notes and Sketching with the Pen
26.7. Troubleshooting
26.8. For More Information

openSUSEŽ comes with support for Tablet PCs with serial Wacom devices (such as IBM/Lenovo X41, ACER TM C300/C301/C302 series, Fujitsu Lifebook T series (T3010/T4010), HP Compaq TC4200, Motion M1200/M1400), with FinePoint devices (such as Gateway Tablet PCs), and Fujitsu Siemens Computers P-Series. Learn how to install and configure your Tablet PC and discover some useful Linux* applications which accept input from digital pens.

After you have installed the Tablet PC packages and configured your digitizer correctly, input with the pen, also called a stylus, can be used for the following actions and applications:

[Note]Keyboard or Mouse Needed for Installation

During installation of openSUSE, the pen cannot be used as an input device. If your Tablet PC does not feature a built-in keyboard or touch pad, connect an external keyboard or mouse to your Tablet PC for installation of your system.

Installing Tablet PC Packages

The packages needed for Tablet PCs are included in the Laptop installation pattern—if this is selected during installation, the following packages should already be installed on your system:

  • jarnal: a Java-based note taking application

  • xournal: an application for note taking and sketching

  • xstroke: a gesture recognition program for the X Window System

  • xvkbd: a virtual keyboard for the X Window System

  • cellwriter: a character-based handwriting input panel

  • x11-input-wacom: the X input module for Wacom tablets

  • x11-input-wacom-tools: configuration, diagnostics, and libraries for Wacom tablets

  • x11-input-fujitsu: the X input module for Fujitsu P-Series tablets

If these packages are not installed, manually install the packages you need from command line or select the Laptop pattern for installation in YaST.