Write on the Linux desktop with a Wacom tablet
by Pedroski from LinuxQuestions.org on (#58Q1B)
I have a Wacom tablet. It can be used like a mouse, click things, open things.
If I open a program like Inkscape or Gimp, I can use it as a drawing tool by clicking any tool.
What I would like to do is: use it to write freehand over any desktop.
I remember, long ago, I tried the Wacom tablet out on a Windows computer, I could paint and write over the desktop, without any other program being open.
Is there some software to enable this behaviour in Linux??
The reason I ask is, we have new "intelligent blackboards", basically a big computer screen on the wall. I connect my laptop to it, show a pdf. A button at the bottom of the screen enables the "write on the screen" function, I can then use my finger to write over whatever is showing on the screen, underline words or phrases, fill in blanks.
I would like to be able to do that using my Wacom tablet.
If I open a program like Inkscape or Gimp, I can use it as a drawing tool by clicking any tool.
What I would like to do is: use it to write freehand over any desktop.
I remember, long ago, I tried the Wacom tablet out on a Windows computer, I could paint and write over the desktop, without any other program being open.
Is there some software to enable this behaviour in Linux??
The reason I ask is, we have new "intelligent blackboards", basically a big computer screen on the wall. I connect my laptop to it, show a pdf. A button at the bottom of the screen enables the "write on the screen" function, I can then use my finger to write over whatever is showing on the screen, underline words or phrases, fill in blanks.
I would like to be able to do that using my Wacom tablet.