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September 18th, 2008, 11:33 AM #1Junior Member
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Graphics Tablet with Dual Monitors
Hello,
I have just bought an Aiptek Slim Tablet to replace my old one which didn't have Vista drivers. The trouble is that I have a dual monitor setup and I can't restrict the tablet to one screen. This means that if I have Photoshop open in one monitor I can only use half of the tablet to draw on.
Does anyone know any way to fix this/work around it 9other than switching to single-monitor mode everytime I want to use it - annoying as I usually have the image/whatever I'm working from open on the second monitor)?
I saw an old post in another forum suggesting that I change the PANEL_WIDTH parameter in the .ini file (aiptbl.ini) but mine does not have this option... I guess because that referred to an older version of the driver.
Any help is very much appreciated!
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February 15th, 2009, 05:38 AM #2Junior Member
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Answer?
Hello! Just out of curiosity did you ever figure this out? I'm in the same situation. I can't figure it out.
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March 18th, 2009, 11:59 AM #3Junior Member
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still no answer
hello guys I'm on the verge of buying one of these tablets for my dual monitor setup... is this problem a show stopper then?
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March 18th, 2009, 01:05 PM #4
I'm not sure I understand. You have 2 monitors that you wanna hook up to one tablet?
Or your trying to use one monitor, then the screen on the tablet itself?Q6600@4Ghz | i7 920@4.4Ghz |E6320@3.5Ghz
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March 18th, 2009, 01:46 PM #5Junior Member
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Hello!
I'd nearly forgotten about this thread, it's been so long!
To answer CutieBlossom - no, I've not fixed it, I'm afraid.
To KarmaKiller: the problem is that I want to use two monitors, with my desktop spread across them both, but restrict the graphics tablet to one of them. Otherwise the physical area of the tablet is representing two monitors side by side, so you only have HALF of the space to draw on.
I think perhaps you misunderstand my use of the wor tablet - I mean an input device with a pen, not a screen. Here it is: http://www.directwebretail.com/product.php?productid=22
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March 18th, 2009, 02:54 PM #6
yes, i did misunderstand you.
with that, I honestly have no clue. My best guess would be a matrox device probably.
Newegg.com - matrox DualHead2Go D2G-A2A-IF VGA Interface - TV Tuners & Video Devices
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March 18th, 2009, 08:49 PM #7Junior Member
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Stopped by this thread while looking for a solution. Found a great one:
yohng.com' :: Wacom Bamboo Tablet Monitor Switch Utility
Hope this helps, fixed the problem for me.
Good Luck
Pete
EDIT: Sorry thought you had a Bamboo, might help others thoLast edited by DrRobotnik; March 18th, 2009 at 08:51 PM.
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March 19th, 2009, 06:12 AM #8Junior Member
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March 24th, 2009, 06:51 AM #9Junior Member
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you've probably checked this, but just in case -
I bought a Genius tablet in the end, which AFAIK is the same as the aiptek tablet in different packaging. I'm using it on XP and in the control panel there is an icon called 'pen pad' with settings for the tablet. You can choose wether the tablet uses the whole screen, one monitor only, or a portion of the monitor...
maybe try a Genius driver for your tablet?
(not sure what might be different in Vista)
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March 25th, 2009, 04:45 PM #10Junior Member
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Tablet on Dual Screens
Hi I had a similar problem. I ended up buying a Wacom Intuos PTZ-431W. It works with both XP and Vista. It is able to work on either monitor or across both. I can certainly recommend this tablet. I now use it all the time.
Hope this helps.
Rob............
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April 14th, 2009, 11:34 AM #11Junior Member
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I had a similar problem and hence came looking at this thread. Solved easily by looking into Control Panel ( I'm on Vista ) and then Wacom Tablet Properties. Third tab - Mapping, is where I found everything I needed. Just map the tablet to whatever monitor you prefer from there under 'Screen Area'.
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July 24th, 2009, 08:30 PM #12Junior Member
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Wacom Intuos PTZ-630 problem
i have a Wacom Intuos PTZ-630 and i can't get it to stay on one monitor even after i switch the mapping. It will work scrolling around on my desktop but the moment i move around in any program (photoshop, Zbrush etc.) it immediately switches back to both screens. Does anybody have any ideas?
much appreciated.
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September 9th, 2009, 07:47 PM #13Junior Member
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Problem not resolved
Dear Forums.
I do as well have the same problem with the Aiptek Slim Tablet. I have a dual screen setup and the tablet width effectively spans across both screens. I have to draw on one half of the board to stay on one screen.
I am aware that other manufacturers' software offer a solution to this, though the one of Aiptek doesn't. It would actually be worth a try finding out what other drivers (particularly the cheap makes) work with this tablet.
Anyway, anybody know a workaround/solution to this problem?
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September 12th, 2009, 10:39 AM #14Junior Member
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Solution found
I found a solution, it's rather simple. Unzip the driver package, find the line AdjustPage = 0 and replace it with AdjustPage = 1. Then install the driver. Et voila, there is a third tab in the control panel where you can adjust the area the tablet gets mapped to. Don't ask me why the default value is 0.
Tested with MacrokeyManagerGeneric _V343_X64.zip and Aiptek MediaTablet U14000, should work with any other Aiptek/Trust tablet.
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January 2nd, 2010, 04:55 PM #17Junior Member
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Bamboo Pen with multi-monitor setup
After installing the latest Windows 7 64 bit drivers (5.2.1-6) for the Bamboo Pen tablet, I'm able to set the device to use just one of my two monitors!
To enable this:
1. Go to the Bamboo folder Start menu
2. Click Bamboo Properties
3. Click Details under the Tracking option on the right side of the Pen Tablet Properties window
4. Select Monitor 1 (the one you want to use) under Screen Area
5. Click OK
The tablet should now be set to work only with the monitor you specified, giving you the entire tablet surface for drawing.
Best of luck!
Luther
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January 19th, 2010, 06:08 AM #18Junior Member
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confirmed fix
Confirmed working with Aiptek Slim Tablet 600U under win7 x64.
To clarify, in the driver version i used (3.49), I navigated to the X64 folder of the unzip'd driver file, and opened the "aiptbl.ini" file, editing it as above. Saved the file, installed the driver (the "setup.exe" in that folder works nicely, just use that one), and the missing configuration page appeared. Great solution, helped me out wonderfully. Thanks!
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February 10th, 2010, 01:31 PM #20Junior Member
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problem finding control tab
I'm using an aiptek 600u on dual screens, windows vista. I've followed your instructions for editing the ini. file and re installed the manager but, i know its a stupid question, where is the control panel you refer to where i can adjust where the tablet is mapped too. looking in my control panel folder the only settings i have are for 'wacom tablet properties' (from old user) and pen and input devices, neither of which seem to be right. Unless you are refering to the macro key manager but again i cant see any options there.
thanks for you help, jack
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