devilspie2 VS xf86-input-wacom

Compare devilspie2 vs xf86-input-wacom and see what are their differences.

devilspie2

Devilspie2 is a window matching utility, allowing the user to perform scripted actions on windows as they are opened and closed. (by dsalt)

xf86-input-wacom

X.Org driver for Wacom devices (by linuxwacom)
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devilspie2 xf86-input-wacom
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115 343
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4.7 6.6
1 day ago 29 days ago
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devilspie2

Posts with mentions or reviews of devilspie2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

xf86-input-wacom

Posts with mentions or reviews of xf86-input-wacom. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-30.
  • Problem with Wacom Tablet with Apps on Qt Apps
    1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 22 Oct 2023
    I tried the QT_XCB_TABLET_LEGACY_COORDINATES=1 fix on https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Known-Issues#android-misdetect
  • Wacom advanced preferences on Ubuntu with Wayland
    1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 10 May 2023
    What if you switch to x11 when using the tablet and log into wayland when you're done? Probably not ideal and you'll lose the touchpad gestures. their wiki has more info but might not be what you're looking for https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Wayland
  • Advice on line art when switching from traditional to digital art
    1 project | /r/ArtistLounge | 16 Mar 2023
  • Linux issues with Wacom pen
    1 project | /r/techsupport | 7 Jul 2022
    May be worth to take a look at https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Known-Issues and in general the page. There seems to be quite a bit you can configure and calibrate by hand.
  • Wacom tablets on Linux?
    1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 24 Jan 2022
    On most distros it should just work. However, there are a few hiccups in some distros / tablets. See this link: https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/wiki/Known-Issues
  • Can't scroll both up and down using wacom tablet on linux mint.
    1 project | /r/linuxmint | 25 Aug 2021
    It doesn't look like a bug report was ever filed by the other reporter. Would you mind creating a bug report at https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/issues/ for us on the linuxwacom team to track? You should include the following information in your report:
  • Problems with touchscreen and wacom pen on KDE plasma
    1 project | /r/kde | 18 Aug 2021
  • https://np.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/otf470/which_edition_of_fedora_do_you_use/h7gcc9b/
    1 project | /r/backtickbot | 2 Aug 2021
    Major issues ------------ Breeze Light color scheme not initially applied correctly - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1963709 xorg-x11-drv-wacom breaks touchscreen touch events for Qt apps - Upstream issue: https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/issues/178 - Maybe work around it in Fedora? https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue/77 - Workaround: run xsetwacom set `xsetwacom --list devices | grep TOUCH | cut -d " " -f 8` gesture off GTK apps produce horrible jarring beeps when run on KDE Plasma - Upstream issue: https://phabricator.kde.org/T14523 - Maybe work around it in Fedora? https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue/83 Installing KDE Connect should automatically create a relevant firewall allow-list for it - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1968002 Minor issues ------------ DNF packageKit plugin does not support DependsOn operation, so Discover can't show app dependencies - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1983315 org.freedesktop.accounts.change-own-user-data unnecessarily prompts for admin password, so various System Settings Users KCM operations are annoying for admins and unusable for regular users - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988509 Feature requests/nice-to-haves ------------------------------ In Fedora, plasma-discover-flatpak-backend should add flathub repo during installation - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524756 Package CryFS so that plasma-vaults can use it as a backend - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1963740 Install plasma-firewall by default - https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue/34
  • Which edition of Fedora do you use?
    1 project | /r/Fedora | 2 Aug 2021
    xorg-x11-drv-wacom breaks touchscreen touch events for Qt apps - Upstream issue: https://github.com/linuxwacom/xf86-input-wacom/issues/178 - Maybe work around it in Fedora? https://pagure.io/fedora-kde/SIG/issue/77 - Workaround: run xsetwacom set xsetwacom --list devices | grep TOUCH | cut -d " " -f 8 gesture off
  • Wacom tablet on Pop!_OS
    3 projects | /r/pop_os | 30 Mar 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing devilspie2 and xf86-input-wacom you can also consider the following projects:

unclutter-xfixes - Hides the cursor on inactivity (rewrite of unclutter)

libwacom - libwacom is a tablet description library

xsuspender - :eyes: :computer: :zzz: :battery: Save battery by auto-suspending unfocused X11 applications.

wacom-qemu - Emulated Wacom tablet devices for QEMU

picom - A lightweight compositor for X11

warpd - A modal keyboard-driven virtual pointer

compton - A lightweight compositor for X11 [Moved to: https://github.com/yshui/picom]

i3 - A fork of the i3 window manager with gaps and some other features. :warning: i3-gaps has been merged into i3.

input-wacom - Linux kernel driver for Wacom devices