On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 02:36:18PM -0400, Ted Koch wrote:
> I've just downloaded and installed to a Windows 98 system. I have a DOS window on started with the following error:
>
> Gdk-Warning **: gdk_input_init: WTOpen failed
>
> What did I do wrong?
You assumed that the Ethereal development team has more than a minimal
clue about the low-level details of GTK+-for-Win32.
I suspect few if any of us do. A *very* quick look at one version of
that code suggests that it has something to do with "Wintab", which a
quick Google search suggests is some mechanism in Windows for plugging
drivers for "pointing devices" (such as digitizing tablets) into
Windows.
The page at
http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/
(which is the home page for GTK+-on-Win32) says
Tablet support
If you have a drawing tablet, but think that the GIMP's tablet
support is of no use, start the GIMP with the option
--ignore-wintab.
You will have problems using the menus with a tablet pen. This
might eventually be fixed (especially if I get some help from
some active tablet-using programmers), but a workaround is to
use the pen button to choose a menu item, while keeping the menu
active (and moving the cursor) by pressing and moving the pen.
I have no idea how well it works with more advanced tablets,
such as the Wacom Intuos range. I only have a Wacom ArtPadII
myself. There is code in there to handle tilt, but I have never
been able to test it.
Another very quick look at the code suggests that the "--ignore-wintab"
option may be handled by the GTK+-for-Win32 code, so that all
applications using GTK+-for-Win32, including Ethereal, may support it.
Try that option.
If it doesn't work, or if you'd like to figure out what the problem is
so that it can perhaps be fixed rather than worked around, I'd suggest
contacting Tor Lillqvist, author of the GTK+ Win32 support. If you do,
tell him that this problem shows up with Ethereal, not the GIMP, and
tell him that Ethereal is bundled with a particular version of GTK+ and
GLib (Gilbert, what version was bundled with 0.8.19?).