Working Configuration File for an Aiptek HP 12000u Tablet on Ubuntu 9.10 karmic

10-aiptek.fdi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- SGML -*- -->
<!-- Philipp Klaus (c) 2010 -->
<!-- Aiptek HP 12000U  - working with pressure sensitivity in GIMP (activate using Edit -> Preferences -> Input Devices -> Configure Extended Input Devices ->  stylus, Mode: Screen ) -->
<!-- installation
Get the required kernel module:
sudo aptitude install xserver-xorg-input-aiptek
and copy this file into 10-aiptek.fdi:
sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/10-aiptek.fdi
-->
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
  <device>
    <match key="info.product" contains="Aiptek">
      <merge key="input.x11_driver" type="string">aiptek</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Type" type="string">stylus</merge>
      <merge key="info.product" type="string">stylus</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.USB" type="string">on</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.Mode" type="string">absolute</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.SendCoreEvents" type="string">true </merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMin" type="string">0</merge>
      <merge key="input.x11_options.zMax" type="string">511</merge>
      <!-- for monitors with a different shape: crop active area of tablet to display size: -->
      <merge key="input.x11_options.KeepShape" type="string">On</merge>
      <!-- <merge key="input.x11_options.ZThreshold" type="string">5</merge> -->
      <!-- <merge key="input.x11_options.Pressure" type="string">linear</merge> -->
    </match>
  </device>
</deviceinfo>