Wacom Bamboo Monitor Switcher
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Version: 3.30
Size: 513 KB
Platform: Windows
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Language: C++
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Description
This is a Wacom Bamboo tablet monitor switching utility for a multiple / dual monitor configuration. Within the Bamboo Control Panel, you can change which monitor your pen is active in, but changing this is long and unwieldly. This app makes the change instantly. By using configurable buttons on your tablet, keyboard or mouse, you can assign these to run the app to change monitors instantly.
This version is modified from Lucefer’s, which was in turn based on the original version created by George Yohng
Usage
If you are running driver version 5.3.2-1 or above, use the files in the 5.3.x folder
If you are running earlier driver versions, use files in the 5.2.x folder
Run the ‘WBMS+’ or ‘WBMS-’ apps to change which monitor the tablet takes effect in. The + app will move your tablet to control the next monitor up according to Windows, and the – app will move your table to control the next monitor down according to Windows. On a dual monitor setup, they will both move you to the other monitor.
You may find that when using this utility, if you try to open up the Bamboo Control Panel nothing will appear. This is due to a feature of this app. That hides the Bamboo Control Panel as it switches monitors. To solve this issue, just run the ‘WBMS_ControlPanel’ app to make it appear again.
* Tested with Bamboo MTE-450, Bamboo CTL-460
* Tested only on Windows 7 64bit with Bamboo drivers installed to default path
* Tested with driver versions:
5.2.x Folder: 5.2.4-5, 5.2.4-6, 5.2.5-2
5.3.x Folder: 5.3.2-1
Version History
v3.30 – 14/04/2013
– Updated to work with new 5.3.2-1 drivers, that change the name of the control panel from Bamboo to Wacom
v3.20 – 09/07/2011
– Works with new 5.2.5-2 drivers that have a re-arranged Bamboo Control Panel
v3.10 – 15/06/2011
– Smarter loading the Bamboo Control Panel
– Better hiding of the Bamboo Control Panel windows
v3.00 – 11/06/2011
– Converted to slightly nicer C++ function based code
– Added ability to change to next or previous monitors via different .exe’s
– Runs in ‘silent’ mode with tablet control panel in the background, to make switching between monitors much quicker
I have Intuos 4 PTK-440 is does this work for this model as well?
Thanks
I don’t think so, as the Intuos uses different drivers, and I’m pretty sure those drivers already include a way to change the active monitor :)
Is there a way to change my driver to english?! i have one in spanish I have downloaded a new one but in the english page but it keeps being in spanish :( I really want to be able to change the active monitor :(
Hey man downloaded this and it works perfectly – and a lot faster than the previous two solutions I used with the older drivers, nice work!
Works great in 32bit XP / Graphire4 / driver 5.2.4-6.
Thank you!
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for… Unfortunately it isn’t working for me. Does WBMS support the Bamboo Fun?
I don’t have one to test with I’m afraid, but I think it should…. have you tried one of the driver versions listed above?
I tested it today on a Bamboo Fun Pen + Touch Special Edition, and it works with the on-disc driver. However there are some limits in this software: it appears cannot use the mode switcher with a non-english operating system language, at least not my language.
I tried with my Windows UI language setting to Danish – didnt work, because the apps couldn’t find the pen control panel.
As I am running Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate, I can switch the UI language. That I did, to English, and then the switcher began working.
To the author of this software: If you can be bothered with it at any point, perhaps looking at multilingual support. But still, grateful for this tool as it is. Thanks a bunch moonrat :)
The reason why it doesn’t work with foreign languages is because it looks up the name of the title-bars that the pen control panel uses; different languages obviously name these title-bars differently. I’ll have a think about if there’s a way for me to know which windows are showing with a method other than via it’s title-bar name… else I’ll need some way of collecting the title-bar names for each language!
You lifesaver! Brilliant little bit of code, worked a treat. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, thanks for posting this! FWIW a simpler alternative is to set your stylus’s secondary button to “Mode…” which will swap between pen and mouse mode. I only draw/paint on my primary monitor, and I tend to use my secondary monitor for web browsing, etc – so for me, this works quite well.
I can’t find any program named “Bamboo Control Panel” only Bamboo Preferences.
They are the same thing :)
Works great with CTH-470 on Win764bit – great soft – thank you!!
I tried this on Win 7, dual monitor in extended mode. Wcaom Bamboo Touch.
It doesn’t work – although the settings show it to be pointing at the right monitor, the tablet spans both.
Any ideas how to fix this?
Regards,
William
The tablet cannot concentrate on just one monitor in extended mode, I think. Sorry :)
nice, works like a charm :)
but it did also lead me to a new question :)
would it also be possible to make the app switch between monitor 1, monitor 2(,etc), and dual screen? to cycle all the options. as it sometimes does come in handy….
thx for this much already, weak of wacom to not fix this themselves..
Awesome work – agree with Mr E – an option to go “span both screens” would be massive.
Thanks for solving such a seemingly simple problem – shame on Wacom for such a silly ploy designed to force you into buying a more expensive tablet.
Hey, Great tool, Very useful!
I have the same problems with language that pistolhamster had, my default system is in PT(br).
That can’t be solved by add a little “configuration panel” for the app? Like “put here the name of ‘Panel Details’”. I think that is way to make the app universal. =).
Well, howevwr i will try to make work in PT(br). If works, i back here to tell us how.
Tks, and congratulations for the amazing app.
This adds so much functionality it’s nuts.
thanks, works with graphire cte-640, much appreciated!
With 5.3.0-3 (CTH-460 Win7 64) you can choose now “Display Toggle” for an ExpressKey.
But anyway thx for your Work!
Tried it on Win7 with a Bamboo pen tablet. Didn’t work, all it did was make the Wacom Preferences unavailable. Fortunately that problem went away after a reboot.
Great initiative, though! Appreciate the effort!