Conference 7.286::macintosh

    My own quesiton from some time back....

>    I've been using a Wacom ArtZ tablet for a few years now, and
>    I seem to be having a problem with the pen.  The pen seems to
>    lose 'pressure' intermittantly.  For example, when I point at
>    a pulldown menu, press down, and then slide downward, often
>    the pen loses its 'button down' setting as its moving.

    this problem has become very acute.  I called WACOM wondering
    about 'failure mechanisms' of the pen, and they basically said
    the things should last forever.  putting in new tips had
    no effect on the problem.  WACOM suggested I download the
    latest version of their driver (from www.wacom.com), version
    2.51 I think, but that had no effect.

    I can point at (for example) the Apple pulldown icon in the
    upper left, and when I press, the pulldown menu flashes on
    and off.  when I drag something, it gets dropped and then something
    else gets picked up and dropped, etc. etc.  Trying to
    cut and paste text is REAL exciting.

    I"m going to try my pen on some friend's tablets.  And their
    pen on mine.  A new pen costs about $65.

    I'm using the mouse for now.
    bob