pressure shapes dont work even in latest release 008

[maharg]

Thanks! I will wait to see then. Still, I love just playing with alchemy, it's my favorite game right now.

[zmurdz]

Hello,
as the people, posted in this thread, I have too problems with pressure not working. I have read and tried everything suggested so far but with no success.
I am using Alchemy on Gentoo linux, 64 bit. Jpen detects the tablet (Wacom CTE-440) stylus pressure all right, but Alchemy doesn't.

Here is the Jpen status report:
===== JPen - Status Report =====
JPen Version: 2-100213
Date: Sun Aug 28 22:26:21 EEST 2011
Providers:
Constructor: XInput
Construction Exception: none
Native Version-Build(Expected): 3-383(383)
Device: Wacom Graphire4 4x5 pad (Wacom Graphire4 4x5 pad@XInput)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=IGNORE)
Fractional Movements: true
Device: Wacom Graphire4 4x5 cursor (Wacom Graphire4 4x5 cursor@XInput)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=CURSOR)
Fractional Movements: true
Device: Wacom Graphire4 4x5 eraser (Wacom Graphire4 4x5 eraser@XInput)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=ERASER)
Fractional Movements: true
Device: Wacom Graphire4 4x5 stylus (Wacom Graphire4 4x5 stylus@XInput)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=STYLUS)
Fractional Movements: true
Constructor: JPen
Construction Exception: none
Device: Emulation (Emulation@JPen)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=IGNORE)
Fractional Movements: true
Constructor: System
Construction Exception: none
Device (System Mouse): Mouse (Mouse@System)
Enabled: true
Kind: (type=CURSOR)
Fractional Movements: false
System Properties:
file.encoding: UTF-8
file.encoding.pkg: sun.io
file.separator: /
java.awt.graphicsenv: sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
java.awt.printerjob: sun.print.PSPrinterJob
java.class.path: jpen-2.jar
java.class.version: 50.0
java.endorsed.dirs: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/endorsed
java.ext.dirs: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/ext:/usr/java/packages/lib/ext
java.home: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26
java.library.path: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/amd64/server:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/amd64:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/../lib/amd64:.:/usr/java/packages/lib/amd64:/usr/lib64:/lib64:/lib:/usr/lib
java.runtime.name: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
java.runtime.version: 1.6.0_26-b03
java.specification.name: Java Platform API Specification
java.specification.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.specification.version: 1.6
java.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vendor.url: http://java.sun.com/
java.vendor.url.bug: http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
java.version: 1.6.0_26
java.vm.info: mixed mode
java.vm.name: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
java.vm.specification.name: Java Virtual Machine Specification
java.vm.specification.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vm.specification.version: 1.0
java.vm.vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.vm.version: 20.1-b02
os.arch: amd64
os.name: Linux
os.version: 2.6.37-gentoo-r4
path.separator: :
sun.arch.data.model: 64
sun.boot.class.path: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/resources.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/rt.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/sunrsasign.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/jsse.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/jce.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/charsets.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/modules/jdk.boot.jar:/opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/classes
sun.boot.library.path: /opt/sun-jre-bin-1.6.0.26/lib/amd64
sun.cpu.endian: little
sun.cpu.isalist:
sun.io.unicode.encoding: UnicodeLittle
sun.java.command: jpen-2.jar
sun.java.launcher: SUN_STANDARD
sun.jnu.encoding: UTF-8
sun.management.compiler: HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
sun.os.patch.level: unknown
user.country: US
user.language: en
user.timezone: Europe/Sofia
===== ===== =====

And here is what Alchemy says:

Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.registry.xml.ManifestParser <init>
INFO: got SAX parser factory - com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserFactoryImpl@4f2b6c89
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.registry.xml.PluginRegistryImpl configure
INFO: configured, stopOnError=false, isValidating=true
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.registry.xml.PluginRegistryImpl register
INFO: plug-in and fragment descriptors registered - 25
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.core@1.0.5 (active/total: 1 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
org.alchemy.affect.smooth
org.alchemy.affect.gradient
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.smooth@1.0.0 (active/total: 2 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.gradient@1.0.1 (active/total: 3 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.limit@1.0.0 (active/total: 4 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.blindness@1.0.6 (active/total: 5 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.mirror@1.0.11 (active/total: 6 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.colorSwitcher@1.0.5 (active/total: 7 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.displace@1.0.5 (active/total: 8 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.micExpand@1.0.7 (active/total: 9 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.repeat@1.0.6 (active/total: 10 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.affect.random@1.0.6 (active/total: 11 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:39 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.scrawlShapes@1.0.4 (active/total: 12 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.pressureShapes@1.0.1 (active/total: 13 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.ribbonShapes@1.0.0 (active/total: 14 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.pullShapes@1.0.2 (active/total: 15 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.splatterShapes@1.0.0 (active/total: 16 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.xShapes@1.0.5 (active/total: 17 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.medianShapes@1.0.6 (active/total: 18 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.inverseShapes@1.0.6 (active/total: 19 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.shapes@1.0.11 (active/total: 20 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.typeShapes@1.0.9 (active/total: 21 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.micShapes@1.0.6 (active/total: 22 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.speedShapes@1.0.5 (active/total: 23 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.traceShapes@1.0.6 (active/total: 24 of 25)
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginManager activatePlugin
INFO: plug-in started - org.alchemy.create.detachShapes@1.0.4 (active/total: 25 of 25)
org.alchemy.affect.limit
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run
INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-x86_64 ...
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 logOnFail
INFO: jpen-2-2-x86_64 couldn't be loaded
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run
INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-x86_64 ...
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 logOnFail
INFO: jpen-2-2-x86_64 couldn't be loaded
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 run
INFO: loading JNI library: jpen-2-2-ia64 ...
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader$4 logOnFail
INFO: jpen-2-2-ia64 couldn't be loaded
Aug 28, 2011 10:27:40 PM jpen.provider.NativeLibraryLoader load
INFO: no suitable JNI library found
org.alchemy.affect.blindness
org.alchemy.affect.mirror
org.alchemy.affect.colorSwitcher
org.alchemy.affect.displace
org.alchemy.affect.micExpand
org.alchemy.affect.repeat
org.alchemy.affect.random
org.alchemy.create.scrawlShapes
org.alchemy.create.pressureShapes
org.alchemy.create.ribbonShapes
org.alchemy.create.pullShapes
org.alchemy.create.splatterShapes
org.alchemy.create.xShapes
org.alchemy.create.medianShapes
org.alchemy.create.inverseShapes
org.alchemy.create.shapes
org.alchemy.create.typeShapes
org.alchemy.create.micShapes
org.alchemy.create.speedShapes
org.alchemy.create.traceShapes
org.alchemy.create.detachShapes
Number of Plugins: 24
Java Version: 1.6.0_26
Platform: Linux
OS Version: 2.6.37-gentoo-r4
Architecture: amd64
Language: en
Country: US

I don't understand how other people managed to resolve this and their solutions don't work for me

[Nicolas]

hi zmurdz,
did you try changing the Alchemy script to the one given here: http://al.chemy.org/forum/bugs/topic512-10.html#p2082 ?
Cheers!
Nicolas

[dizco]

I just downloaded Alchemy and I have the same problem, I can't seem to get my pen pressure working. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to resolve the issue with the information given in this thread. Can someone give me a step-by-step for a dummy like me? I don't know anything about scripts or status reports, but I will follow your instructions to a T if you give them to me.

Thanks so much!