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xsetwacom

Command line tool to change settings for Wacom pen tablets at runtime.

  • List all the available wacom devices. The device name is in the first column.

xsetwacom list

  • Set Wacom area to specific screen. Get name of the screen with xrandr.

xsetwacom set "{{device name}}" MapToOutput {{screen}}

  • Set mode to relative (like a mouse) or absolute (like a pen) mode.

xsetwacom set "{{device name}}" Mode "{{Relative|Absolute}}"

  • Rotate the input (good for tablet-PC) by 0|90|180|270 degrees from "natural" rotation.

xsetwacom set "{{device name}}" Rotate {{none|half|cw|ccw}}

  • Set button to only work when Tip is touching the tablet.

xsetwacom set "{{device name}}" TabletPCButton "on"