

If you've installed the latest driver, and you're on Windows, the most likely cause of no pressure is the new Ink pressure system in Windows (used now by some graphics programs) stealing the pressure information before it gets to the Wintab pressure system used by FireAlpaca and several other graphics programs.įor Wacom tablets, see this to turn off Ink and only work with Wintab: /viewtopic.php?f… and /news/3/the… (but some art programs require Microsoft Ink for pressure, so if possible create a FireAlpaca profile)įor Huion tablets: Open the system tray app that installed with your Huion tablet driver/software and, if there is a checkbox on the first tab labeled "Support Tablet PC Feature", make sure it's unchecked. Surface Pro 1 and 2 use the Wacom Feel driver (hopefully already installed): us./en/feeldriver/ Get the 64-bit download, not the 32-bit download)
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Surface Pro 4 Wintab drivers available here: (All you need is the Wintab download.

Surface Pro 3 users need the Wintab driver from here: (All you need is the Wintab download.
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For Genius tablets, install a 2013 or 2014 tablet driver from the Genius website, which seems to have fixed most pressure problems (many of the Genius models use the same driver, so if the update isn't listed under your model you may be able to use the driver from another similar model). A number of art programs have changed to using the Microsoft Ink pressure/location interface (also known as Tablet PC API, although it applies to graphics tablets as well, not just tablet PCs), which now comes built into Windows, so you may see different behaviour in different software.įirstly download and install the latest pen/tablet driver/software from the manufacture's website (warning: some tablet brands are just rebadged from another company's product, and the latest driver may not always be under the rebadged name).Īlways restart your computer after installing hardware drivers.Įarlier Genius tablet drivers (which may be the ones on the CD in the box) have known Wintab pressure problems. FireAlpaca has great pressure responsiveness, but sometimes individual users don't get pressure sensitivity.įireAlapaca uses the slightly older Wintab pressure/location interface, which requires a Wintab implementation by the tablet manufacturer (in addition to the purely hardware driver).
