From 9d757de5c026b82c0bd2d00b008ed32fbc5d2307 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hutterer Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 08:22:26 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Created Live Mode (markdown) --- Live-Mode.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Live-Mode.md diff --git a/Live-Mode.md b/Live-Mode.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c95a50c --- /dev/null +++ b/Live-Mode.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Live mode + +The so-called Live mode makes a smartpad behave like a bluetooth-connected normal graphics tablet. Stylus input is immediately transmitted to the host computer and the tablet can thus used for digital drawings or as a mouse replacement. + +It is possible to use the live mode with tuhi. However, this is not shipped in the flatpak, and so people need to start this from git: + +```bash +git clone https://github.com/tuhiproject/tuhi.git +cd tuhi +sudo ./tools/tuhi-live.py +``` + +There are a few pitfalls that may arise: +#### the device has not been paired with tuhi, yet: + +``` +11:44:38 ERROR: tuhi.wacom: **** Exception: DeviceError.AUTHORIZATION_ERROR **** +``` + +In that case you need to need to start tuhi (the gui) and follow the above instructions to register your device. +Then you can start the live mode again. + +#### the device has not been paired with tuhi through flatpak: + +``` +11:44:38 ERROR: tuhi.wacom: **** Exception: DeviceError.AUTHORIZATION_ERROR **** +``` + +You need to run the flatpak in the background for the authorization token to be valid. +Note that tuhi 0.2 has issues with the live mode, so you need to upgrade to v0.3 first. + +#### something else happened: + +Keep trying. Sometimes, it doesn't work on the first attempt (yes, that's a bug, but hard to reproduce and fix). +