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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 105/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| EEEEEE!! Eh, I've looked on the web for this, but I'm having trouble finding an answer. I'm not sure if anybody here would know either though, but I thought I'd post anyways *keeps fingers crossed* Anyways, the problem seems to be that when I set up my machine to act with two monitors, my wacom tablet tries to map both of them. Pretty well unsucessfully. The calibration goes all out... it's fine if I want to use the Wacom as a mouse only, and press File menus and icons and such, but as soon as I place the pen to a canvas, it goes a little... like this: (the x represents where I put the pen down. The # represents where the line ends up....) x # Now, I've tried to calibrate the thing in the Wacom Tablet settings in Control Panel and tried to have it map only one of the monitors, but I can't seem to get it to do that.  In fact, I seem to be able to make things worse, but not better.... o.oI can't find anything to say that Wacom do or do not support Dual Monitor systems, but I can find that they suggest a fix for this being to get a second Wacom tablet Bleh, anybody got any ideas? (Speccies: Win2k 1 GeForce2 -> Mitsubishi Diamond Pro monitor 17" PCI Stealth3D Video --> Crappy generic 15" monitor) Oh, and the problem occurs in all graphics software bar Photoshop. |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 425/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| The problem may lie in the fact you have 2 different video cards as opposed to 1 that supportd dual monitors (and almost any card made within the last 2 years does). I would assuem the drivers for the Stealth 3D are REALLY old and made by MS or something for when Win2K came out... Try a newer 2nd video card or a new primary card w/dual outputs. I would imagine it's because (poor programming) causes it to "Get confused" and map to the center of both video outputs. nVidia drivers for dual-monitor cards should fix that, but if your GF2 is only a single monitor card, I don't know (you can check and see if the clone/span options are visible to you, make sure it's set to span) |
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get. Level: 73 Posts: 109/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Nah, apparently it happens to everybody with dual monitors, regardless of whether it's two cards, one dual head card, old cards, etc. Wacom's official solution: buy another Wacom and run dual wacoms and monitors! Expensive.  Plus, I can't afford a newer video card anyways, I'm unemployed and on disability benefit.  I can barely afford to LIVE.Bleh, there are mapping features, and I've tried to map the wacom properly, but nothing I do makes a dent. I can use the Wacom superbly as a mouse across both monitors, but not as a pen in Open Canvas or Alias Sketchbook Pro. In Photoshop, it's fine (but Photoshop makes sketches look crap) and in Painter it's a little iffy on pressure sensitivity, but I can tweak that. Bleh, I'm back to one monitor at the moment anyways, as I can't get the box to work in Linux anyways right now, X has a severe dummy spit. |
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Darknean Newcomer Level: 4 Posts: 1/5 EXP: 268 For next: 11 Since: 04-05-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 305 days Last activity: 259 days |
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| I'm using a wacom on my dual screen computer and it doesn't work like you. I can draw on both of my monitors without any problems. However, I usually disable my secondary screen because I want to use the entire space of my wacom instead of only the left side of it. (Left side draw on my primary screen while the right side on my secondary). I'm using 2 video cards like you, so I guess it might only be a drivers issue. |
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